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Bad Oil Filters

capt

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I purchased two hiflo filtro rc racing filters for my annual oil change. I liked that they had the nut on the end because my oil filter wrench sucks!

I found a lot of oil in my bilge after running my boat pretty hard during my offshore fishing trip. Got everything cleaned up and discovered the leak was from the port engine oil filter where the welded nut is. So I replaced filter and added oil to engine.

I had the same thing happen again except with the starboard engine oil filter yesterday! So I had two oil filters fail within days of each other!

I will not be buying this brand any more. I have purchased yamaha filters to replace them. Anyone else have any issues with there oil filters leaking?
 

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mark_m

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No issues with the Yamaha filters. I buy the oil change kits from local dealer. I only hand tighten the filter; use a piece of sandpaper and wrap around it when I change the oil and remove the old by hand too.
 

capt

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No issues with the Yamaha filters. I buy the oil change kits from local dealer. I only hand tighten the filter; use a piece of sandpaper and wrap around it when I change the oil and remove the old by hand too.
I will try that. I did not use the welded nut on the new filter to install. I am sure I did not over tighten them. But I will definitely try the sandpaper trick when I get the new yamaha filters.
 

Canuckjetboater

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I purchased two hiflo filtro rc racing filters for my annual oil change. I liked that they had the nut on the end because my oil filter wrench sucks!

I found a lot of oil in my bilge after running my boat pretty hard during my offshore fishing trip. Got everything cleaned up and discovered the leak was from the port engine oil filter where the welded nut is. So I replaced filter and added oil to engine.

I had the same thing happen again except with the starboard engine oil filter yesterday! So I had two oil filters fail within days of each other!

I will not be buying this brand any more. I have purchased yamaha filters to replace them. Anyone else have any issues with there oil filters leaking?
@capt .....I am new to Yamaha OEM parts but from my racing, boating and cruising days Mercury/Mercruiser OEM parts were usually significantly superior to other brands - even the manufacturing brand who made the parts for Mercury/Mercruiser because Mercury/Mercruiser usually specified product up-grades to their OEM products. This was particularly true of Mercruiser oil (specific additives) and oil filters (lower micron filtering). Therefore, I usually stick with the OEM manufacturer. I did however go to Walmart or RV stores instead of buying "marine" toilet paper that was twice the price for the same thing.... LOL :cool:
 
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