Hand Tight People...nothing More!

[old_blue]

Wow, first oil change on the mach 1 and the filter feels like it is welded on. Been working on it for 30 minutes and I am going to have to buy an oil wrench.

Here's a hint, if you don't know dick about cars, don't work on them and screw it up for others. Very frustrating....

 

[elarm1]

Yep, new fresh oil on the lip then hand tight!

 

[Mustang5L5]

Here's a hint, if you don't know dick about cars, don't work on them and screw it up for others. Very frustrating....

When it's -10 degrees outside and I don't feel like laying in the snow, the DD gets done at the dealer.

Then in the spring when I can do it myself i'm wondering what the hell they screwed the damn thing on with.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

Then in the spring when I can do it myself i'm wondering what the hell they screwed the damn thing on with.

Maybe they used an oil wrench on an impact gun and throttled the bitch on there

 

[Blandnuts]

Just getting old and soft.

 

[old_blue]

Even with an oil filter wrench, it took another 20 minute to get it off. I had to use an old serpentine belt inside the wrench to get more grip and It was barely coming even still. I thought it was just spinning the casing for a minute. Finally came off, cheap microfilter thing, on with the new motorcraft and 7 qts of 5w20.

So frustrating. Someone obviously put a wrench on it to tighten this. Basically took an hour just to get the filter off when it should have taken 25 minute for the whole mess.

 

[FoxMustangLvr]

I'm still searching for that not too tight and not too loose feeling so when it's time for me to do it I can get in there and get it off quickly.

 

[RangerJoe]

I had to drive a long screw driver through one and use it to get it off. Talk about a mess!

Joe

 

[mikestang63]

Strap wrench works wonders on tight oil filters

 

[tannerc91gt]

I support the "stab it with a flat head and turn it loose" method

 

[Boosted92LX]

King size channel locks.

 

[old_blue]

I had to drive a long screw driver through one and use it to get it off. Talk about a mess!

Joe

I support the "stab it with a flat head and turn it loose" method

This was my next course of action. I could only imagine the mess. I was getting very pissed off. The guy I bought it from told me he had no idea how to work on cars so I assume this was done at his hands. I've already had to go through and adjust the exhaust due to a huge leak at the x pipe. The exhaust tips are ghetto and poorly attached to the car. They will either be trashed or maybe modified to fit. Not sure which yet. I don't like clamp on exhaust tips.

King size channel locks.

Wouldn't fit in the area I needed them to but it was considered. Many things were considered...

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

The next time any of you ladies need a man for the job,......just hit me up.

 

[hoopty5.0]

^ old man strength ftw!

 

[Noobz347]

Yeah, I'm sure that Mike knows someone that can come help. He probably knows a lot of folks.

 

[jrichker]

You need one of these...

Works good every time...

 

[89oem]

You need one of these...

Works good every time...

First one I had was one of those three joint ratchet ones that crushed a triangle, it would take off any filter, till I discovered one of those, and found its allot better.

 

[CarMichael Angelo]

Yeah, I'm sure that Mike knows someone that can come help. He probably knows a lot of folks.

I know.....

You need one of these...

Works good every time...

Him.

 

[Noobz347]

Ahhh... The French Tickler.

 

[7upstang91]

You need one of these...

Works good every time...

And where do we find this?