just did an oil change on the escort, tightened new filter, slid right under to give it a firm tighten with my un oily right hand and the feckin thing sheared the thread. Tightened it an bit more as it was spinning to be able to move the car from kerbside topped it up and moved it. Got about half way round the block to my parking space red oil light then came on with about 4 litres of shell helix sprayed everywhere ffs. Think I shall retain the filter for return and some more oil. What a load of crap

christ,have you got green skin.

christ,have you got green skin.

 

it sheared real easy as the filter had oil on the outside I couldn't turn it with my left hand proper fed up as it was fairly dear oil think it must have been a poorly made filter but was all I could get today. I'll have a good look at it tommorrow with a view to getting a refund and some replacement oil

Edited October 11, 200916 yr by 8ace

;)you dont know your own strength

are you sure its not the block side

are you sure its not the block side

 

I hope not my money (and fingers crossed) is on the shite filter if not will have to get a sandwich plate adapter with a deep thread or summit. I'd have put the old one back on for the night but was a twat to get off and had to put a screwdriver through it as my chain filter tool thingy couldn't get access whats the thread on the block side made of any ideas?

 

looking at the escort k&n filters they have a nut on the end of them for wrench tightening http://www.autoanything.com/oil-filters/Ford/Escort/110A50593A0A0A6A187A1.aspx working on that theory the Escort thread can take some tightening and hopefully my strong right arm :D has only done the £5 filter in

Edited October 11, 200916 yr by 8ace