Happened to me once too, so i always make sure the old one is on old filter and still double check nothings on the car. Clean, wipe surface before putting new filter on. You'll see everythings good or not. Thanks Scotty!
Do all oil filters need that gasket? I've done a few oil changes and have never seen the gasket. I've never even seen one come in the box of new filters
@@giggityeffyou no mane, don't listen to all of em, they just tell you nonsense and make you pay extra things you don't need! What you really need really is to make sure it got a good contact metal to metal and just tighten until you hear metal screeching.
I do the same to make sure bits of the old gasket doesnt interfere with the seal of the new gasket on the mating surface. Gaskets keep getting thinner.
I do this, not so much for the gasket, but to clean all the crud off of the engine around the filter, plus the drips and leaks I don't like baked engine oil smoking at me. It also keeps anything that might compromise the gasket _gone_.
Changed the oil in my wife's car earlier this year and this literally happened to me. It's a good thing I always turn on the car after every job and have a look around to make sure all is well, that's when I noticed the oil spilling underneath. Turned it off immediately and no damage was done. Had I not checked and she went work with it the following day, she could have blown the engine.
I was ignorant to the possibility of double-gasketing until it happened to me. Luckily I always do a test crank (for checking final fluid level) and was taught by my father to always watch for leaks at the oil plug & filter in case they arent tightened down fully. Still had a huge mess and wasted at least $10 worth of oil, but there was no engine damage and now I instinctively put a hand on the filter mount and put eyes on the old filter o-ring. Trial by fire is one of my best teachers.
I thought Scotty was going to also tell you to use a dab of oil and run it on the top of the rubber ring so it will not only keep a good seal, but it will also help the seal from possibly sticking to the bottom of the engine. Scotty is so good!
A good way to make sure you never double gasket is to wipe off the area the filter came off of. Cleans the muck from any old oil off and you'll catch the gasket if it stuck to it.
First time I ever did an oil change in auto class in high school, it was double gasketed. Teacher wasn't super impressed but I've never done it again , so he did his job. Good Job Mr Taylor
just bought an '05 Corolla with 32,000 original miles on it becuz of you Scotty . The woman I bought it from drove it 6 miles a day . Thank You Scotty .
Lol just did an oil change on my car today and this video was just recommended to me. I legit checked the old oil filter to make sure the gasket did come off which luckily, it did. Thank you Scotty for the advice
I did that to my girlfriend's Toyota Sequoia it was getting late dark I couldn't see. I'm lucky the computer turned her engine off before did any damage
Did this once when helping a cousin repair a civic. Never thought about it until all the oil started shooting out at pressure while idling. Was a good lesson for the future without losing the engine.
I also check to make sure the correct filter is in the box! Got home with a filter once and someone had swapped a cheapie into the box - no doubt a byproduct of them swapping an expensive filter into a cheapie box which they then purchased.
In doing countless oil changes for years on my own vehicles, THE one and ONLY time I failed to wipe down the filter mounting surface on the engine, is when the old gasket was stuck on and resulted in double gasketing. The car sat in the driveway until the next morning. Heading out in the morning I glanced back in the rear view mirror and noticed a dark line or stream trailing from the car. Stopping to investigate and peering under the car I notice oil pouring out around the new filter. Lesson learned - there are no short cuts in doing a proper job. Take your time and do it right.
I've heard of this and I always check every time I do an oil change because everybody has heard this story but 25 years and hundreds of oil changes I've never seen a gasket stick! But definitely good practice to always check.
Oil change tips for people who care about their engines: 1. Don't double-gasket 2. Pre-fill the filter as much as possible (sometimes not possible) 3. Buy a quality filter (Wix, Motorcraft, Napa Gold, etc) 4. Light layer of oil on the new gasket 5. Use good oil (Valvoline, Motorcraft, Napa, etc) 6. Use Full Synthetic or Synthetic Blend. There is no reason to ever use conventional oil.
I saw someone do this the first time they changed oil. No major issue just blew oil out the bottom after he started ut but he quickly cut it off. Just did it again and made sure to take the gasket off this time. Was a good lesson for me to learn
I just had my similar moment, the filter is in a really awkward spot on my ford f150 2011 so I didn’t realize the new gasket actually fell off, I tightened it by hand and should have noticed the missing “squeeze” of the gasket but didn’t started my engine for 4 second and 5 quarts of oil was on my driveway… sucks but learned my lesson… will ALWAYS check the gasket lol
Luckily I noticed the bottom of the oil filter broke off on my wifes 2015 Equinox! Some filters do not fit right and they break! This is a cartridge filter too! Im SO glad I didnt start it up and looked at it beforehand!
