Oil was down 2 quarts. I looked under car and the drain plug was fine, yet the oil filter was spewing. Being I was in 'work clothes' and had appointments I had to get to, I took it to a small shop.

Seems when I removed the old Oil Filter, the gasket remained on the block (thought for sure I had checked). Popped it off, put filter back on and refilled low oil. All better.

First time in 30 years I messed up an Oil job, lol At least I caught it in time *Whew!*

You have to always look.

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC

SCOOP

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65 coupe,351w,RPM intake,Carter625,shorty headers,2.5 exhaust, Flowmasters,C4,open 8" 2:80,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,Crager SS,Black Suede.
MEM#1240

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Originally posted by Fastymz:
I'll 2nd that always check twice.I forget the plug on the pan once and after the 3rd quarte was in,I notice all the oil on the floor.My pops looks at the oil then at me and says it works better when it's in the car.

SCOOP

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SCOOP

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65 coupe,351w,RPM intake,Carter625,shorty headers,2.5 exhaust, Flowmasters,C4,open 8" 2:80,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,Crager SS,Black Suede.
MEM#1240

Dave & Terri

First time I didn't notice till I was a mile or so away and hear a hissing sound... oil shooting out the filter.

Drove home freaked out and took care of it. since then I changed may 4 or 5 times, 3 of them the filter gasket stuck to the block

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Originally posted by justgota65:
...oil shooting out the filter...

...Drove home freaked out and took care of it...

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You must love mass destruction.

First rule of oil leaks or zero oil pressure is 'shut her off!' A few seconds can cost thousands.

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC

My wife hates it..

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC

It was after dark and I was about halfway home driving my '67 from my buddies house (about 15 miles) when all of a sudden there was a car on my a**. Being the 17 year old punk that I was, I assumed the guy wanted to race. So I jumped on it and dusted him! This happened every straight stretch the rest of the way home, the guy finally flashing his lights when he'd get close to me. All this time I also noticed a ticking sound in my motor getting louder. When I finally pulled in my driveway, I discovered it was my buddy who was chasing me clear from his house! He jumped out of his car screaming I was loosing oil when I pulled out, and he was trying to get me to pull over! (Turned out the oil sending unit burst and the motor ran fine after that)

The other time I had the o-ring deal happen to a Turbo Coupe I had. My (ex)wife was driving it when she noticed the idiot light came on. She kept driving it, even after noticing smoke, a few more miles to her friends house where the problem was discovered. Fortunately I turned it in under warranty (I don't know why this car's knockin'!! ) The only damage was some scuffed pistons. I don't know if the Mobil1 I was running helped prevent more damage or not.

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Originally posted by SundanceKid:
I'll tell you what it is definatly not a warm fuzzy feeling when you look down at the oil pressure gage and it reads "0"

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I had thrown together a 351C for an '86 F-150 I had, and my chebby buddy was helping me put it in. I was leaving the shop and he asked me how many quarts of oil it took. I said five quarts. What he meant was "How many quarts of oil did you put in it?" I thought he meant "How many quarts of oil do I put in it?"

{He differs from me. He fills his engines on the engine stand then installs them. I install the engine, then fill it with oil.}

So we get the rest of the engine together and start it up. I had already primed it, so there was about a quart of oil in it. It starts up and there's no oil pressure and it's clattering like mad. I shut it off after half a minute of waiting for the oil pressure gauge to come up, and I start wondering what the heck was going on and just then my eyes fall to a box in the corner with five full quarts of oil in it.

It ran much quieter with the oil in it.

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC

Me being 10 or 11 years old thought, ok that makes sense, even though there was alot of dripping going on down there. Dad puts in a full gallon of antifreeze and a gallon of water and wonders why that radiator isn't even close to being full yet. He get down under the truck and realizes that the petcock was still open. He gets up from under the truck, looks at me and asks "Why didn't you tell me there was antifreeze coming out still?"

I just looked at him and said "I thought it was just some left over that was dripping from the frame!"