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      07-16-2013, 10:09 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by 135Pats View Post
It was probably 4 months ago I did this.The bolt that connects the cooler to the filter housing had never been moved in 4 years, so when I took it out it pulled along a little metal and crap with it. It didn't thread perfectly and the last 1/100 of an inch didn't thread, I figured and turned the motor over. Maybe 3 seconds of the motor actually running, it vomited out nearly 3 quarts of oil. Obviously it was shut down asap, oil was drained and a new fill was done. That, and alot of degreaser and cleaning in the engine bay. I was
Lol.....do you mean that single torx bolt that holds the assembly to the oil filter housing? (ie not the two smaller thermostat cover screws but the larger bolt that you have to take off in order to be able to pull the thermo cover off?)
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