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What kind of oil is everybody running
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05-05-2018, 07:40 AM
(05-05-2018, 05:16 AM)bobS_imp Wrote: Thanks redbirds! Here is another "stupid" question from a guy with very little mechanic experience: Manual says to tighten the filter to 19 lbs/ft. Does anybody actually use a torque wrench on a filter? I didn't know such a thing existed...

I do what I've always done, clean the mating surface on the motor and check that the old filter gasket came off with the old filter. Smear a little fresh oil on the sealer gasket of the new filter and tighten by hand as tight as I can.
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