Let's start over......
I've found the secret is to simply let the vehicle sit long enough while I'm draining the oil that all of the engine and driveline components return to room temperature. That way I can wind my scrawny arms in from underneath and get to the filter in a reasonable fashion. Cleaning the filter mating surface is kind of a crap shoot though, as I can't really see it while I am wiping it down -- I just have to locate it by feeling for the threads from below and then I wipe everything off as best I can....
I've finally gotten to the point where I don't wish a painful death on the engineer who was in charge of locating the filter on mine.....
I've found the secret is to simply let the vehicle sit long enough while I'm draining the oil that all of the engine and driveline components return to room temperature. That way I can wind my scrawny arms in from underneath and get to the filter in a reasonable fashion. Cleaning the filter mating surface is kind of a crap shoot though, as I can't really see it while I am wiping it down -- I just have to locate it by feeling for the threads from below and then I wipe everything off as best I can....
I've found the secret is to simply let the vehicle sit long enough while I'm draining the oil that all of the engine and driveline components return to room temperature. That way I can wind my scrawny arms in from underneath and get to the filter in a reasonable fashion. Cleaning the filter mating surface is kind of a crap shoot though, as I can't really see it while I am wiping it down -- I just have to locate it by feeling for the threads from below and then I wipe everything off as best I can....
Yeah -- the ones on mine are ridiculously easy to get to as well! At 44,000 miles, I'm not due yet, but I'm thinking I'll do them a tad early (maybe at 70,000?) just because they'll be almost 20 years old by that time.
If it keeps running as good as it does im going for the 200k mark then selling it for maybe 1000-1200. Only paid 1500 for it last year.
Last edited by KingRanchCoy; 03-28-2015 at 11:38 PM.
Atleast your's will make it to 20 years old. I know mine wont. 15k a year for 9 more years would be 135k plus the 158k on it.. 293k miles. Yea it's not going to happen.
If it keeps running as good as it does im going for the 200k mark then selling it for maybe 1000-1200. Only paid 1500 for it last year.
If it keeps running as good as it does im going for the 200k mark then selling it for maybe 1000-1200. Only paid 1500 for it last year.