bruiser69
25th January 2010, 01:44 PM
I was checking oil ,water etc yesterday & noticed oil leaking from filter near turbo.
I only had vehicle serviced by dealer recently at 180K & they obviously didn't tighten it correctly or it has worked loose. This is not the first time I have noticed this. The location of filter next to turbo & with no heat shield must subject filter to extreme temp cycles.
I have tried all commonly available wrenches without success, but had varying success with a old belt. There is a turbo pipe (oil?) passing close to bottom of filter & it is so close to block that you can't pass metal band from wrench behind it. Has anyone found a suitable tool to retighten this filter?
Cheers..B
I only had vehicle serviced by dealer recently at 180K & they obviously didn't tighten it correctly or it has worked loose. This is not the first time I have noticed this. The location of filter next to turbo & with no heat shield must subject filter to extreme temp cycles.
I have tried all commonly available wrenches without success, but had varying success with a old belt. There is a turbo pipe (oil?) passing close to bottom of filter & it is so close to block that you can't pass metal band from wrench behind it. Has anyone found a suitable tool to retighten this filter?
Cheers..B