Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:24:38 -0500 From: cs <> Subject: Re: I want to beat a Saab engineer to death with a blunt spanner...
On 26 Nov 2003 18:37:49 GMT, Adrian <spamtrapnopsampman.freeisp.co.uk> wrote: >Open the bonnet ('88 c900i) and everything looks *dead* easy. Pah. > >---SNIP--- >- Oil filter. It was a Fram one on there, roughly the size of a bucket. If >the alternator hadn't been out anyway, I think it'd still be in there... Try changing the filter on a 2.0 litre 9000 - it's located in the rear - you need to turn the wheels to the left, lift the car with a floor jack, snake your body between the wheel and jack, then then bend your left arm up and around frame members, and drive shaft to reach the filter. As you attempt to work your wrench onto the filter, you'll more often than not catch onto tubes that are in too close a proximity to the filter, and then once you do hook onto it, you need to be mindful of the hot wire your wrench may come in contact with feeding the starter. Then comes the fun part - as the filter comes loose, your arm is bathed in hot, dirty oil, and if you forget to place a large quantity of paper towels between the frame members and the filter, you'll collect a pool of oil that drips out onto the drive shaft, which steadily flings it off onto your exhaust, creating such a lovely smell. I was pleasantly surprised when I got my 2.3 litre 9000, to find the filter up front
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