hey hey, i'm not a noob at changing oil here....of course I put some oil on the seal of the filter. Just the placement of the front exhaust headers and radiator make it a tight space and lots of heat to deal with. But the effort doesn't go unoticed.....my baby is filled up with 6 quarts of Mobil 1 full synth...a motorcraft filter.... and the same day before I changed the oil, I spent about 8 hours detailing her....treated and conditioned the leather, washed, waxed, took towels everywhere..... my LX is looking purty good!