Longest Oil Change. Ever.
.. Ofcourse the nut welded on the bottom made it even easier 
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03-25-2008, 01:04 AM
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Get home and its to big for my filter. Go to AZ buy the same thing except smaller. This time its to small and won't fit over the bottom of the filter.
Cliff notes: I didn't have the right tools, had to go to AZ or Advance Auto 6 times and it took me a little over 3.5 hours to change my oil.
Cliff notes: I didn't have the right tools, had to go to AZ or Advance Auto 6 times and it took me a little over 3.5 hours to change my oil.
but i guess you didn't think of grabbing a filter off the shelf to make sure the filter wrench you were about to buy was the right size
03-25-2008, 01:14 AM
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Wow this is amazing, are you aware that just today I changed my oil also and I think I successfully set the record for the longest oil change ever.
So the day starts out by washing the car the clay barring the washing the polish. Well my arm was sore so I decided to change the oil and go back to waxing later. I jack the car up, roll underneath, remove the drain plug and watch the juice flow out. I then go to twist the filter off. Damn its tight. Run to Autozone (AZ) and by a grippy tool. I told the guy my headers are in the way he says o ya this will work anyhow. I take it home and it doesn't work. I get mad throw tool across garage (break it and then throw it in the trash) and go to Advance Auto. Buy tool there. Piece of **** and reminds me why I never go to Advance. Anyhow return that and go to AZ again. I buy a remover that fits a socket wrench. This one:
Get home and its to big for my filter. Go to AZ buy the same thing except smaller. This time its to small and won't fit over the bottom of the filter. Go back to AZ and buy a weird grabby thing that when you turn the wrench looser the teeth dig into the filter. Finally it is removed. I put new filter in replace drain plug and fill with oil. I then run back to AZ to return the first oil filter cap wrench (the one pictured) that I bought because I decide to keep the last thing I bought. So I started changing the oil at 2:15 and was done at 5:50 Not counting the last trip to AZ.
Cliff notes: I didn't have the right tools, had to go to AZ or Advance Auto 6 times and it took me a little over 3.5 hours to change my oil.
So the day starts out by washing the car the clay barring the washing the polish. Well my arm was sore so I decided to change the oil and go back to waxing later. I jack the car up, roll underneath, remove the drain plug and watch the juice flow out. I then go to twist the filter off. Damn its tight. Run to Autozone (AZ) and by a grippy tool. I told the guy my headers are in the way he says o ya this will work anyhow. I take it home and it doesn't work. I get mad throw tool across garage (break it and then throw it in the trash) and go to Advance Auto. Buy tool there. Piece of **** and reminds me why I never go to Advance. Anyhow return that and go to AZ again. I buy a remover that fits a socket wrench. This one:
Get home and its to big for my filter. Go to AZ buy the same thing except smaller. This time its to small and won't fit over the bottom of the filter. Go back to AZ and buy a weird grabby thing that when you turn the wrench looser the teeth dig into the filter. Finally it is removed. I put new filter in replace drain plug and fill with oil. I then run back to AZ to return the first oil filter cap wrench (the one pictured) that I bought because I decide to keep the last thing I bought. So I started changing the oil at 2:15 and was done at 5:50 Not counting the last trip to AZ.
Cliff notes: I didn't have the right tools, had to go to AZ or Advance Auto 6 times and it took me a little over 3.5 hours to change my oil.
03-25-2008, 05:01 AM
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I'm changing mine tomorrow. I got under my new t/a and saw that the oil filter is in a little harder to reach area. I hope I don't have your luck on my first oil change on this car.
03-25-2008, 05:08 AM
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Thats why u dont overtighten oil filters! 3/4 of a turn past snug by hand is more then enough.And dont forget to put a little bit of new oil on the seal before u put it on thats another reason why they are a pita to take off cause the rubber like melts to the metal. Live and learn
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03-25-2008, 08:05 AM
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The longest oil change I've ever done was about 1hr 30 minutes. It was my first time changing the oil in my SS and I basically did the same thing. The only exception was that I only bought 1 of the tools before I gave up and rammed a screwdriver through it.
03-25-2008, 01:16 PM
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uhhh, yeah rub oil on the o-ring and if its stuck, punch a long flatblade through the side of the filter, and use that to turn it, done it 5 times atleast on my fbody. 
dad showed me when i was about 7, dealerships never rub oil on the oring and it seizes.
dad showed me when i was about 7, dealerships never rub oil on the oring and it seizes. 
03-25-2008, 01:28 PM
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Autozone = Advance = O'reilly = Westwood ect. /the people working there.
In other words, they're all pretty much the same and the only difference is which specific store you walk into and the ratio of idiots to intelligent employees in that specific store.
03-25-2008, 03:47 PM
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I used the screwdriver method once and ripped the bottom of the filter completely off. That sucker was tight!!! Can't remember how I got the rest of it off but it took several hours.
That sucker was tight!!! Can't remember how I got the rest of it off but it took several hours.
03-25-2008, 06:19 PM
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You think that's bad?
I bought a $500 Jeep Cherokee beater awhile back and it took me all week to do the oil change. The previous owner had rigged a drain plug up that fell inside the oil pan when I unscrewed it. I had to drop the pan, get it retapped, reinstall, then drop it and reinstall again because it leaked like a sift.
Had work and school so it was a bitch to find time.
I bought a $500 Jeep Cherokee beater awhile back and it took me all week to do the oil change. The previous owner had rigged a drain plug up that fell inside the oil pan when I unscrewed it. I had to drop the pan, get it retapped, reinstall, then drop it and reinstall again because it leaked like a sift.
Had work and school so it was a bitch to find time.
