Or perhaps not..:cheeky:
Never done an oil change before let alone one on a V6 and for the last 2 years I have always used a specialist. The horror stories I have read about it being in the worlds worst location, having to move or release pipes to get it out etc and plenty of grazed knuckles sort of put me off.
I also heard about normal garages refusing to do it which didn't bode well. So last week I plucked up the courage (don't laugh, I can be claustrophobic!) and got right underneath to have a look for myself with advice coming from my friend who dabbles with cars.
We could not understand what the fuss was about, seriously. So today we jacked the car up again and removed the drivers wheel and within 10 minutes the oil was dropped and filter removed. No power steering pipes/brackets were needed to be undone and no tools needed to remove the filter, which meant that the tool I bought to help remove it wasn't needed either and even if it was the access was fine.
The new filter again went on very easily with just a little bit of force needed to push it through the tight gap. I then topped it up with fuchs racing 10/50w and that was it. We both agreed that it was a lot of fuss about nothing, so if you have ever been put off then don't be.
All you need is a jack, a pair of axel stands, a 19mm spanner and possibly an oil filter removal tool in case the filter is really tightly screwed on (I had a claw type removal tool that you attach a rachet to and It would have done the job fine if needed)
Never done an oil change before let alone one on a V6 and for the last 2 years I have always used a specialist. The horror stories I have read about it being in the worlds worst location, having to move or release pipes to get it out etc and plenty of grazed knuckles sort of put me off.
I also heard about normal garages refusing to do it which didn't bode well. So last week I plucked up the courage (don't laugh, I can be claustrophobic!) and got right underneath to have a look for myself with advice coming from my friend who dabbles with cars.
We could not understand what the fuss was about, seriously. So today we jacked the car up again and removed the drivers wheel and within 10 minutes the oil was dropped and filter removed. No power steering pipes/brackets were needed to be undone and no tools needed to remove the filter, which meant that the tool I bought to help remove it wasn't needed either and even if it was the access was fine.
The new filter again went on very easily with just a little bit of force needed to push it through the tight gap. I then topped it up with fuchs racing 10/50w and that was it. We both agreed that it was a lot of fuss about nothing, so if you have ever been put off then don't be.
All you need is a jack, a pair of axel stands, a 19mm spanner and possibly an oil filter removal tool in case the filter is really tightly screwed on (I had a claw type removal tool that you attach a rachet to and It would have done the job fine if needed)