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Can a oil change where the person forgot to remove old oil gasket and I had leak and engine knock cause timing belt to break and perm engine damage?
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∙ 8y ago
if I understand your ? can not changing an old oil filter gasket casue damage to your engine NO only if it leaked out all the oil other wise no.
If the filter change was the cause of the leak and you lost enough oil for the engine to start clattering, yes, it caused the permanent engine damage.
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