Nissan oil filter leak

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twinblown

Discussion Starter · 13 d ago

Couple days ago I was under the Armada checking around and noticed oil drip on the bottom side of the oil filter; so I thought I might not have tightened it enough in my last oil change which also seemed strange as I have never have had an issue on any car in the past 20 years; once the filter sits add ¾ of a turn. Anyways, I tightened it some more and buttoned it up. Next day I take a look and there it is again “the drip”. I’m like what is going on? So this morning I take the skid plate out and really look with a flash light and I don’t see any oil leak at the oil filter cooler and no oil leak at the filter junction, all is nice and dry everywhere. I then wipe the drip clean from the filter and start the truck; I let it idle five minutes and guess what? the drip begins but upon close inspection the drip is seeping out of the filter’s seam!! I’m like WOW never seen this before especially in an OEM filter. Makes me wonder of Nissan’s filter quality now. So went ahead and changed the oil and put a FRAM filter and now no more “drip”. If you use an OEM oil filter keep an eye on it. Below pics of the filter seeping while idling.

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SouthMNinfiniti

· #2 · 11 d ago

That's a common symptom of a doubled-up gasket when the old filter one stuck on the housing and a new filter spun on top of it when not noticed.

Other than that, i've not had any such issue and at 187k so far.

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twinblown

Discussion Starter · #3 · 11 d ago

I disagree. Look closely at the picture, the leak is from the filters actual seam and not the seal to the block. There never was a double gasket. This filter (and who knows how many others) must have been a production manufacture problem.

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SouthMNinfiniti

· #4 · 10 d ago

Ah, sorry. I couldn't tell from the pics. You can switch to a Wix, Purolator One or Boss, or another reputable brand and kiss that Nissan leaky one goodbye forever.

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Bighead

· #5 · 6 d ago

twinblown said:
Couple days ago I was under the Armada checking around and noticed oil drip on the bottom side of the oil filter; so I thought I might not have tightened it enough in my last oil change which also seemed strange as I have never have had an issue on any car in the past 20 years; once the filter sits add ¾ of a turn. Anyways, I tightened it some more and buttoned it up. Next day I take a look and there it is again “the drip”. I’m like what is going on? So this morning I take the skid plate out and really look with a flash light and I don’t see any oil leak at the oil filter cooler and no oil leak at the filter junction, all is nice and dry everywhere. I then wipe the drip clean from the filter and start the truck; I let it idle five minutes and guess what? the drip begins but upon close inspection the drip is seeping out of the filter’s seam!! I’m like WOW never seen this before especially in an OEM filter. Makes me wonder of Nissan’s filter quality now. So went ahead and changed the oil and put a FRAM filter and now no more “drip”. If you use an OEM oil filter keep an eye on it. Below pics of the filter seeping while idling.

Have you considered using a Baldwin brand filter. They have a heavy duty housing and decent mid grade filtration.