Thanks a lot for the replies some good info here.
The car is a stock base model so no special pullies here.
I just looked over the damage on my lunch break and I found the serpentine belt on the skid plate. On careful inspection and a quick clean I don't see any flaws it must have spun off and fell directly on the plastic skidplate. (Its a brand new belt also)
I checked the oil and it is not registering low at all (I'm on a slight incline so its probobly not accurate) so Its likely lot less of a spill than I initially thought, I was assuming it must have leaked a bunch on the road, the puddle under my car is only about softball size with about a half a cup of oil pooling on the skid plate.
Where did you put the O-Rings? They are supposed to fit in the grooves not go under the flat face or any thing like that.
This has been covered before, it is not the filters fault, it's probably yours.
I take the blame fully here as I was the one who changed the oil.
FWIW I've never had issues the other 12 or so times I've changed it in this car. I was aware of the proper location of the large O-ring. My true fault was not stopping once I initially noticed the new oring didn't fit snug in the groove. There was zero tension on the ring if not a small gap (perhaps its just a fluke with the one I bought?)
I almost considered putting the used one back on but didn't think it was too bad to warrant failure. The loose fit likely caused the Oring to jump the groove when I tightened the housing (I followed the torque spec on the housing which I think was 25nm), I'll take a close look when I get a chance after work.
I can't justify the hassle/cost of towing the car home its about an hour, not to mention the tow truck will not fit in the parking garage so I will try to get this repaired this evening.
The car still has enough juice to run the lights (didnt try the ignition for obvious reasons) I also parked on the third floor of the garage just in case a rolling start would be needed (thankful for manual trans
)
new questions
- Is there a good store bought degreaser I can use to get the pullies clean enough to safely install/operate the serpentine?
- Anything wrong with a rolling start/popping clutch to start if the battery isn't up to it?
- Any risk that the serp belt could be not visibly flawed...such as stretched?
- The belt tensioner setup looks fairly simple any recommendations on tools for this? I know most have a nut or hole that you can use to remove tension to allow for belt install.
Again thanks for responses.
While I feel better about this situation than I did this morning, I have just been surprised by the door sill rust fairy...its not good
but that will be another thread.