18-04-23, 06:10 AM
I know it sounds daft, but is there a chance the oil filter wasn't tightened up properly to begin with?
I used an oil filter chain wrench on mine last week, which are great for undoing stubborn filters, but i'm a bit weary of using them to tighten them as it feels like it might do some damage, and after i tightened it as far as it felt i could safely go i then managed to get my hand onto it to double check and it moved about another half turn, which surprised me a bit. Doesn't help matters once you have oil on your protective gloves either.
Also, you say you replaced the rad and pipes, but did you clean the whole coolant system while you were at it? If you have scaled up waterways inside the engine that would cause overheating.
If you haven't done the Radflush treatment i would recommend that too, especially as you have nice new parts on there.
I used an oil filter chain wrench on mine last week, which are great for undoing stubborn filters, but i'm a bit weary of using them to tighten them as it feels like it might do some damage, and after i tightened it as far as it felt i could safely go i then managed to get my hand onto it to double check and it moved about another half turn, which surprised me a bit. Doesn't help matters once you have oil on your protective gloves either.
Also, you say you replaced the rad and pipes, but did you clean the whole coolant system while you were at it? If you have scaled up waterways inside the engine that would cause overheating.
If you haven't done the Radflush treatment i would recommend that too, especially as you have nice new parts on there.
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