Coach Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Simple question. Has anyone had problems in removal of the oil filters on these engines. I'm talking Mack filters. These things are getting locked to the mounts and it takes a strap wrench with a 1/2" breaker bar and 8' pipe over the handle to get them to start to move. In over 30 years in servicing Macks, I've never had this happen and now it's every unit that comes in the door with this engine. Thanks......Coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Not all the time, when it does happen I just assume the last person who install them was a gorilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 At first this is what I though also, but there are only 4 of us that service the vehicles and with this computer age we live in, records show who did what and when. About a year and a half ago, Mack changed the P/N of the filters. What about the filter itself was changed i don't know, but this is when we began to have issues with removal. It seems as if the gasket doesn't want to let loose even though it was lubed upon install, I even went as far as to lube one with a synthetic grease and it too gave problems being removed. Thanks for your reply........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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