Quote: I hope his question about the filter length was answered.
The filter length isn't the problem.
I have seen a loose/too long power steering belt hit on the water pump pulley but never on the oil filter. . If you look at the picture posted above by DPelliter if the person has the correct parts it's kind hard to imagine the belt hitting the oil filter unless he has some enormous belt or the wrong setup ?
This is a case where not answering the question specifically is a good answer.
