Oil change question...
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From: Livermore,CA.
Oil change question...
Well, did my first oil change this weekend..
The rest have been comped by the dealer...
Anyway..went pretty smooth until I took the filter off...
I was not ready for the top heavy nature of this large of a filter with
two quarts of oil...Slipped out of my hands and proceeded to make a
mess....
No biggie..sopped it up and the rest went well....
My question is...Is there any problem poking a hole in the bottom
of the filter to drain it...then removing it???
If no problem...What is best to poke a hole in it with???
Chris..
The rest have been comped by the dealer...
Anyway..went pretty smooth until I took the filter off...
I was not ready for the top heavy nature of this large of a filter with
two quarts of oil...Slipped out of my hands and proceeded to make a
mess....
No biggie..sopped it up and the rest went well....
My question is...Is there any problem poking a hole in the bottom
of the filter to drain it...then removing it???
If no problem...What is best to poke a hole in it with???
Chris..
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From: Corona
Same here, luckily a friend told me about puncturing it before my first change. I found it worth the extra $1-2.00 for the K&N oil filter it has a 1” wrench nut on the bottom that makes it easer for install and removal
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Originally Posted by nodakford
I have poke a hole in mine. I have used an awl, then a philips screwdriver to drain it faster. I hate to wait.
One thing... MAKE SURE YOU CAN GET THE FILTER OFF BEFORE YOU POKE A HOLE!!!! (i have never had that problem, but always wondered .... what if??)
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Originally Posted by Hummer1823
One thing... MAKE SURE YOU CAN GET THE FILTER OFF BEFORE YOU POKE A HOLE!!!! (i have never had that problem, but always wondered .... what if??)
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another thing you may want to look at when doing the oil change is a Fumoto Valve that replaces the oil plug. it has a ball valve in it, and it is a no-mess way to drain the oil. i got mine from DieselSite i believe, so check it out-
http://www.dieselsite.com/index.asp?...PROD&ProdID=33
http://www.dieselsite.com/index.asp?...PROD&ProdID=33
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Cargo Master
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I did the hole punch once w/o checking to see if I could get the filter loose. ended up crushing the filter body after trying first a filter end wrench, then a regular strap wrench and haveing to step up to a chain type strap wrench. after crushing the filter I just kept tearing at it with pliers till all that was left was the filter mouniting flange, I removed it very gently with a nice long alignment punch and ball peen hammer. Never could figure out why the filter locked on there, the new one screwed on fine.
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I am so glad I am not the only one that has done the big filter spill on my first oil change. Ruined a pretty decent work sweatshirt that way. I punch the bottom of the filter every time now. Never thought about checking to see it I could get it loose first though.... Good idea.
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[QUOTE=Hummer1823]I do the same thing, works Great!!!
One thing... MAKE SURE YOU CAN GET THE FILTER OFF BEFORE YOU POKE A HOLE!!!! (i have never had that problem, but always wondered .... what if??)
Then you get the biggest flat-bladed screwdriver you have, hammer it through the filter sideways (Below the pickup), and crack it loose as if you had a grip on a 4-point tire iron.
One thing... MAKE SURE YOU CAN GET THE FILTER OFF BEFORE YOU POKE A HOLE!!!! (i have never had that problem, but always wondered .... what if??)
Then you get the biggest flat-bladed screwdriver you have, hammer it through the filter sideways (Below the pickup), and crack it loose as if you had a grip on a 4-point tire iron.
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From: Bend Oregon
Then you get the biggest flat-bladed screwdriver you have, hammer it through the filter sideways (Below the pickup), and crack it loose as if you had a grip on a 4-point tire iron.[/QUOTE]
oh ya, that was the step I used after the chain type filter wrench, it assured total dustruction of the filter housing.
oh ya, that was the step I used after the chain type filter wrench, it assured total dustruction of the filter housing.
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From: Bend Oregon
I didnt want to keep the filter housing for anything, I was just a little panicked that I couldn't get it loose with any of the conventional methods and ended up haveing to " chisel " the flange off the filter adapter.