Well, It's Sunday morning and not to hot to work on the car yet. The car's up on jack stands as opposed to just the hydraulic jack and I've enlisted my son to crank over the engine. A few turns and thar she blows, the oil is clearly coming from between the oil pump and the adapter plate. Well, at least I know were to focus my attention and it's easily accessible. I remove the filter, and before it turns on the threads 4 revolutions, the adapter nipple starts to spin out. Reminds me of a dental implant I had several years ago, but that's another story. Upon inspecting the seal, I notice that it appears that it's slightly out of round and I suspect that it's enough to allow several quarts to escape. At this point I compare the old seal with the new one and notice that the old one has more surface area and is more interested in maintaining a circular shape. So, out goes the new and in goes the old. Everything goes together and it time to turn the engine over. With me watching. Ha. Guess what, the old seal didn't work. After taking things apart again and comparing the old and the new, I discover the the OD of the new is greater than the OD of the old. I wonder if it shrunk. Oh well, it's time to figure out how to get the new seal in and keep it circular. That was solved with a little axle grease. No more leaks until next oil change.
The bottom line here is that because the adapter plate nipple likes to spin out of the hole I guess I'm going to have to go through this procedure everytime I change the oil filter. Can I use Loktite on the nipple?