How much trouble am I in?

Which oil filter adapter do you have? 90 degree or the plate where the filter screws straight onto the block? If you have a 90 degree, buy a big copper washer to use between the head of the big bolt and the body of the adapter. Use that instead of the Mickey Mouse fiber washer that comes in the gasket kit. Thick cork washer goes on the bolt on the inside, between the adapter and the block. The other gasket for the perimeter is obvious...lol. After I started using big copper washers where I mentioned, I haven't had a leak since. I suspect it is because you can crank the bolt to the 50 ft lbs of torque and not split the fiber washer from the kit. You've gotten good advice on the oil, so fingers crossed!

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