Oil Filter Housing stripped

[vxlady]

Hi, I'm new around here. I bought my VX about a year ago used; it's a 1999 silver model, 46,000 miles.

When I last had the oil changed, the guys at Jiffy Lube told me that the housing that holds the oil filter had been stripped. I've called around a bit and can't find a mechanic who has even seen a VX.

What I want to know is, what part do I need to get, what's the best place to get it from, and if there is anyone from the SF Bay area around here, I'd love to know who you work with for your VX repairs.

Thanks!

[Anita]

Not that what they say is false, but I would NEVER believe what a Jiffy Lube tells you at face value! THey are in the business to take your money.

Perhaps one of you good gentlemen (or ladies) living near that area can refer her to a good mechanic.

[Y33TREKker]

Not that what they say is false, but I would NEVER believe what a Jiffy Lube tells you at face value! THey are in the business to take your money.

Agreed. And I think the metal used for the threads of an oil filter is generally softer than the oil filter housing, and should therefore strip before the housing ever would. Then again, some of those guys are of the "gorilla tight has to be better right?" variety, so you never know what may have happened. At any rate, it would be a good idea to at least take a look at it to make sure it's not leaking now.

[tom4bren]

vxlady,

Welcome to the family.

I can't help you with a mechanic since I live on the other coast. I need to look into what you're asking about (& I'm sure others are too). Oil filter housings don't strip on their own. It must have been damaged during one of the oil changes - probably cross threaded the oil filter when they were installing it or sometime in the past, someone put the filter on too tight and messed up the threads when they tried to get it off.

I'll let you know what I find out unless someone beats me to it. I assume that Jiffy Lube did not complete the job and you need a quick response since it's sitting in their parking lot undriveable.

[vxlady]

Hi All, and thanks for the info. I bought my VX about a year ago from a friend. I took it for its first oil change at a place called Oil Changers; that's where I suspect the stripping took place. It took them something like an hour to do the oil change.
My friend suggested I take it to Jiffy Lube, since that's where he always took it, and so I did. That's where the guys informed me of the problem.

I'm still driving around, there seem to be no visible oil leaks. But I'd like to get this dealt with. Does anyone know what part I would need to replace the oil filter housing, and how expensive can I expect this to be?

Thanks!

[tom4bren]

On the right side of the home page (towards bottom) there is a download section that has a pdf file of VX part list. If you look in there you can find the part shown in the engine section (kind of blurry but readable).

The part you are looking for (34 in the picture) is called "adapter" and the part number is

89714 93432

Merlin at St Charles Isuzu has the part for $102.65 (if you mention you got the info from this forum). It's $120.77 otherwise.

http://isuzu.stcharlesauto.com/Department-Parts.aspx is where you can get his phone number. Make sure you ask for Merlin - he's helped out a lot of us.

[Ascinder]

Some of the time with housings like ours they use a threaded insert that goes into the housing and the filter. If this is the piece that is stripped, you should be able to get one super cheap as long as you know what the threads are. It is a double ended piece of threaded steel which may or may not have different threads on each end. I don't remember if the VX has one or not, but I can guarantee they would be a lot cheaper than $100+ dollars, probably under $5. It 's worth a shot at least.