Oil Filter Adapter Leak

So far the rear main seal and oil pan gasket have been replaced. New valve cover gasket and head gasket and the other day I noticed a nice size oil spot on the ground. While my Jeep was running it would drip every five seconds. I noticed the oil was gathering around the oil filter adapter. After doing some research I found these helpful links on how easy it is to fix the leak:


http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/filter.html

http://www.madxj.com/MADXJ/technical/technicalfiles/ARoilFilterConversion/OilFilterConversion.htm

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoOilAdaptorOrings.htm

I needed three O rings and one T60 torx bit. I have two torx bit sets but neither had a T60 needed to get the adapter off. After a trip to Sears I was able to pick one up for five bucks and made in the USA.

The problem I had was the space between the bolt and frame. I couldn't get a ratchet on the socket like mentioned in the links above so I ground four sides onto the socket. I was then able to get a crescent wrench onto it. Using a homemade breaker bar setup consisting of a 1/2 drive breaker bar and a large socket I was able to break the bolt. It was on there good.



After looking at the bolt I noticed there were no O rings on it. I'm surprised I wasn't leaking more oil than what it was doing already. I still can't believe there were no O rings on it.







I reused my oil filter because it was replaced recently. The fix would of took me a half hour if it wasn't so hard to break the torx bolt. Why torx, sheesh.