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First oil change in the Adrenalin.... Wanna Punch Some one.... any one.....
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<blockquote data-quote="Todd Z" data-source="post: 935625" data-attributes="member: 58941"><p>RANT/ VENT !!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So Looking at the adren and locating the what and where I get to changing the oil in the Adren.... She has 800+ miles on her and It is time in my eyes....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So Get to drain plug..... Get wrench..... Tug, Yank... OK this thing was installed by a dam gorilla !!! Take 2 wrenches put them together and Snap, It cracks loose..... Now mind you it is sandwiched between the dam frame with a deflector plate on it and the ft sway bar... Yeah Thanks ford !!! Could have moved it to the dam side of the pan where NOTHING was in the way...... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NOW the plug INSTANTLY starts dripping...... Getting my gorilla hands in there, the bolt does not spin out easily..... Bastards !!! So after fighting and working on that it is out and draining..... Get the plug clean and put it back in.... dam thing threads right in..... Tighten it up and go to the filter......</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Frigging filter !!! Again Same Gorilla installed it and you know dam well with NO oil on the gasket face....... UMMMM... where is my filter spring cup ??? Cant find it...... GREAT !!! So i go the the CUP..... The filter on the truck is like a six point socket and the new one is like a 12 point socket... Put it on the filter IT SLIPS !!! Tears the filter and is now leaking.... DAMIT>... OK so now out comes the sledge hammer and I beat the cup on the filter..... Get a grip with a BREAKER BAR !!!! and get it off.... HOLY hell........</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Get the new filter on, Clean up the filter deflection plate, add 6 QTS 5W20 part Syn.... Start Truck, Check level and GO.....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So a 20 Min oil change takes dam near 2 hours !!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Moral of the story ???/ ISN'T one !! LOL </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Just felt like venting...... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I know the Next change will be better, Bought a new filter tool i like on line and Move on !!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Todd Z</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Todd Z, post: 935625, member: 58941"] RANT/ VENT !!! So Looking at the adren and locating the what and where I get to changing the oil in the Adren.... She has 800+ miles on her and It is time in my eyes.... So Get to drain plug..... Get wrench..... Tug, Yank... OK this thing was installed by a dam gorilla !!! Take 2 wrenches put them together and Snap, It cracks loose..... Now mind you it is sandwiched between the dam frame with a deflector plate on it and the ft sway bar... Yeah Thanks ford !!! Could have moved it to the dam side of the pan where NOTHING was in the way...... NOW the plug INSTANTLY starts dripping...... Getting my gorilla hands in there, the bolt does not spin out easily..... Bastards !!! So after fighting and working on that it is out and draining..... Get the plug clean and put it back in.... dam thing threads right in..... Tighten it up and go to the filter...... Frigging filter !!! Again Same Gorilla installed it and you know dam well with NO oil on the gasket face....... UMMMM... where is my filter spring cup ??? Cant find it...... GREAT !!! So i go the the CUP..... The filter on the truck is like a six point socket and the new one is like a 12 point socket... Put it on the filter IT SLIPS !!! Tears the filter and is now leaking.... DAMIT>... OK so now out comes the sledge hammer and I beat the cup on the filter..... Get a grip with a BREAKER BAR !!!! and get it off.... HOLY hell........ Get the new filter on, Clean up the filter deflection plate, add 6 QTS 5W20 part Syn.... Start Truck, Check level and GO..... So a 20 Min oil change takes dam near 2 hours !!!! Moral of the story ???/ ISN'T one !! LOL Just felt like venting...... I know the Next change will be better, Bought a new filter tool i like on line and Move on !!! Todd Z [/QUOTE]
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