It's also a good practice to wipe the engine gasket seat with a rag. Then you not only have a clean gasket surface but you'd also notice if there was a gasket stuck on there.
Damned right! Sometimes some gunk gets knocked loose from above when you are tinkering about under there trying to get the old filter can out. You sure don’t want that either getting in the filter or underneath the ceiling ring!
i always look for the gasket. if the gasket is inner of the filter, those usually stick on the filter. the outer gasket filter ones can stick on the car sometimes.
I worked at jiffy lube for a minute. What you're supposed to do is lubricate the gasket on the new filter with oil so it's 1.) Easier to get off the next time and 2.) Doesn't stick to the mounting plate. Jiffy lube may suck but I learned alot at that job
I see this about 5% of the time I'm doing an oil change service, likely due to the installer cleaning off the mounting surface but *not* applying oil to the new gasket. Done thousands of oil changes and not once have I had one of my filters leave the gasket behind upon removal. Also helps if you don't overtighten the ever loving crap out of the new filter. Some of them I could swear were installed by a competition bodybuilder.
This is too sad. I always inspect the type of rubber and clean the goop or dirt off the mounting flange with a cloth or paper towel. But then I'm probably going to be single the rest of my life.
I worked as a lube tech at a dealership many moons ago, I was rushing and didn't check, ended up doing it, and spent way too much time cleaning up the mess. Lesson learned.
Had that happened when I changed the oil on my back then brandnew 2004 Hyundai Elantra for its 1st oil change. The original oil filter was on very tight and gave me a little fight to take off. I did not notice that the gasket did not come off, and put on the new oil filter. Funny thing is I did some local driving on the weekend and the oil did not leak. On Monday, when I took it to work on the highway I noticed the oil light come on and smoke billowing from the back of the car. Luckily, I was able to pull into a gas station right away. I put more oil in the engine, and the oil just came right back to the ground. The gas attendant commented he seen that happen with double gasketing, and thats when I realized what happened. I had a pipe wrench in my trunk which I used to correct the issue on the spot. That car is still running today with 140k miles on its third owner.
After you change the oil and filter its a good idea to run the engine and look under the car to see if any oil is leaking.. this happened to me on a new 1984 Ford 150, but I saw it leaking big time and yep, it was the old gasket stuck..
I did this about 10 years ago on my 2000 ford ranger! I got lucky and was grabbing my tools off the floor while the truck was running and still on the ramp and I seen the oil leaking out. caught it on time before the engine locked up but still lost over 2 quarts of oil within a couple of minutes.
I have been changing the oil in cars, trucks, and heavy equipment for well over 40 years. The double gasket has happened to me once AND I have had the gasket fall out of the new filter...Use good quality parts and oils.
I think most, if not all, DIY car mechanics do this once, with varying results. I know I did it once on my family's old Mazda 6. I changed the oil and ran the car to check for leaks and holy cow was there one! Oil just came spewing out onto the garage floor! I immediately jumped into the car and shut off the engine. I don't think there was any permanent damage, but the car obviously didn't like it. In my defense (?), I had so much trouble changing the oil that one time. The filter was under the car, and someone had overtightened it real good. I couldn't get it off. I had to hammer a long screw driver through it and use that to get the filter to turn. After that, the gasket was stuck on and couldn't see it. Moral of the story: ALWAYS check the old filter to see if the gasket is on it. If not, immediately check to see if it's still on the engine.
So true, it is a good idea to compare both the old and the new filter side by side that way if the gasket is missing from either one you’ll spot it immediately(hopefully).
Make a video of WHY you should never fill the filter with oil when reinstalling . Seems lots of people still do this . I found this caused engine damage by not allowing the oil pump to evacuate the air in order to prime to get enough pressure to push through the soaked oil filter . PS I did not have a wornout oil pump on my 68 Dodge 383 @ bbl, I had replaced the oil pump and I still had the problem because I was dumb , listened to some old guys in town. After I stopped putting oil in the filter the oil pump would prime no problem .
