"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
03/19/2016 at 14:27 • Filed to: None
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"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
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Why Honda!? It makes a mess EVERYWHERE!
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 14:34 |
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Next time break the filter loose with a filter wrench, then punch holes in it with a screwdriver to let the oil drain out into your pan. Mess averted.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 14:40 |
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It doesn’t help much.
E92M3
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
03/19/2016 at 14:40 |
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Both of you google oil filter ziploc method.
LongbowMkII
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 14:44 |
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On the Murano it's sideways and drains right onto the lower a arm. :face palm:
DutchieDC2R
> LongbowMkII
03/19/2016 at 14:45 |
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Its sideways on my dads A4 (b6), but drains without a problem, as long as you remember to unscrew and remove the smaller protective plate. Otherwise, youre f*cked as well...
Urambo Tauro
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 14:46 |
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Doesn’t that help to keep the canister from getting all slippery as you’re trying to spin it off?
Master Cylinder
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 14:51 |
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On my 944 it’s upside down (as in the open end faces down) and only accessible from the top of the engine bay.
CodyVella
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 14:51 |
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Enter the world of the Porsche 944, where the oil filter is - you guessed it - upside down.
You’d think that if you let the thing sit for an hour, all the oil would drain down, but it doesn’t.
JGrabowMSt
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 15:31 |
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On the SL600 Sport, it’s a cartridge filter. Not much of a mess, just pull it out with a shop rag underneath to prevent a mess.
His Stigness
> JGrabowMSt
03/19/2016 at 16:11 |
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Unlike the Japanese and Americans, the Germans learned long ago how to design oil filters that don’t make a mess.
It’s funny seeing posts on Oppo when they buy a new car and love the cartridge filters, and I just sit back and laugh because the Germans did that years ago.
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His Stigness
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 16:12 |
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Should have bought a German car, 99% of them make no mess at all, they’re awesome!
Steve
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 16:37 |
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I use to have a Dodge Dakota with a engine oil drain plug in the pan that drained right on the cross member. It was nice having oil draining everywhere at the same time.
daender
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 16:54 |
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NA/NB Miatas have theirs located sideways...under the intake manifold...
Chinny Raccoon
> StoneCold
03/19/2016 at 18:57 |
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Could be worse, the old shape Transit Connect had the oil filter mounted sideways on the back of the engine, up against the firewall.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> E92M3
03/19/2016 at 21:44 |
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It's only incorrect if the method doesn't work.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> CodyVella
03/19/2016 at 21:50 |
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Same with some older Ferraris. Years ago I helped a pal change the oil on his 328GTS. The damn filter is mounted on the intake between the Vee, upside down. That was a mess.
wafflesnfalafel
> His Stigness
03/19/2016 at 22:45 |
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I don’t know.. the goofy cartridge filters that Mazda uses are a pain in the buttox - I get oil down my arm every time I change it. It is interesting to learn that MBZ uses them on their top end motor.
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His Stigness
> wafflesnfalafel
03/20/2016 at 00:15 |
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That one is stupid, because American. But I think it has a drain on it, but every time I saw one, it was stripped. I don’t know what it is about mechanics that work on American and Japanese cars, and not German, but they always strip allen bolts. It irritates the shit out of me.
Mercedes uses cartridges on all of their motors, and BMW after the M50 only uses them. VAG switches, but when they’re spin on, they make zero mess.