Hidden Gasket Trick
(This tip applies to all cars with cannister-type oil filters-Ed.) This is the one that you have to experience for yourself. Everyone knows that most oil filters come with a rubber gasket. How many have of you have ever checked to see if there was an extra gasket on the pump body? I drove my TD faithfully for five years, faithfully changing the gasket each time I changed the oil filter. One day, it spilled oil all over the road. Fortunately I noticed the drop in oil pressure immediately and turned off the ignition. It didn't take long to find the culprit. An oil filter gasket that had been in the car for who knows how many years had finally cracked. I have seen many people put in a new gasket, forget to remove the old, and end up with the same problem. This is a potential catastrophe for your car which takes seconds to avoid.
Larry Dussack
Friendswood, TX
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