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hillbilly
10-09-2007, 05:35 AM
Is it just me or do you guys also struggle getting a new oil filters threads started on your 3rd gens?!?:chair: EVERYTIME I change the oil, I end up twisting that damn filter a thousand times before it'll go on. Removing the drivers fender skirt didn't help either.:screwy:

And don't get me started on the horrendous mess I ALWAYS seem to make when removing the old filter... even with the stock diff skid removed.:spank: I tried jamming to 1/2 gallon milk jug with the bottom cut out under the filter to catch any run off, but all it only managed to grab a couple dribbles. May need to get HazMat involved next time....
habanero
10-09-2007, 06:26 AM
Nope, just you. :D
Guess slender little girly hands are good for something. I use an old veggie oil container as a funnel, fits without removing anything, clears the skid and works great. Hand fits in from above and the filter goes right on.
Tanto
10-09-2007, 07:25 AM
Use a rag or two when removing the filter.

And it's just you when it comes to threading on the new filter, BTW.
bamachem
10-09-2007, 07:32 AM
nope, just you. :P
hillbilly
10-09-2007, 07:34 AM
Hmmm. Might be because I use an oversized Wix, but I think its mostly cause I can't 'see' what I'm doing. I have to align it be feel, which is where I run into trouble. The oversized filter holds a good bit more juice compared to the stock size, so a rag or two doesn't cut it.
MTL_4runner
10-09-2007, 07:43 AM
Try spinning the filter the opposite way until you feel the threads click, then screw the filter on.
......but no, I don't have that issue either. :laugh:
hillbilly
10-09-2007, 07:55 AM
Try spinning the filter the opposite way until you feel the threads click, then screw the filter on.
......but no, I don't have that issue either. :laugh:
Jeez.:headscratch: Maybe I've got numb hands... which I guess would go along with my numb nutz. :laugh:
BruceTS
10-09-2007, 05:25 PM
never had a problem, in fact it's quite easy.

I can get the old one off and new one on so fast that there's never a mess :flipoff:
blknblu
10-09-2007, 07:04 PM
I used to have that problem but found that it really improved with some exercises to improve digital dexterity. A couple of my favorites are the one handed bra strap release as well as the garter belt clasp flip. I did have to do a lot of reps though. :king:
slosurfer
10-09-2007, 07:22 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :spit: