red-september

Active Member

• Dec 14, 2011

• #1

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?

 

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storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Dec 14, 2011

• #2

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

 

Fur Trapper

Banned

• Dec 14, 2011

• #3

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

 

red-september

Active Member

• Dec 14, 2011

• #4

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

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Dec 14, 2011

• #5

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

Active Member

• Dec 14, 2011

• #6

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

 

3.5 efi

Well-Known Member

• Dec 14, 2011

• #7

bang it on, it'll be fine

 

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hughdavies

Well-Known Member

• Dec 14, 2011

• #8

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

 

red-september

Active Member

• Dec 14, 2011

• #9

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

 

goonarmy

Beer tester

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Dec 15, 2011

• #10

hughdavies said:

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

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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

Active Member

• Dec 15, 2011

• #11

throw it on!

 

Grimmer

THE Winner

• Dec 15, 2011

• #12

goonarmy said:

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

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That would be my thinking , blurry eggspensive if your wrong,

 

Oldseadog

Well-Known Member

• Dec 15, 2011

• #13

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

Head's a shed

• Dec 15, 2011

• #14

yep id fit that

 

Oldseadog

Well-Known Member

• Dec 16, 2011

• #15

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

 

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terryds

Member

• Dec 17, 2011

• #16

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

 

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theorangebandit

New Member

• Dec 18, 2011

• #17

it be reet . get her on

 

Dartmoor Navigator

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2011

• #18

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!