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chacho · 07-20-2015, 09:23 PM

Went to start our motor home, 2003 twenty nine foot R-Vision B-plus with a
Triton v-10 engine, and the oil filter began to leak oil. This filter had been on
the engine for 1,100 mile without any problems. Has any one had this same
problem with the Wix oil filter made for this engine? I have always used the
Wix filter # 51372 without any problems in the past.

98FPA · 07-21-2015, 07:09 AM

If it was leaking just around the base and the gasket I'd snug it up a little more. My MH filter had a minor seep after the oil was changed and I just tightened it up a little more. I could still tighten it just using my hand. Obviously you are keeping an eye on it; I suppose if it continues I'd replace it. Wix is a good oil filter.

Tom N · 07-21-2015, 08:17 AM

I had a problem a few years ago with my GM 8.1L.

The only time I changed the oil myself. Used a WIX filter. Opened the box, took out the WIX filter and screwed it on to the engine block. On our next trip I pulled out and noticed, in the rearview monitor, what looked like a dripping oil streak on the road behind me. Got out and saw the filter was dripping. Drove about a 1/4 miles to a large diesel repair shop. They pulled the WIX filter and told me there was no gasket installed.

I thought the gasket was permanently affixed to the filter. I took the filter out of the box and the gasket must have remained in the box. I always put the old filter in the box for disposal. So my new gasket went to the trash. When I installed the new filter I even used my finger to wipe some oil on the filter gasket area. I never noticed that there was no gasket there.

You leak may be from no gasket installed.

shaman52 · 07-21-2015, 08:22 AM

If tightening does not work and you are sure you have the right oil filter installed, another possibility is you may have two oil filter gaskets in place. Sometimes the old gasket sticks to the motor side and comes out of the old filter. Install new filter without catching this and you have two gaskets and a guaranteed leak problem.

Good Luck!

NeilV · 07-22-2015, 11:32 AM

Wix is among the best filters out there however even the best will have an occasionally misplaced gasket or one that got knocked off. Take care of it while it is still an issue that will cost less than the price of most pizza's to correct. I would have no problem with getting another Wix.

chacho · 07-24-2015, 10:45 PM

I replaced the Wix oil filter with a Motorcraft (Ford) filter and that seems to
have solved the problem. I have started the engine two separate times since
installing the Motorcraft filter and no oil leak. Hopefully we are good to go again. Thanks for all the replies.