oil change - torque specs

[bryzx2]

I changed the oil on my MS and started her up to watch it all pour out from the filter assembly. I bought a new o-ring and would like to know the proper torque spec for the oil filter bolt.

[Snow]

It was most likely due to the o-ring getting pinched when installed...they are a bugger to get in right. Try replacing the o-ring, but this time put some grease on the oil filter cover before inserting the o-ring. Torque shouldn't be very high, but I don't have my manual in front of me.

[bryzx2]

I got it

My Clymer's manual finally came today and the oil filter bolt gets torqued to 23 ft lbs.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Bryzx2,

Like Snow said, it wasn't that you had the mounting bolt too loose, but that you didn't have the O-ring positioned properly. That chamber is under a lot of pressure since the oil pump is sending the oil directly to that chamber first before going throughout the rest of the engine!

Along with the large O-ring, there's also a smaller one around the filter bolt. Hopefully you got one of those with your filter as well.

There's also a couple of notches/protrusions on one end of the chamber cover which align with the engine case as the bolt is being tightened up keep the chamber from spinning.
T.C.

[bryzx2]

Thanks TopCat. I will try that and hopefully get her out this week since the snow from last week is gone and it is finally warming up a bit.