Today I finally got around to changing the oil on the lady's 05' Corolla. Great car, well maintained, 207,000 miles on it, and doesn't drive like it at all
Everything went smoothly until the damn oil filter... Tried every. Single. Trick in the book, and this thing would not move.
Took just about three and a half hours for an oil change... I sat back, and brainstormed, and came to the conclusion that a screwdriver jammed straight through it just didn't give me enough leverage, so I needed something longer... My solution was to drive five screws through a 2x3 and screw the end of it to the face of the filter. This BARELY worked. It was enough leverage to coax a 1/4 turn out of it. I removed the screws, grabbed a shorter piece of wood, and tried again. Finally got it off...
I'm posting this thread because I'm really curious to see what kind of problems you've all faced when trying to just do one "simple" job. Let's hear it.
Everything went smoothly until the damn oil filter... Tried every. Single. Trick in the book, and this thing would not move.
Took just about three and a half hours for an oil change... I sat back, and brainstormed, and came to the conclusion that a screwdriver jammed straight through it just didn't give me enough leverage, so I needed something longer... My solution was to drive five screws through a 2x3 and screw the end of it to the face of the filter. This BARELY worked. It was enough leverage to coax a 1/4 turn out of it. I removed the screws, grabbed a shorter piece of wood, and tried again. Finally got it off...
I'm posting this thread because I'm really curious to see what kind of problems you've all faced when trying to just do one "simple" job. Let's hear it.