Damaged oil Filter!

red-september · Dec 14, 2011

Right so just got home with my new oil Filter, and Dropped it on the Bloody Floor!!!!!!

Got this dint in it..
The black bit is just paint that flaked off..

What do we reckon, still usable, or has my clumsiness cost me another filter?

storm99 · Dec 14, 2011

Tough one...either spend £6 on a filter or risk losing all your oil and blowing the engine...hmmm.

Fur Trapper · Dec 14, 2011

no problem use it . no tear in steel or damaged threads/seal use it

red-september · Dec 14, 2011

quite true.. its only a dint like.. and the gasket and seals are fine, but how could it possibly just loose oil due to a small dent on the top!?

storm99 · Dec 14, 2011

I should imagine the oil filter is under a fair bit of pressure...i'm an old bugger and dont trust my eyesight.

red-september · Dec 14, 2011

i do agree with that storm.. and it is quite a sensible hypotheses.

3.5 efi · Dec 14, 2011

bang it on, it'll be fine

hughdavies · Dec 14, 2011

Why do you keep a dozen eggs on your computer desk???

red-september · Dec 14, 2011

haha, just tomorrows egg orders, don't ask me why there on the Desk!
Too much to think about, yano how it is..

goonarmy · Dec 15, 2011

hughdavies said:
Why do you keep a dozen eggs on your computer desk???

i think the question should be do you expct one dented filter to filter all four of those oil cans? Thats far to much.
Ps i suspect it be ok but for 4 quid why risk it.

8kphil · Dec 15, 2011

throw it on!

Grimmer · Dec 15, 2011

goonarmy said:
Ps i suspect it be ok but for 4 quid why risk it.

That would be my thinking

, blurry eggspensive if your wrong,

Oldseadog · Dec 15, 2011

It doesn't appear to have been cracked, and if you scrape more paint off, you might find out eggsacterly who made it, so chuck it on!

Try it and if it leaks change it!

aaronmorris · Dec 15, 2011

yep id fit that

Oldseadog · Dec 16, 2011

I believe that some previous comments were only yolks, as bantams and yolking is only to be eggspected on zeez pages. Ja??

terryds · Dec 17, 2011

It looks fine to me. Install it and if there are no cracks it will hold the pressure.

theorangebandit · Dec 18, 2011

it be reet . get her on

Dartmoor Navigator · Dec 18, 2011

I'd use it... But then the nearest supplier to replace it is a 25 mile round trip. If it was closer I'd take it back and tell them that's how it came out of the box!

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