..What Paul Holmgren said.....
I have owed my 57 Dodge since late 1980, and began changing its oil
filter in 1981.
Except for the fact the cannister can not pass-by the hemi valve cover
(you just lay it over, to the side, on the frame rail, while you insert
the cartride into it) I have never had any
unusual, or upsetting occurrence during an oil change.
Regarding the thin rubber base gasket, years ago I got the bright idea
to examine it, for any sign of failure, and then, simply to re-use it,
as it will have taken a very nice set-impression, from the cannister
edge-connection.
Even when I have inserted a new gasket, as Bill Amberger suggested, I
just make sure that it's
sitting flat, inside the base of the oil module
whatever-its-called.
If there is any "trick" , in installing the cannister, it would merely
be a relatively slow, gentle hand- turning of the cannister, to make
certain that it is mating to the base of the module, and that the rubber
gasket is not moving out of position , in the module.
Once the cannister is hand-tight (and hand-tightening allows your
fingers to confirm that all-is-well, with the operation) you can use a
wrench, to complete the tightening down procedure.
I have done a lot of mechanical mods to my car during the past 27 years
(including the installation of a liquid-cooled transmission, and dual
resevoir master cylinder) , but I have NEVER felt the need to replace
the simple-and-effective oil filter sytem .
NOW: if something were to BREAK, or, the cartridges were no longer
available, over-the-counter, I probably would look into changing the
system.
Until then: if it ain't broke, or not a safety-performance issue/mod,
"it" stays on my car! (and an OEM oil cannister doesn't fit those
criteria)
Neil Vedder
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