The gasket appears to have a bulge on the filter. It is not large enough or detailed enough to be certain, however. I can't determine from the photo what brand of filter that was.

If you drove a quarter of a mile you drove about 1,300 feet. At highway speeds the engine would have turned over 500 revolutions give or take a few. That might be enough to cause significant damage. When I was driving and lost all oil pressure and heard the knocking in a Ford engine I drove a shorter distance but at a much lower speed. No damage ensued.

The photo appears to be a round type gasket which inserts into the body of the filter. That more or less precludes the previous filter gasket from sticking to the filter housing so that is probably not an issue.

Who last changed the oil and filter? I'd want to know that.

I would also want to verify the filter was actually blocked and whether the by-pass valve was inoperative.

If the dealer put the filter on and failed to properly tighten it then I would think you would have a cause of action against him. If Joe Blow with his greasy rag put it on you would have to prove he failed to do his job. You might be able to sue him in small claims court for damages received.

This is probably a good reason to have the oil and filter changes done at the dealer. They are always running specials on these for about $20-25 and then they put the info into the computer. And then they can deal with the used oil and filter. I think it is money well spent although I occasionally change my own oil, since it is no big deal.

 

Well, I agree with you about the Fram filter. Neither would I.

This are good articles on various filters. Fram brings up the rear.

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