First oil change

[Madhouse]

Gotcha 199. Nope, no such display on our cars.

 

[TX_Stanger]

Man, I was trying to get the filter off the car yesterday, absolutely could not budge it by hand. So I get out my middle-sized strap wrench and try it, and it starts biting into the filter. So I move it to a different spot and try again, same thing, so I move it to a ridge where it shouldn't bite into it, and I put so much torque on it the strap broke. Unreal. So I get out the big strap wrench and start hanging my body weight on the thing, and it finally comes loose. Why would the factory put the filter on so damned tight - holy hell.

Yeah, sme here. I had to hammer a screwdriver through the filter to turn it. I decided they must install these with no oil on the rubber gasket.

BTW - My oil pan has a big happy face drawn on it in the same light blue paint marker they use to mark a few bolts and things under the car. It made me laugh out loud. Anybody else see this?

 

[SP_51-F1]

BTW - My oil pan has a big happy face drawn on it in the same light blue paint marker they use to mark a few bolts and things under the car. It made me laugh out loud. Anybody else see this?

Not here. I've had it on the lift twice, and looked hard both times having read about multiple people finding them.
I think thats cool, a little personal tuch from her creaters.

 

[Madhouse]

Not here. I've had it on the lift twice, and looked hard both times having read about multiple people finding them.
I think thats cool, a little personal tuch from her creaters.

Cool, I hadn't heard about that - I'll have to look next time I'm under there.

 

[ctfordguy]

I am getting ready to do the first oil change on my GT. I remember changing the oil in my 04 F150 and had to destroy that factory filter. Is the Mustang filter at least in an accessable spot for the destruction?

 

[Madhouse]

I am getting ready to do the first oil change on my GT. I remember changing the oil in my 04 F150 and had to destroy that factory filter. Is the Mustang filter at least in an accessable spot for the destruction?

Not really, it's jammed up in among the front suspension pieces. I mean, it's not nearly as bad as some import cars, but nowhere near as convenient as it is on my truck. If you use a fat strap wrench you can probably avoid the tried and true screwdriver technique.

 

[Over's GT]

just some thoughts about filter wrenches

you get what you pay for (no cheap china made tools please)

no rubber strap wrenches for the first change

if its a good metal type strap wrench with swival, the metal strap part will grab evenly around filter and not colapse it, even when very tight, mine has little reverse dimples "tits" that help grab it

metal strap wrench should be as low (close to threads) as possible to reduce chance of collapse

another type of tool is the large socket type that goes over end of filter then you use a ratchet wrench on tool(won't fit all filters)

**never install your new filter with any type of wrench "hand tight only"

 

[crash]

The marks on the stick are MIN / MAX not LOW / FULL. They need 6 quarts.

Also only use the screwdriver trick as a last resort. If that fails, you have to hack the filter base off.