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Luke93
25th September 2012, 21:59
slow dripping from the oil filter ( mk1 ) it's tight on there any idea how to stop it?

christoph
25th September 2012, 22:11
Could perhaps take it off, and check the seal . .if its bad get a new one. Pick one up for about a 5ver on euro parts.

Kebabman
25th September 2012, 22:19
Worth changing it to see. Don't forget to put a drop of oil on the rubber seal when you do the new one up to help seal it properly.

Gandi699
25th September 2012, 22:37
Check the face where the filter mates to for damage

mlawlan69
25th September 2012, 22:37
PTFE tape mate, mines a mk2 setup converted to the mk1 filter, bit of ptfe around the bolt and not dropped a mm yet |!!