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<p>[QUOTE="GrapeApe, post: 4959156, member: 104665"]That particular filter requires a full turn, this is why they put the instructions there. Hand tight plus 1 turn, the numbers are only for a reference point. On filters that require 3/4 turn, they will have the instructions at each number telling you what number to turn to. Some filters use letters.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing I think most people are missing here is that the numbers count down when you're tightening. If you're at #1 and its says to tighten to #2, it's actually 3/4 turn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GrapeApe, post: 4959156, member: 104665"]That particular filter requires a full turn, this is why they put the instructions there. Hand tight plus 1 turn, the numbers are only for a reference point. On filters that require 3/4 turn, they will have the instructions at each number telling you what number to turn to. Some filters use letters. The thing I think most people are missing here is that the numbers count down when you're tightening. If you're at #1 and its says to tighten to #2, it's actually 3/4 turn.[/QUOTE]
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