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Howdy folks. Well i finanally got my new engine in my van,(318) got every thing bolted up, primed the oil ,reconected the coil wire, started it up, yey started right up,but then the disaster, it started dumping every ounce of oil out of the plate that the oil filter bolts to. Any body have info?? It`s a 91 engine

Yeah, you might have a bad O-ring in there. You didn't say what make it is, but if it is a ford, those O-rings can pinch durring installation, or if it is an old one, flatten out and won't hald a seal with high oil PSI

Sorry about that, it`s a dodge van.I did not see a place for a o-ring,It`s kinda a disc that bolts to the block then the oil filter bolts to that

There is a copper washer which goes under the center bolt of the filter plate ( housing, whatever ) , and a paper washer which goes under it. You forgot one of them.

There's a flat circular gasket goes behind the steel plate. It's the same one as used on the old can-type filter.

I used the gasket that came with the engine set,shaped like a peace sign with a hole in the middle, but i did not use a copper washer ,did not see one ,suppose i`ll get a new gasket set from the dealer see if it works. thanks guys

You just need to go to the local parts store and get a copper washer assortment. When you pull the bolt from the center of the housing, you'll probably see that the old aluminum washer has kind of formed itself to the housing. You'll need to pry it off, or punch it out from the inside, file it off, or whatever.

i had a cracked casting on the bypass where the check valve is