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Originally Posted by callihan_44
well the dealer got an earful and agreed to give me a courtesy car till the part arrives, reluctantly because " i attempted the oil change myself"... I then gave him a rundown of my experience of working on engines which included oil changes and letting him know what little torque it takes to tighten the oil filter and it was tight to the point of cracking the assembly
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The first oil change I did after the two year "complimentary" service expired, I encountered the over-torqued filter housing. I stopped right there and took it to the dealer the next morning. The service manager did not seem the least bit surprised by my claim and replaced the filter. I only had to clean up a little residual mess.
While changing the oil for the second time yesterday, I found that the housing drain plug was over torqued! The entire filter housing rotated, when trying to loosen the plug. I eventually got it loose and now should have not issues the next oil change but I am going to swap to the metal housing for piece of mind next time.
Glad everything worked out for you!
