Ask me if this was one painful SOB !!!!

[CMF_rowstar1]

Anyone who has done a home job oil change with minimal tools and a crap jack knows this pain!

This took a good hr to get off. And a stupidly sore arm not to mention endless oil leaking out of every hole - how is there sooo much oil in an oil filter GOD DAMMIT?!!

The first time i did this last year was fkn hard enough, with arms bent all weird and trying to hammer with 2 inches of room to swing and only getting a 1/4 inch turn each time.

Oil in the eye isn't nice either.......man.......i'd nearly sell this thing rather than do it again. And this time round i knew what i was doing! Well i knew it would be hard but i kind of forgot how hard lol.

Anyway...it's amazing what an oil change can do for these cars!
It was running like PUSSS and making the weirdest noises.
All is fixed like brand new. Fantastic. car loves it!

 

[CMF_climberjoel]

haha good fun aint it good on you for persevering

Next time should be easy, as long as you didnt overtighten!

 

[CMF_RTK]

Haha that's why I love doing my services at work

 

[CMF_rowstar1]

Thing is i almost could have got it off with my hands after the second 1/4 inch turn, but the jagged shards of metal pointing out the other side from the hole punching through meant it was no go and i had to just keep going......

hole....

after hole....

oil every where....

pissing rain....

hammering my fingers like 20 times......

one more hole........

nup no good.........

one more hole......

ahh finally woohoo!

 

[CMF_Majiga]

you can buy an oil filter with a bolt head on the end of them soooo much easier they cost like 3 bucks more

 

[CMF_Welshbob1964]

I thought of doing my own oil change and thought better of it when I looked, I took it to Halfords for a £35 oil and filter change in the end much easier

So far the only job I found on a K11 that is awful is oil filter location.

 

[CMF_Mike R]

just been there , tried the rubber gloves , filter wrenches , it succumbed to brut force once I could get my arms in .

As you say , runs like a dream with fresh oil , I like to do 2 oil changes and 1 filter change a year .

 

[CMF_frank2]

i usually fit a jubilee clip around it, but my engines are never in long enough to warrant a filter change

 

[CMF_rowstar1]

oil was burnt too....i still smell of burnt oil.

what causes that??

thing is i bought this Super S in December and the owner said it had a service before i purchased it......well that was complete bull crap now i see the oil! black and burnt.

 

[CMF_Mike R]

I will have a look at that jubilee clip trick my self ..thanks for the tip .

 

[CMF_Jon (2)]

why not save yourself the time and pain by using these?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Oil-Filt...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5636310121

 

[CMF_rowstar1]

has anyone used this kit before?
be interesting to know if it really works....
or just slips too much and is a waste of money

 

[CMF_Jon (2)]

I use mine all the time. Works fine with the cars I've ted them on (micra, mazda 6, vw golf etc) well worth the money.

 

[CMF_rowstar1]

awesome!! ordering now

 

[CMF_Micra_King]

I honestly said out loud WTF when I looked at your photo. I brought this years ago and it takes 1 sec to crack the filter loose with it.
http://www.lislecorp.com/divisions/products/?product=379&division=1&category=9 I also use this tool from above and don't get under the car.

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_...w=63600&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313 or look for a local shop that sells them.

 

[CMF_Mike R]

noting whats been said , I had a look on Amazon UK and found these :-

for example
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-4232-...2E/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1334156476&sr=8-11

for the price it looks great but what size does a Micra need !!!!

edit ..old filter is 64mm AF with 14 flats so it looks like thats could be one to get but the reports on it are a bit dire !!

 

[CMF_rowstar1]

hmmm....not spending money then.....i have actually tried clamps before but they never grip. the angles on the oil filter are so slight that and prone to warp, so no grip, they do just slip under pressure. the filters with the nut on the end would be the bullet proof solution