[W126 Coupe] 560 engine - oil filter gasket

[mavris2 at gmail.com]

Fram oil filters are the worst.  Just bite the bullet and pick one up at the local mb dealer.  Comes with filter gasket, washer.  Just put a rag around the filter housing and swap out filters top off oil as needed.  
Jason 
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"C. M." <bluepaco at hotmail.com> wrote:


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>I bought a Frahm oil filter last week which had a rubber gasket/seal in the box but I took my car to a local shop for oil change and the old filter which they removed did not have the a gasket ring installed and also, the "handle" for the drop-in filter was turned upside down.  Amsoil brand did not have a separate gasket in the box.

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>In any event, now the oil filter compartment is leaking, presumably b/c the gasket was not installed OR b/c the filter is upside down.

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>Questions:

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>Should all 560 engines use the gasket?

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>Should the handle be on top for installation/removal?

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>Thanks all,

>Chris

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