My tacoma has the filter right over the passenger-side upper A-arm. Not so hard to get to, but it also has the check valve to hold oil in the upper engine. So as soon as the filter is off all that oil spills down on the suspension and runs everywhere. No way to get a funnel or anything underneath it. My mom's 4Runner on the other hand has the oil filter on top of the engine, right in front, with a catch tray around it and a nipple on the bottom you could attach a hose to. You could change the oil filter in that truck while wearing your Sunday finest.
-Kyle On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > I will be happy with that situation, especially since I try to do tire > rotation every oil change. > Javier. > > > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
