BX23 hydraulic leak need help

[Artractor]

Hi. Was operating and sprung a leak at the filter. The filter housing appeared cracked so I replaced it, filled the system, ran for a few minutes, then fluid starting spraying at the base of the filter again (at the gasket but kind of hard to tell with it spraying everywhere).

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Pressure relief or some valve stuck in the system? Fluke bad filter? Any ideas?

 

[Bee-Positive]

What were you doing when "operating" just before it sprung a leak?

When you say the filter housing was cracked do you mean the filter was cracked or the housing the filter screws onto was cracked? Did you inspect the old filter that "appeared" to be cracked to be sure it was in fact cracked?

Have to ask - did you make sure you removed the old O-ring with the old filter? Sometimes the old seal can remain on and it gets "double" ringed causing a bad seal. Hence another benefit of inspecting the old filter.