1996 Chevy Lumina High Oil Pressure

1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA
132,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SEABEAR991
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1300 miles after an Oil change out with Casstrol High Mileage 5-30 oil and 200 miles after having my car smog checked i started it after work and it made an excessiv rattling nois and proceeded to dump the entire contents of the oil system on the ground. i discovered later it had blown the seal on the oil filter/ i replaced the filter making sure of a clean surface and good seat on the gasket and replaced the oil. apon testing it it blew the new filter seal and all of the new oil in about 15 seconds. any idea of the cause and of a cure
May 14, 2010 at 2:39 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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pressure relief valve inside of oil pump may have failed, this will overpressure engine and cause oil filter seal to fail.
May 15, 2010 at 12:02 AM