After several dozen oil changes, I have never had the oil filter gasket get stuck like that. I have, however, had oil drain plug gaskets get stuck to the pan a couple times.
I always wipe down the engine mating surface for the gasket and apply a thin film of oil to the new one. Ensures no gasket was left behind and the new gasket has a nice, clean seal that will break free easily the next oil change.
Always made sure the mounting surface was clean. As in wiped with a clean rag or paper towel. I have been in some dusty places and even a tiny seepage could leave oil mud caked around.
Here is a tip always buy really good oil filters I've never encountered the gasket coming off when Ive bought wix and mobile one filters... But one time I was helping a friend do his Jeep and when we looked at the fram filter he bought brand new outta the box.... And lo and behold no gasket... Almost really made a huge mess with it.
When I was doing oil changes at my job I have done this to not knowing after that clean up I always made sure to double check everything before putting new oil filter on
I was taught to rub the older filter on the new one to get it lubed up. This way it doesn’t stick to the engine and also knowing you pulled the old one off with its gasket still attached to the old filter
Once I totally forget about, but thankfully It dropped while I’m trying to install the new filter, first I thought I damaged the glue seal of the new filter, then I realized it from my old one. My heart almost stopped because I was in a hurry for a trip travel.
Bought a truck 12 years ago, when I got it home I noticed a small puddle of oil on my driveway. Crawled under it and sure enough, double gaskets🤨 luckily I caught it before the second gasket fully unseated itself! Still drive that truck today.
I bought one of those cheap STP oil filters and I was going to return it to get a better one but since I see Scotty using one I think I'm going to keep it! 😅
Scotty this happened to me at a drive through oil change. My truck was an '84 and had no oil pressure gauge. Blow the motor. They did pay for a used motor with same miles as mine.
Noticed you have a Tacoma sitting there. Important note on a Tacoma 2.7- If you are using ramps, let it roll backwards off the ramps after you fill it before you start it. Don't start it on a slant. You wont like the sound it makes.
I always wipe the filter seat surface off with a clean rag before I screw the new filter on, so I hope I'd notice if the old gasket was still stuck on it.
I've also found if you use cheap gaskets for the drain bolt on the oil pan sometimes some of the material they put on the outside will be left onto the surface of the oil pan and needs to be picked off with my fingernail
I was an elevator mechanic in the navy. Our elevator pressure system was 5000psi. We as team where doing routine maintenance one of the lower elevators. We had to remove hydraulic cylinder for licking. One of gasket failed fair enough simple job. How we would do this somebody turn system off, but system would still have some fluid left and somebody had to hold bucket. That was the new guys job. We would all watch get squirting in face by hydraulic fluid. That was site to be seen. After that he was told to remove old gasket and put new on. It a extremely simple task. New guys always do it. Normally one of older sailors watch him or her to see if they miss a step but today our more experience team member where watch or talking too much. The new guy forgot to remove old bad gasket. He put hydraulic system back together. We did test run and I watch titanium cylinder fold like plastic straws. That 5000psi didn’t even notice something wrong. That thought me one lesson. Always check to make sure you don’t have double up gaskets. It wasn’t last time I’ve seen that.
Very true, have seen this happen before at certain work shops, and yes I've had it happen to myself also. As a newbie you are more cautious and pay more attention. After years of doing oil changes and more you can easily forget a step or two cause in your own mind you think, I did it and I know I did right. Really, that kind of confidence is good but can bite you in the end specially if you happen miss one of one these critical steps. Most likely in a driveway or shop if it happens there you might get in to a heap of trouble but at least you have a chance to save the engine, minus all the oil spill and embarrassment. But if it's not spotted then and you get in to a car for a road test and it leaks it all out while driving and you blow the engine up cause the engines crank bearings overheat from loss of oil, be prepared to buy the customer a new engine or need get a new job. OUCH !!!
He"s Right....happened to me once when changed oil on 5.3 avalanche it was dark & i didn't notice old gasket still in place i blew out near 4qts of fresh oil @the filter in just seconds from that mistake !!!!
Happened to me. Fortunately I was near an Advance store when the oil light came on. Changed my filter AGAIN in their parking lot. After that I've paid strict attention to this gasket.
Happened to me when I was a 1st year. 7.0 L of oil ain’t fun to clean up off the floor I can tell you that much. I ALWAYS double check to make sure the seals haven’t stuck.
