Oil filter o ring 2.5 tdi

[098Joe]

Just realised my car is dripping oil on my block paving.  So had a quick look under bonnet, and oil is seeping out from where the plastic filter housing screws in.  I unscrewed it and to my surprise no O ring, can somebody confirm whether or not there should be one?  

 

Thanks

Joe      

[jimbof]

If it is like the 1.9 (which it looks like from the filters I've seen) there should be two O rings - a small one on the "tip" of the oil filter holder, and a large one on the cap of the oil filter holder.

[dieselV6]

1 oring only, above the cap thread. 2.5TDI filter clips into the cap, no spindle going through the filter like 1.9/2.0 ones. But if it is missing, it'll leak for sure. Was the car serviced recently?

[oh_superb]

The O ring comes with every new filter. Get a new filter in there and don't forget the O ring ;-)

It must have been quite a bit of oil to fill the Vee and then drip...

[098Joe]

1 oring only, above the cap thread. 2.5TDI filter clips into the cap, no spindle going through the filter like 1.9/2.0 ones. But if it is missing, it'll leak for sure. Was the car serviced recently?

 Thanks I was pretty sure there should be one.  Yes had an oil change in August so guess it took a while to work it's way out of the undertray.  National Tyres will be getting some grief tomorrow.  But I am relieved that it is not a big problem. Sometimes I park facing up a slope so maybe it ran out of the vee quicker than if always on the level.