So, I was feeling quite the DIYer last night and settled down to what should have been a relaxing oil change on my 80 --
-- this is the 2nd change I've done since owning the vehicle, and last time, I was sure to not tighten the oil filter too much, lest I have more loosening woes --
-- well, it happened again -- somehow, this thing wouldn't turn a bit -- there was even a point where I was imagining the filter was turning, but when I looked at it, it hand't moved an inch --
-- so, I made a ritual visit to Autozone, where the service sucks, the parts are worse, and people heckle my dogs who await me in the car --
-- the socket I bought FIT the 2004 filter in the store, yet it WOULDN'T fit the 2004 on my 80 once I got home -- ahhh, the pleasure of a slipping filter socket --
-- so then, I started hammering the wrench to deform it so it would cup on to my filter -- no luck.
Finally, I used the advice of a fellow lister back on SOR and got a big hammer and a bigger screw driver -- I positioned the driver on the LH side of the filter and slowly tapped away at the filter -- this slow motion quickly got quicker, and before long, I punctured the filter and had oil leaking in the catch-container below -- :'(
-- but, my filter finally turned, fell off, and I installed my new 2004 plus 7.8 quarts of syn. and was on my way --
eric
-- this is the 2nd change I've done since owning the vehicle, and last time, I was sure to not tighten the oil filter too much, lest I have more loosening woes --
-- well, it happened again -- somehow, this thing wouldn't turn a bit -- there was even a point where I was imagining the filter was turning, but when I looked at it, it hand't moved an inch --
-- so, I made a ritual visit to Autozone, where the service sucks, the parts are worse, and people heckle my dogs who await me in the car --
-- the socket I bought FIT the 2004 filter in the store, yet it WOULDN'T fit the 2004 on my 80 once I got home -- ahhh, the pleasure of a slipping filter socket --
-- so then, I started hammering the wrench to deform it so it would cup on to my filter -- no luck.
Finally, I used the advice of a fellow lister back on SOR and got a big hammer and a bigger screw driver -- I positioned the driver on the LH side of the filter and slowly tapped away at the filter -- this slow motion quickly got quicker, and before long, I punctured the filter and had oil leaking in the catch-container below -- :'(
-- but, my filter finally turned, fell off, and I installed my new 2004 plus 7.8 quarts of syn. and was on my way --
eric