Oil Filter Wrench, What do you use??? |
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Oil Filter Wrench, What do you use??? |
jgara962 |
Aug 9 2006, 08:28 PM
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Yo, this is how I roll Group: Members Posts: 823 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Napa, CA Member No.: 3,879 Region Association: Northern California |
Okay, let me just say up front that these are probably two lame questions.
1. What do you use to take the oil filter off?? I've got three f'ing wrenches in the garage and none of them work! Two of them you can't even get on the oil filter because of the location, and the other one (type that grips from the bottom) won't grab the Mahle filter. Not sure how in the hell I managed to get it off last time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) 2. This one is really dumb, but I'll dare to ask it. My 914 spends a good part of its life in the garage. This is the first car I've owned that isn't a daily driver. So for changing the oil, how relevent is the 3 months or 3,000 mile thing? All my past cars, you just take in at 3 months or 3,000 miles - no big deal. Over a three month period, I may only drive it a couple hundred miles. Hell, I've only put on 1,500 miles since I bought it over a year ago. So for you guys in a similar situation, how often do you change your oil? Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Matt Romanowski |
Aug 9 2006, 08:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
I use the plier type wrench to take it off.
As far as frequency - drive more!! I would say you can go 3,000 miles or 6 months. After that long, the oil will start building higher acid levels and it can etch bearings, etc. Some people will argue the 3,000 miles, but it is the number I use. Matt |
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