Hi,
I have an oil leak on my EP3. I was just wondering from the photos below if anyone knew the possible culprit?
Just another question, is it possible to cross-thread an oil filter? The reason I ask is after my last service I noticed straight away I had an oil leak. I took the car back to the garage the following day and they confirmed the oil leak was just from taking the old filter off prior to replacing with the new filter and oil.
I monitored the leak and all seems okay and then i forgot about it. The car has been using more oil than normal since the service and I can only assume this is down to the leak. Prior to the service I have never had an oil leak and its never used as much oil as it does now. I am wondering if the oil filter was cross-threaded and not sealed properly hence the leak?
Here are the photo's..
I have an oil leak on my EP3. I was just wondering from the photos below if anyone knew the possible culprit?
Just another question, is it possible to cross-thread an oil filter? The reason I ask is after my last service I noticed straight away I had an oil leak. I took the car back to the garage the following day and they confirmed the oil leak was just from taking the old filter off prior to replacing with the new filter and oil.
I monitored the leak and all seems okay and then i forgot about it. The car has been using more oil than normal since the service and I can only assume this is down to the leak. Prior to the service I have never had an oil leak and its never used as much oil as it does now. I am wondering if the oil filter was cross-threaded and not sealed properly hence the leak?
Here are the photo's..
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