I have just rebuilt my Pinto and have covered about 80 miles. All going well.
I have come to start the engine this afternoon and the seal on the oil filter blew out of the groove in the filter and dumped 3 pints of oil on the
floor.
What would cause this?
I fitted a new high pressure pump when rebuilding the engine and it runs at approx 80psi when running and drops to about 50psi at tickover when hot
Oil pressure relief valve stuck !
Silly question but was the filter screwed on tight enough? I would have thought that not compressing the seal enough would allow the high oil pressure
to blow it out.
john.
Ive seen this happen on Fuel Filters on a 1MVA Perkins Generator. The fuel literally sprays the whole room and was down to a faulty batch of
filters.
Replace it and dismiss. If it happens again, youll know that you need to look further.
Oil presure relief valve stuck.