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oil leak V70-XC70 1999

posted by  ryansmith219 on  Thu Aug 11 07:18 CST 2005
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I have a '99 XC and do my own maintenance. For some reason when changing the oil I'm getting a leak from the gasket on the oil filter cup. When the car is turned on, I can actually see the gasket pucker out in different places and the oil slowly leaks down the cup. Any ideas how to remedy this. I lube up the new gasket with oil or grease and it puckers out; I leave the gasket dry without any lubrication and the gasket still puckers out and drips oil. It hasn't always done this, either. The first few oil changes were fine -- no leaks with 10w30; Then I switched to 5wXX -- do you think the 5w could be the reason for the leak? Any help is greatly appreciated -- this is giving me an ulcer!!

Many thanks.








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    oil leak V70-XC70 1999

    posted by  KlausC on  Fri Aug 12 13:50 CST 2005
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    Did you accidentally leave an old seal behind after a filter change?

    Klaus
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      oil leak V70-XC70 1999

      posted by  ryansmith219 on  Mon Aug 15 03:41 CST 2005
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      Thanks for the response!
      Are you referring to the seal/gasket that fits onto the filter cup? I just swap the old one with the new one.
      I climbed back under the car to remove the filter and put back on, trying to vary how tight I turned the cup, and seem to have stopped the leaking. Will keep and eye on things.
      Thanks again.







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