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Old 06-19-2023, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dataway View Post
You probably know this and didn't do it ... but if you put a filter on a dry housing without lubing the sealing gasket/ring and tighten it a bit too much it will wrap up that seal and tear it away from the filter sometimes.

Only reason I mention this is that in those last photos parts of the filter seal look pretty dry.
Yeah, It does look dry. I always lube the gasket, but maybe I haven't been lubing it enough. I usually dip my finger in oil and give the seal a pass.

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