oil filter elbow bent

I was at the oil change place and the guy told me that the oil pump/ thing that the oil filter connects to is bent and if i hit a bump it could hit hte oil pan and rupture the oil filter and let the oil drian out. That does not sound like my idea of a good time. so i looked at it and it has fallen about 15 to 20 degrees. is this a big deal. If so how do i fix it?

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skog

????? What year...etc. Are you refering to the oil filter adapter, the thing the filter screws to? Pic would help also....this sounds suspect.

Rev

'96 sport. 4.0 I dont have a camera but if somebody would post a pic i could draw an arrow to the prob area in paint then repost. The this the filter screws too is what is drooped not actually bent.

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skog

If it is loose enough to move it must leak like a sieve. If it ain't leaking I think the guy is giving you a load. Is this somewhere you go often?

Rev

no it is not loose. the guy ( a fairly large gent) coundnt twist it at all. he called me out and showed me and it is defenaly lower that it is supposed to be. When i bought my vechile about a year ago it looked like this. I changed my oil and stuck a 3/8" socket extension in it and was able to move it back to horizonal. It has fallen since my last oil change i did about 3500 miles ago (2 months) I have done no wheeling in the past 4 months I trust this place though i have never taken my vechile there before it is where we take our company trucks and they have never tried to screw us over before.

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skog

I'm trying to picture what would be "hanging" too..

Here are some pictures of my block while it was being built..

'97 TJ block ( I think...)



This is the adapter that was on my '99 block that doesn't work with the above block



I have other pictures... Do either of these cover what you are refering to?

Mark em up and re-post so we can see.

-Adam-

here is a pic. you can kinda see it is sagging a bit. the above pic from ADam J is the part that is sagging. this pic is the best i could get. it is pretty tight and at a weird angle in there. appreciate all the help

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skog

If it is not hitting or leaking, tighten it up and leave it. What brand of filter is that? And is it the correct size?

JMHO

Rev