lojack323
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Do they use an impact wrench? Mine was amazingly tight.
Last oil change was at the dealership. Went to change it today and it was smooth sailing until I went to remove the oil filter cap. Couldn’t get it to budge using the 3/8 drive. After 1.5 hours of swearing and using a bunch of other tools (crescent wrench, mallet etc) I threw in the towel and went to the hardware store to get a 27mm socket for my breaker bar.
I was finally able to get it off with the breaker bar. Even then it was hernia inducing, my feet were locked against a wheel for leverage. Thank goodness I had bought a metal filter cap to swap out because a tab broke on the plastic one when it was finally budging.
I had no idea this was a thing until I searched and saw a bunch of other threads with stuck filter caps. Something that should have taken about an hour took me over 4 hours after cleaning up! To top it off, I made a huge mess pouring the used oil out of the pan lol.
I did get a laugh on my way home from the store though. When I was checking out, the guy in front of me let me go ahead of him despite my pleading that it was alright and I was in no rush (lie). It wasn’t until I was in the car when I realized I was covered in grease and car grime. The guy probably looked at me and saw just a single socket in my hand and knew I had been having a great time doing something haha.
Last oil change was at the dealership. Went to change it today and it was smooth sailing until I went to remove the oil filter cap. Couldn’t get it to budge using the 3/8 drive. After 1.5 hours of swearing and using a bunch of other tools (crescent wrench, mallet etc) I threw in the towel and went to the hardware store to get a 27mm socket for my breaker bar.
I was finally able to get it off with the breaker bar. Even then it was hernia inducing, my feet were locked against a wheel for leverage. Thank goodness I had bought a metal filter cap to swap out because a tab broke on the plastic one when it was finally budging.
I had no idea this was a thing until I searched and saw a bunch of other threads with stuck filter caps. Something that should have taken about an hour took me over 4 hours after cleaning up! To top it off, I made a huge mess pouring the used oil out of the pan lol.
I did get a laugh on my way home from the store though. When I was checking out, the guy in front of me let me go ahead of him despite my pleading that it was alright and I was in no rush (lie). It wasn’t until I was in the car when I realized I was covered in grease and car grime. The guy probably looked at me and saw just a single socket in my hand and knew I had been having a great time doing something haha.
