Why yes, I do own a Subaru. Why do you ask?

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 11/11/2019 at 08:53 • Filed to: forest, ring of fire

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Tripper > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 09:07

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touch a heat shield?

Victorinoo > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 09:07

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Is that burn a result of vaping or from a hot  engine bay?

facw > Tripper 11/11/2019 at 09:13

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Changing the oil filter on some Subarus is basically playing Operation.

Tripper > Tripper 11/11/2019 at 09:17

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oh it’s the easiest thing ever in my wife’s forester.

facw > Tripper 11/11/2019 at 09:39

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It’s pretty amazing that Subaru could release both the above monstrosity and this:

benn454 > facw 11/11/2019 at 09:42

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 Filter socket and my longest extension. No way in hell I'm sticking my hand in there unless it's been sitting overnight first. 

jimz > facw 11/11/2019 at 10:06

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“Hold my beer...”

- Ford Ranger

jimz > facw 11/11/2019 at 10:08

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Harley-Davidson: “What do you mean, you don’t want oil all over the engine case, frame, and engine mounts so it’ll drip for days?”

benn454 > jimz 11/11/2019 at 10:12

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“ How else do you expect those parts to be lubricated!?!”

“I...I don’t think those are supposed-”

“Look buddy. We don't tell you how to pull teeth. You don't tell us how to build a bike."

Dusty Ventures > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 10:12

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CalzoneGolem > Tripper 11/11/2019 at 10:22

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There’s just so many .

CalzoneGolem > Victorinoo 11/11/2019 at 10:23

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Vaping in a hot engine bay.

CalzoneGolem > Dusty Ventures 11/11/2019 at 10:23

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I lost. :-\

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > benn454 11/11/2019 at 10:37

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I always just wore gloves 

benn454 > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 11/11/2019 at 10:43

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I always wear latex gloves, but I already have problems with hand fitment without adding the bulk of mechanic’s gloves. I miss the old land yachts whose engine bays you could practically stand in.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > jimz 11/11/2019 at 11:13

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How bad is the R anger?

jimz > BaconSandwich is tasty. 11/11/2019 at 11:36

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thejustache > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 11:36

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Why yes I do own a Subaru... but that’s actually from raking leaves all day yesterday

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 11:39

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Yet another reason I bought the Kona instead of an XV/Impreza

(video shows a 2.0, but the 1.6t differs only in that the drain and filter access are in a single hole. Note the oblong cutout to simultaneously allow easy access with a socket and ratchet and the drain oil stream to miss the undertray completely. Thanks, Hyundai!)

CalzoneGolem > thejustache 11/11/2019 at 11:41

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Ah brother we shall destroy the leave mena ce together !

CalzoneGolem > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 11/11/2019 at 11:42

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It should be noted that I also changed the oil in our 1.6 Soul with no ill affects.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 11:45

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I mean, Hyundai and Kia are basically the same company... Closer than Audi and VW in most  ways. The 1 .6t Gamma is shared, so it makes sense that the oil change in the Kia is just as well thought out.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > jimz 11/11/2019 at 11:49

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Well that’s a horrible location. At least it isn’t surrounded by hot exhaust parts, though.

OneSlowScion > thejustache 11/11/2019 at 12:47

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I don't own a Subaru, which is why I can afford a leaf blower...

thejustache > OneSlowScion 11/11/2019 at 13:28

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Well said.

We never had a leaf blower growing up. Our neighbor did his farmhouse lawn with a silage blower he converted and ran behind his tractor. We did our yard by hand. Now that I’m 2 years into owning my own house I suddenly realized “wait... I don’t actually have to be raking. They make a thing for this’. Next year...

Dogsatemypants > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 13:44

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Show me on the doll where you want to hurt the guy in charge of filter placement.

CalzoneGolem > Dogsatemypants 11/11/2019 at 13:50

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*gestures broadly at the doll*

Tripper > facw 11/11/2019 at 14:53

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lol yea that’s what I’m taking about. It’s still slightly easier on the 02 because the filter sits at an angle where that is more natural for my hands to remove the filter

OneSlowScion > thejustache 11/11/2019 at 16:03

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Same here, my brother and I always raked growing up. W e’re farm kids   so it didn’t seem like much work at the time, but as we grew up we just wanted to get it done.    Also when you do get a blower get one of the biggest ones, unless you have a small yard believe me it’s worth it.

Dogsatemypants > CalzoneGolem 11/11/2019 at 16:54

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having skinny hands, i never had too much trouble with the ring of  fire. My least favorite was a porsche with a crossmember right behind the oil pan drain.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > jimz 11/11/2019 at 17:24

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Are the engineers in charge of finding the oil filter position the same ones that barely managed to graduate?

I think the software development equivalent is software developers who write printer drivers or scanner software. I have yet to find either that actually works properly. It’s like they couldn’t get a job writing other software, so they got stuck doing that.

The Civic is bad, but not that bad.  It’s up behind, on the rear of the block.  Every time I change it, it dribbles down an engine mount and onto the exhaust manifold, so that I can enjoy the smell of burning oil for the next day or two.

jimz > BaconSandwich is tasty. 11/11/2019 at 18:02

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Are you asking or just trying to get me riled up?