09-29-2016, 01:10 PM
(09-29-2016, 12:40 PM)Inhouse Bob_imp Wrote: Well heck! Glad you got off the road okay. You did a great job keeping your head in a really dodgy situation! I await your followup posts.
I have been running K&N filters all along with no trouble, but that means nothing.
You said this other guy's filter had a break between the body and bolt of the filter? I can't imagine how that would happen except possibly 1) he over-tightened the filter using the bolt, or 2) he hit something. I always just tighten the filter by hand so as to not damage the gasket. Anyhow, I hope you find no damage and get back on the road soon!
Thanks, I have run them over the years, not every vehicle, but never had a problem. I hand tighten the oil filter as well, so it wasn't because of that. I have been reading other accounts, and it seems that faulty welding may be the culprit. It is said that the welding of the bolt to the housing sometimes gets too hot, burning through ever so slightly and creating a pin hole. The pin hole eventually gives way in one of several ways. The VFR guy's pic shows the bolt has seperated from the housing altogether. There is another VFR account with a pic showing a crack in the housing that could have been from over tightening. These filters are being manufactured in a different factory and country than before, perhaps this lead to the problems. I don't know, but I am through with them.