What causes oil to bypass the filter on a Mini Cooper?
One of the valves inside the filter base is damaged (missing pieces). 3. Aftermarket oil filter with inadequate ‘stiffness’ on the ends of the filter causing oil to bypass the filter (Wix filter caused this problem for one customer).
What causes low oil pressure warning light on Mini Cooper?
If the technician is not familiar with the early filter setup – the plastic cage gets thrown out with the dirty oil filter. Without the spring and cage in the early canister, the filter fails to seal against the cover resulting in ‘low oil pressure’ warning light.
What happens when you take old oil filter off?
Also, when you take the old oil filter off, you need too make sure the old O-ring came off with it. If not, the original O-ring will blow-out and break the seal upon starting the engine, then cause a leak/the engine to stall.
Why do I have oil in my air filter?
If your air filter has oil in it, it could be from engine blow-by. There are some common signs your vehicle could have if its suffering from blow-by. Among these symptoms are: engine sputtering, blue clouds from the exhaust, white exhaust fumes, coolant-in engine oil, and even engine knocking.
One of the valves inside the filter base is damaged (missing pieces). 3. Aftermarket oil filter with inadequate ‘stiffness’ on the ends of the filter causing oil to bypass the filter (Wix filter caused this problem for one customer).
Why is there a gap in my engine oil filter?
But rubber seal on engine oil filter and engine oil filter may be distorted due to overtighten. Engine oil filter housing core thread may damage. The surface between the engine oil filter housing and engine oil filter became a little gap because of the deformation. So engine oil leakage may happen.
If the technician is not familiar with the early filter setup – the plastic cage gets thrown out with the dirty oil filter. Without the spring and cage in the early canister, the filter fails to seal against the cover resulting in ‘low oil pressure’ warning light.
Also, when you take the old oil filter off, you need too make sure the old O-ring came off with it. If not, the original O-ring will blow-out and break the seal upon starting the engine, then cause a leak/the engine to stall.