my sunfire i had to remove the passenger front wheel and it was right there.. and that was every 6 weeks running from Norfolk to Baltimore every weekend
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL! I have a Nissan Versa that has sort of the same problem. The oil > filter is horizontally mounted in the front, near the radiator. You have to > come from above, making your arm wave through this very complicated path, > and once I get there, my arm is trapped and I can't turn the filter. It is > a real PITA. > > Javier. > > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Javier, that sounds like the ordeal I go through changing the oil in the >> civic. My arm needs an extra joint to be able to snake around the axle to >> get to the horizontally mounted oil filter, which then invariably dumps oil >> all over my arm, the axle and the floor like it's been laser guided. >> >> Luckily that's an 'every six months' sort of ordeal. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Nov 25, 2011 12:18 PM, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I guess it depends on the model. My buddy has a f650 dualsport, and you >> have to drain the oil from two different parts of the bike, one of the >> drains is fairly high (where the gas tank will be in most bikes), which >> makes it very complicated. You also need to take out the fairings to do >> this (also if you want to get access to the battery). After few hours of >> work, half of my garage and himself cover on oil, he was able to finish the >> job. Now I understand why they charge so much at the bmw dealer. >> >> Javier. >> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Jeff Dennis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > >> > I ha 2 of them and you only have to change the oil in the case and the >> rear final drive. The clu... >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle... >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
