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Check for the washer between the spring and the oil filter. Often stuck to the oil filter and often accidentally binned. I have 3 engines here and none of them had the washer.BTW mine are 400s, I imagine yours has a similar washer.
Nope - no washer on the one I removed. Spring, yes. Washer, nope.
Great feeling. Good jobVery surprised the stud extractor did not work. Did you use the one size smaller than the one that fit and tap it on?
You ust be chuffed.What replacement bolt will you be using? There are non OEM bolts with a larger hex. Less change to get mangled.