Oil filter drain chute
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Oil filter drain chute
hi all, i was just wondering if anyone else has the issue that i have with my oil filter drain chute? well, all i can say about it, its practically worthless !!! its a good idea to have it there, but mine always flows over the back side, and makes a mess regardless !!! anyone else experience this and have a remedy? thanks !!
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i never thought of that... maybe since i always do the changes inside my garage. maybe i could just put my floor jack under the pumpkin and simulate the decline. thanks for the advice !
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Originally Posted by mattd17
i never thought of that... maybe since i always do the changes inside my garage. maybe i could just put my floor jack under the pumpkin and simulate the decline. thanks for the advice !
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Same here guys, I liked the setup on my 97 where the filter was in front of driver side wheel. No matter how I park it seems to be messy but my wife has mustang and she's on the mustang forums alot as while I a'm here. Someone said they use a gallon size freezer bag and put around the filter while taking it off I did this and it does work good ,if your careful and don't let the bag bunch up..Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by mik369
Same here guys, I liked the setup on my 97 where the filter was in front of driver side wheel. No matter how I park it seems to be messy but my wife has mustang and she's on the mustang forums alot as while I a'm here. Someone said they use a gallon size freezer bag and put around the filter while taking it off I did this and it does work good ,if your careful and don't let the bag bunch up..Just a thought.
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i never thought of that... maybe since i always do the changes inside my garage. maybe i could just put my floor jack under the pumpkin and simulate the decline. thanks for the advice !
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powderburn2,
You beat me to the comment...
Jacking up on the pumpkin can cause the cover to distort and leak. There is a special fixture Ford makes specifically for this.
The approved method is to jack up each axel independently.
I get a little dripping over the back side of the oil drain chute, but nothing severe or worth noting. I just move he pan back a little to catch anything that runs over, which seems to work for me. Perhaps a larger catch pan might help.
Doug
You beat me to the comment...
Jacking up on the pumpkin can cause the cover to distort and leak. There is a special fixture Ford makes specifically for this.
The approved method is to jack up each axel independently.
I get a little dripping over the back side of the oil drain chute, but nothing severe or worth noting. I just move he pan back a little to catch anything that runs over, which seems to work for me. Perhaps a larger catch pan might help.
Doug
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Easier yet is to use a hunk of aluminum foil from the kitchen....mold it to form a funnel from filter to oil pan...works great on my '97 Mark VIII and that filter is a nightmare to change.
