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How do you stop an oil leak at the filter on a 1970 318?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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Remove the old oil filter, check to make sure the old filter gasket came off and is not sticking on the mounting surface. Wipe the mounting surface clean with a clean cloth and inspect it for cracks or scratches. Apply a thin coat of oil to the new filter gasket. Install the new filter and tighten it 3/4 turn after it makes contact with the mounting surface, no more & no less. If you then have a leak and the mounting surface has no scratch in it then the leak is above the filter and running down making it appear that the filter is leaking when in fact it may very well be a valve cover that is leaking.

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