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Most annoying vehicle to change oil?
- Thread starter Elkins45
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Don't ever use the drain hole -- fixed it for ya!
No idea, to be honest I'd doubt they could even find the filter as it's really hidden.
Of all the cars i've worked on recently: 2018 Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost. Oil filter is located behind the engine and is annoying to get to without a lift.
My 1996 Ford Contour 2L Zetec is the same. Unless you lift the vehicle and the front axle is drooping it's a challenge to get the filter out and a new one in. Makes it difficult to do driveway oil changes if your driveway is a stone 45* hill.
2022 GMC Canyon. Filter cartridge is in the engine compartment. Oh, yay, this should be easy.
- The cap and filter element are just barely visible, and putting the 1 1/8" socket on is a blind endeavor.
- The cap, once loosened, is a little too big to come out without interfering with a delicate wire and connector as well as the stupid engine cover that is integral to the intake tube.
- The filter comes out the top at a slight angle leaving trapped crud in the filter element housing and not draining to the pan. You can't see it, and cleaning it out is a fruitless endeavor.
- The new element and stock cap go back in with the same obstacles, but has to also pass over an integral plastic core that looks fragile and is loosely secured to the housing.
- The cap is impossible to thread in place without using the socket. I used the socket without wrench to start the threads, but imagine how the quickly lube places do it.
The oil filter was really the only thing I hated about that truck. I loved that rig otherwise. Needs changed otherwise I'd still be driving it and looking for a remote oil filter option.
- The cap and filter element are just barely visible, and putting the 1 1/8" socket on is a blind endeavor.
- The cap, once loosened, is a little too big to come out without interfering with a delicate wire and connector as well as the stupid engine cover that is integral to the intake tube.
- The filter comes out the top at a slight angle leaving trapped crud in the filter element housing and not draining to the pan. You can't see it, and cleaning it out is a fruitless endeavor.
- The new element and stock cap go back in with the same obstacles, but has to also pass over an integral plastic core that looks fragile and is loosely secured to the housing.
- The cap is impossible to thread in place without using the socket. I used the socket without wrench to start the threads, but imagine how the quickly lube places do it.
The oil filter was really the only thing I hated about that truck. I loved that rig otherwise. Needs changed otherwise I'd still be driving it and looking for a remote oil filter option.
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