On 8/27/20 5:24 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:38:30 -0400, Bill Saunders
wrote:

I know this is offtopic here, but I posted in some auto groups but
doesn't look like they're very active. Due to Covid, for the first time
in two decades, I changed my own oil today on my Ford Taurus, but I have
a question: how tight should the oil filter be? I coated it first with
the new oil, then tightened by hand followed by quite tight with the
filter wremch, but now I'm reading that I should have only tightened it
slightly beyond hand tight. Thanks in advance.
Good luck getting that sucker off 6 months from now. I'd loosen it
NOW and tighten to spec - usually about 1/4 turn past "seated".


I just did. Thanks to the group. Although the oil change seemed
simple, I'm going to jot down some notes so I don't forget the small
things. It could be quite some time before my mechanic does it again.