Why is oil leaking from my oil filter?

[Jobu]

......Pumping the brakes after a brake job too! 

Yep.

[Howie]

Ducati actually has a torque spec for the oil filter, 16nm. or 11.8 ft lbs.   

[Jobu]

Ducati actually has a torque spec for the oil filter, 16nm. or 11.8 ft lbs.   

I think Ducati pulls some these touque specs out of a hat (their ass).

[NAKID]

I think Ducati pulls some these touque specs out of a hat (their ass).

Does that make them ass-hats?

[Buckethead]

Of course not. They're from Italy, not Massachusetts. 

[Trenchdigger]

Of course not. They're from Italy, not Massachusetts. 

HAHAHAHA!!!

[Trenchdigger]

UPDATE!!!

Using the Strap-Wrench to torque the filter down a bit more did the trick.  NO MORE LEAK!!!


I'll be buying a proper torque wrench and a filter "socket" to get the filter on just right from now on.


Thanks for listening!!! 

[Rameses]

UPDATE!!!

Using the Strap-Wrench to torque the filter down a bit more did the trick.  NO MORE LEAK!!!


I'll be buying a proper torque wrench and a filter "socket" to get the filter on just right from now on.


Thanks for listening!!! 

Just go with the K&N oil filter and you won't have to worry about a special socket.

They have a regular hex-head built on the bottom of the filter.

[SP3]

Check the flange of your filter to make sure the threaded inner boss is not bottoming out on the threaded nipple preventing the seal ring from compressing

+32.432

I have had two filters with this problem over the years.

[cgos4r]

Ducati actually has a torque spec for the oil filter, 16nm. or 11.8 ft lbs.   

Can you please confirm this spec? I tried 8 ft/lbs, but still have seepage.

[DucHead]

Just go with the K&N oil filter and you won't have to worry about a special socket.

They have a regular hex-head built on the bottom of the filter.

+1  I use K&N oil filters on all my vehicles primarily for this reason.  I dislike strap wrenches. 

[ducpainter]

Can you please confirm this spec? I tried 8 ft/lbs, but still have seepage.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=373.msg39052#msg39052

[cgos4r]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=373.msg39052#msg39052

Thanks, someone had mentioned 11.5 ft/lbs; however, the specs listed on that other thread say 10 - 12 Nm. So, max ft/lbs would be 8.85.