Hi all,
I dont want to come across as cocky being new and all....but I had my first fight with my new to me GS today and the method I used might help another newbie..I had a stuck oil filter which I could not loosen at all..... i thought I would post up the method I used to solve the problem (stolen from a youtube video).
Basically i took an oil filter removal tool, drilled holes round the outer perimeter and then attached the tool to the oil filter using self tapping screws, taking care not to hit the engine casing of course. I then had to use a breaker bar!!!! to dislodge the stuck filter but the self tappers (8 of them) had enough strength to drag around the filter and get it loose...
i cannot for the life of me understand why people stick on oil filters as if they are going to be hanging from them....all you need is to make an oil tight seal!!
R.
I dont want to come across as cocky being new and all....but I had my first fight with my new to me GS today and the method I used might help another newbie..I had a stuck oil filter which I could not loosen at all..... i thought I would post up the method I used to solve the problem (stolen from a youtube video).
Basically i took an oil filter removal tool, drilled holes round the outer perimeter and then attached the tool to the oil filter using self tapping screws, taking care not to hit the engine casing of course. I then had to use a breaker bar!!!! to dislodge the stuck filter but the self tappers (8 of them) had enough strength to drag around the filter and get it loose...
i cannot for the life of me understand why people stick on oil filters as if they are going to be hanging from them....all you need is to make an oil tight seal!!
R.