dold@CR-VXFires.usenet.us.com wrote in message news:<ccvakg$23o$2@blue.rahul.net>...

> >>It's very simple; the grease monkeys are leaving the old oil filter
> >>seal behind when they change out the filter.
>
> > Is there a reason why this would happen more often with CRVs than with
> > any other car?
>
> Probably because the factory failed to lubricate the original oil filter
> before installing it.

Any word as to whether the affected CR-Vs were built at the same factory?