Re: {Chrysler 300} Oil Filter Gasket

[dplotkin <dplotkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try heating up a copper washer red hot with a plumbers torch before using as a crush washer.

Danny Plotkin 

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From: John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: 7/26/23 9:28 AM (GMT-05:00)

To: Zach Hietsch <zhietsch@xxxxxxxxx>

Cc: John Lazenby <french_fryguy@xxxxxxxxx>, Bob Merritt <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Chrysler list server <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Oil Filter Gasket

Hi the stock  setup is ok once calmed down , oil spill mess is the issue . They changed millions of those in the day .
But I think you are correct ,the following  comment is only from memory , I think there is supposed to be (?) a copper washer between the bolt head and filter can .
I have found those copper washers  in general on ebay or amazon , .. find ID of washer to pick by measuring stem .
It seals on the two faces , so even slightly loose on bolt will work  ( often washers today are offshore metric) . Or maybe someone like Andy Bernbaum has the mopar one . 
Related and tricky , again from memory  , incompetents often overtightened them ( there is a spec , use it ) resulting in either bottoming out of thread or denting in the top of the can , making it shorter , then it leaks forever . Cure might be a machine shop or press to push pout again but top  has to be level after,  to seal 360 .

An alternative might be two stock washers stacked , possibly with RTV or weatherstrip cement holding them together , that would give you ?.030 more sealing “ crush”, even with a  dented in can  . And use correct torque
The ws cement can help hold the block side gasket in place too . I found out it is good  for like 400F once cured —and
3M recommends it as a gasket sealer  . I love the stuff , a few dots get tacky  hold things like oil pan gaskets , while you work . Comes off flat surfaces pretty easy unlike permatex type products , and sometimes RTV success imho  is flaky at best .
good luck
john g
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> On Jul 26, 2023, at 8:24 AM, Zach Hietsch <zhietsch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Help John and Bob,
>
> I recently replaced the oil filter on my B and it is leaking from the top where the nut is. The service manual doesn’t show a gasket there. Should there be some sort of gasket other than the one that connects to the block.
>
> Also is there an easier way to get the filter on and know that the bottom gasket is lined up correctly other than struggling through the engine bay?
>
> I have a spin on filter adapter but I can’t loosen the bolts with the space available around the connector. I’ve been trying to avoid using impacts and power tools because I don’t want to break anything. Should I tempt fate or would removing the wheel well be the best path forward.
>
> Any insight would be greatly appreciated. 
>
> Thanks
> Zach Hietsch
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