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Originally Posted by Nuke
I've been doing oil changes for over 50 years. Yes, the metal housing is OE Toyota. Yes, I replaced BOTH o-rings having lubed them first. Yes, when I did my 1st oil change using the metal housing I swapped the internal perforated tube and have since swapped it back to the plastic housing. Yes, I torqued the metal housing to 18 ft-lbs.
I had no issues during the 1st oil change (about 1 year) with the metal housing as well as 3 months on the 2nd oil change. Yes, I'm baffled.
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We know you did it right 👍I hope you don't think there was any implication of you being a hack. The problem is likely as simple as a production flaw. Defective parts are made every day.
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