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Drew

 posted on 15th Feb 03 at 01:48

quote:
Originally posted by d0gz_bollox
hmmm that should read the sump nut should ONLY be hand tight


:lol::lol: u are having a laff right? please tell me ur just joking :lol::lol:


ainsley_brader

 posted on 14th Feb 03 at 22:51

sump nuts wants to be tight.
You dont want it dropping out !

same with filter.

Ainsley


d0gz_bollox

 posted on 14th Feb 03 at 12:25

oooh I like the screwdriver approach.


Mickey

 posted on 14th Feb 03 at 11:29

cheers kris mate!


Kris TD

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 12:44

and it u cant get the oil filter off, stick a long screw driver through it then it'll come 0off easy. yeah sump bolt should not be tight.

lefty loosy
righty tighty, easy way to remember which way to turn bolts.


Mickey

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 12:32

cheers lads except that essex twat


d0gz_bollox

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 10:26

hmmm that should read the sump nut should ONLY be hand tight


d0gz_bollox

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 10:25

the sump nut shouldnt be only be hand tight. spray it with wd40, if it refuses to come off the thread may be shafted which means once it comes off it'll not go back on with a seal (which is bad for engine health)


Born_corsa02

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 10:12

PUSSY


lee mitchell

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 09:57

oil filter by rad and u turn it anticlockwise. get a metal bar on the end of ur ratchet or spanner for extra leverage :)


Mickey

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 01:14

shit by the way i have a 1.4i 8v Sri


Mickey

 posted on 13th Feb 03 at 01:12

I tried to do an oil change today but couldnt get the fucker off i think it was a 19mm rachet socket, is this right but which way do u turn (clockwise, counter), oh and is the oil filter in front of the radiator?

cheers