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AndyT66



Member Since: 19 Sep 2016
Location: Bedford
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England 2004 Defender 90 2.5 TD XS CSW Zambezi Silver
Loose oil filter
Hi all, much to my amazement and dismay whilst topping up the washer bottle I found that the main oil filter was loose!. It has always surprised me how inaccessible it is and for some reason i stretched my hand under the turbo to check it. Amazingly there was no evidence of an oil leak and I managed to tighten it a 1/4 of a turn. Has anyone else experienced this? A quick Google blames the person who fitted it (not me) or a dodgy filter o ring which relaxed with the heat cycles. Cheers Andy
Post #699259 7th Apr 2018 7:19pm
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geobloke



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Shocked Shocked Cripes. lucky find Andy. Have to say this precisely why i do not trust others to service my Defender for me. That filter is tight fit for sure, but there is no excuse especially with a cheap tool available to help with the job.

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miker



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How loose? I only ever do mine up by hand, and it's quite conceivable that it would be possible to get another quarter turn on it if they wanted to. Never had a leak and never had to use tools to remove a filter I installed though
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AndyT66



Member Since: 19 Sep 2016
Location: Bedford
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England 2004 Defender 90 2.5 TD XS CSW Zambezi Silver
Completely loose, I could spin it either way with just two fingers, but no oil leak which surprised me.
Post #699448 8th Apr 2018 7:15pm
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