Oil filter/change complication, Part II

psychbiker wrote:

Aw man ... it looked a bit too big (bulged as I attempted laying it in the track). But it seemed to fit in after tightening.

I can't believe I'm going to fish out the OLD o-ring from the pile of oil rags and try this ... AGAIN!

bingo...we have a winner!!! for what its worth the last filters i got from z1 had the correct o rings. up until then i have used the old one about 6 times!!! ill bet thats it...steve

For the love of all that is sacred and holy!

An effing O ring??

Re-install #4 - removed the apparently properly fitting (new) O ring. Upon inspection, it had a diagonal cut nearly clean through. It must have been a couple of millimeters too big and got pinched and cut during the first installation.

The old O ring is back in and there are no leaks with the 2 1/2 quarts of oil (all I had left).

I'll top it off tomorrow and hopefull have an end to this sordid chapter.

Thanks for all of the help!

Steve

Glad to hear you persevered and got it sorted out.
Must have been realy frustrating.