Mine unfortunately is on the bottom right next to the drain plug. I've seen pictures of the top one and how easy it is. Mine not so much. I am getting to the point where I don't make near the mess I used to, guess I'm getting used to where it drains. On Nov 29, 2014 5:52 PM, "Ken Hohhof via Af" <[email protected]> wrote:
> So on the Subaru engine the oil filter sticks straight up. Does that > make it incredibly easy to change or incredibly messy? > > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) via Af <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, November 29, 2014 5:48 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT I must be bored today > > About the only place I'll have change the oil anymore is when I take the > car in for the major service interval at the dealer. They carry the oil I > use and I figure a genuine Subaru oil filter isn't any worse than the > M1-108's I use normally. > > Other than that, it gets changed at home anymore. I've discovered that > throwing a pan under the car and pulling the oil/plug filter takes so > little time that it's actually faster for me to do it. I generally will > do it before a trip out of town and will pull the oil filter/plug and then > clean/vaccum the car out while the oil is draining. Once I'm done > vaccumming, I put everything back together and refill the car with an > appropriate amount of oil. Takes me less time than waiting at an instant > lube place, and then I know what oil/filter is actually in/on the engine. > > Sadly, I haven't found anything fun drawn on my car's oil filter when it > comes from the dealer. > > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Rory Conaway via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We bring Mobil 1 oil filters in when we have the local oil change place >> change the oil. Last oil change, neither my car or the work van had them >> on their when I looked about 3000 miles after the change. After some >> heated discussions concerning the theft of my oil filters and shenanigans >> that might require a review of whether they are really using Mobil1 1 oil, >> they changed both vehicles while I watched them open new bottles of oil in >> front of me. Fortunately this was the first time I used them, and the last >> time. >> >> >> >> Rory >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via >> Af >> *Sent:* Saturday, November 29, 2014 12:27 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT I must be bored today >> >> >> >> A local guy went out to change his oil today. Found a penis drawn on his >> oil filter. That filter had been installed by Jiffy Lube. >> >> >> >> Same company that billed us for an oil change a few years ago (fleet >> account) for a car that my business partner’s step daughter crashed and >> totaled a year before. >> > >
