O'Reilly's is about to be on my shit list. [Kind of ranty] 

"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-) 04/27/2017 at 14:44 • Filed to: None

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So yesterday I decided to replace the fuel filter due to the plugs showing a lean condition and no CEL. So I started kind of late, because I didn’t want to work on a hot engine and I was having trouble getting the new filter to fit and it was getting dark, so I decided to finish it the next morning before class.

The next morning I get the bottom , with some unexpected difficulty, and top connected. However when I prime it, fuel sprays out a pinhole in the top. After taking the banjo bolt out I found a burr on the top of the filter that was preventing the washer from sealing.

So I walk to O’Reilly’s and exchange it and pay $10 for the WIX brand. Repeat the process and again fuel’s spraying out the top. So I took out the banjo bolt, replaced the top new washer with the old one; put it back together and now it’s working.

Holy fuck O’Reilly’s for $20 you can’t make a filter that seals and for $30 the washers still don’t seal! Go fuck a camel and die O’Reilly’s. I checked with the dealer just now and they sell the filter and washers for $32.

Also still have no idea what this thing does. It’s a fuel line that attaches to the fuel filter bracket and just stops there plugged. I haven’t traced it yet (I do know it lead back under the car though), but I highly doubt it’s stock. Probably some emission’s work around.

Tristan > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 14:50

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Your local O’Reilly manufactures and sells their own filters? [/sarcasm]

Faulty parts happen. Though the new washers not sealing is a bit odd.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 14:53

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I’ve been waiting on O’Reilly’s to call me back for about 5 years now, they said they’d call Edelbrock to check on a bracket I needed for my 68 Montego MX Cyclone that they failed at ordering twice (making me mess a classic car event) and then call me back once they did.

I don’t even own the Montego any more, still no call....

Discerning > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 14:57

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I wouldn’t blame O’Reilly’s for a faulty WIX filter.

WIX is a good filter manufacturer. Surprised that you got a faulty part but it happens regardless of the manufacturer. In general, WIX is one of the best filter manufacturers out there.

Die-Trying > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 15:13

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i quit doing buisness with them a while back. they went and made me mad when i was putting together my short short bed truck............. the system showed the part i needed. they didnt have the part there. i told them to order me the part. i would pay upfront for it. they had to CHECK to see if they could order the part(rag joint between the steering box and steering shaft(common part)) and then they would give me a call to let me know if they could sell it to me. i live 45 minutes away. so later that day, they give me a call to say that yes they can. i tell them to get it on its way over, and i will pick it up tomorro. they then said...... get this “you have to come back to the store to pay up front BEFORE we can order it for you,” and it would be 8 days before it can get here. INSTEAD, went to car quest, in Helotes (rip) they had one at another store, and would get it for me within the hour if i could wait.

awesome place, that car quest, along with the one on roosevelt(south side) IT has a machine shop, and they have most any seals or gaskets i have needed. if they didnt, it was a day, two TOPS out..........

i TRY very hard to not need to do business with Orielys

CobraJoe > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 15:27

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Pretty sure that orange line is stock, I had one on the ‘94 Integra I just finished tearing apart. Can’t remember what it was for exactly though.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Discerning 04/27/2017 at 16:15

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I though WIX was there own brand? Like Duralast and AutoZone.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Die-Trying 04/27/2017 at 16:18

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In Washington I always went to NAPA, not only did I never have to wait even a whole day for anything, but they also had a machine shop were they would press out ball joints, bearing, and bushings for like $10. Which was awesome.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > CobraJoe 04/27/2017 at 16:19

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Interesting, I’ll have to do some digging on the forums then.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 16:29

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Nope. Wix is the shit. A lot of top dollar house brands are made by wix. A lot of OE filters are made by wix.

Discerning > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 04/27/2017 at 16:48

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This man speaks the truth. WIX is one of the best filter producers out there.

Their top of the line product group is very high quality.

You can purchase filters directly from WIX, from NAPA, from O’Reilly’s and any independent distributor who chooses to stock them.

Discerning > Die-Trying 04/27/2017 at 16:54

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CarQuest is OK. The Carquest brand is actually owned by Advance Auto Parts.

There are some locations that are still independently owned, but most all of them have been bought out by Advance. The CQ branding might still exist on the wall, but it is likely run by ADV corporate.

Interestingly, most all Carquests used to be entirely privately owned. The owners paid for parts, the branding, the software and marketplace data, etc. from CQ corporate.

NAPA Auto Parts has a similar model. The majority of NAPA stores outside of major city areas are entirely privately owned. They aren’t franchises either. Completely privately owned.

Die-Trying > Discerning 04/27/2017 at 18:22

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that would go a long ways toward explaining why all the napa stores, that i have been in, seemed so very well organized, stocked, and generally the shelves well groomed. it also explains why their prices seem a bit steep. its hard to keep up with the monster chain stores.......i miss getting to dig through the large parts books catalogs.if you knew what you were doing, you could find ANYTHING...... here about a year ago the car quest lost all of its branding, and got all switched over to advance. it lost is hometown feel instantly. at least tractor supply moved in.......

brianbrannon > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 19:35

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If your car was running lean the check engine light would be on

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > brianbrannon 04/27/2017 at 19:57

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Idk, Honda OBD-I is useless in my experience. I’ve had vacuum leaks that were audible while driving that didn’t throw a CEL.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/27/2017 at 20:15

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A shit list is no place for O’Reilly’s because they’re not good enough for that. It sounds like it took you three tries to fix something that wasn’t broken. Barefooted. I’m not sure about you...

brianbrannon > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/29/2017 at 00:58

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The MAP sensor adjusts for the vacuum leak to keep the mixture right. Better than a carburetor or MAF in that way. Yours is burning oil, right? That would be a rich condition not a lean one.

A half acetone half ATF fluid soak might help free up the oil control rings on the pistons. Replaced a lot of stuck oil rings when I worked on Hondas

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > brianbrannon 04/29/2017 at 01:44

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That’s the thing. The spark plugs show a lean condition. I made another post about it. Here’s the link.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/mysterys-afoot-1794650906

brianbrannon > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/29/2017 at 02:15

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Normal color with some ash showing on the plugs?

https://www.ngksparkplugs.com/about-ngk/faqs/spark-plug-faqs/how-do-i-read-a-spark-plug

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > brianbrannon 04/29/2017 at 02:52

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Not sure what you mean by ash exactly. But it seems like something crystallized on the plug. It’s not the normal color either. It’s much whiter than normal. I think the grey spots may be the normal color actually.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > brianbrannon 04/29/2017 at 02:53

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Deposits is the closest thing to it on that chart, but it’s no where near that bad.

brianbrannon > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/29/2017 at 03:12

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If you are trying to use plug reading for tuning then you have to put fresh plugs in a hot engine and run a quarter mile and shut the engine off at the traps then read them.

brianbrannon > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/29/2017 at 03:15

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Pictures you posted show a normal average mixture, though