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Damage From Wrong Oil Filter?

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  1. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:12 PM
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    O'Reillys gave me the wrong oil filter, but it screwed on fine. I realized it today when the thing shot off my engine and oil went leaking everywhere about 100 feet from my house.

    I'm getting the engine bay professionally cleaned today. Anything else I should do? I didn't see any damage to the oil filter threading when I put a proper on one.

    Thanks and lesson to the wise: double check the clerk's oil filter selection because they might make a mistake.

    oil filter 3.jpg

    oil filter 2.jpg
     
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  2. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:14 PM
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    nightmare way to start your Friday...
     
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  3. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:14 PM
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    Good gravy I would be hitting up corporate on that one. Unless you ran it dry of oil you're probably ok
     
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  4. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:16 PM
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    yeah I've been in contact with the store (free correct filter, free clean up sand, free oil 5q) and i'm already in touch with the corporate because the professionally cleaned engine bay isn't going to be cheap....
     
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  5. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:22 PM
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    If it seemed to screw on fine and I'm assuming felt snug...how could it have just shot off like that?

    Just curious.

    :notsure:
     
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  6. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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    That's a good question, but I read that the wrong oil filter may fit and then create pressure in balances in the system. I drove with it on about 25 miles and a whole day before this happened.
     
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  7. Jun 1, 2018 at 1:28 PM
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    I probably drove in reverse about 20 seconds and 50 feet with the engine almost all leaked out. would that cause any damage? I was trying to get it back into my driveway before it made a mess on the street and coasted it the rest of the way....
     
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    only use the toyota oil filter.

    They have done tests on this forum proving it one of the best out there. you can get them in mutli lot qty for a good deal

    I would have had a heart attack if that happened to me
     
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    So don’t buy a used Silver V6 from CA any time soon...
     
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    LOOOOOOOOOOL

    (otherwise pampered tho!)
     
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    It will be fine, there's still oil film on the cylinder walls and friction points. It's only an issue when its been driven with the oil light on for miles.

    Consider taking the skid plate off during the wash, that way instead of the oil/shampoo pooling it has a way to leave the engine bay.
     
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    thanks for the tip! :thumbsup:
     
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  14. Jun 19, 2018 at 7:47 PM
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    So what was the brand and filter number that caused this?
     
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  15. Jun 20, 2018 at 10:23 AM
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    with the cost of the oem filter and tests proving its a fiiiine filter, stock up on it. I'm amazed how much they sell them for, quite cheap for a dealer.
     
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    The hood was up? How did the filter go into orbit if the hood was closed?

    What a mess.
     
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    I use only the Toyota filters after reading much on their quality. I pick up two at a time from the dealer, which is good for about two years now that I am not driving much. I am using Castrol GTX high mileage synthetic ( https://www.castrol.com/en_us/unite...end-motor-oil/gtx-high-mileage-motor-oil.html ) and changing it at 8,000 miles (before using synthetic oil I changed it at 4,000 miles) even though it is recommended by the dealer to change synthetic every 10,000 miles. Oil is cheap insurance to make the engine last.
     
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    Bosch ST3300 = wrong (will pop off of housing and cause disaster)

    Bosch ST3330 = right
     
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    The hood was closed. The filter bounced off the hood and fell to the bottom of the engine bay near the skid plate.
     
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  20. Jun 21, 2018 at 1:56 PM
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    $225 and O'Reillys stepped up and paid for it. Props to them on that, but they should've had their computer alert them that they were selling a part incompatible with the customer's vehicle profile.

    For $225, the guy who cleaned it did a great job and recycled all the dirty water. It was a nasty job to say the least...
     
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