Difficulty of 99 911 oil change....
11-12-2018, 01:39 PM
#31
Burning Brakes
11-12-2018, 02:13 PM
#32
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It amazes me how many have trouble with drain plugs...
11-12-2018, 02:48 PM
#33
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On the Tacoma forums, at least once a month there is a "I accidentally drained my tranny fluid instead of my engine oil" thread, which I find hilarious. I'm sure it's quite worrisome for the poor saps who do it since there is no dipstick or fill plug on the transmissions on these trucks, you have to fill the transmission by pumping fluid back in via the drain plug, which is exactly as messy as it sounds.
11-12-2018, 03:40 PM
#34
Burning Brakes
Yes. It's almost inconceivable that you could not successfully remove a drain plug this way.
I'm puzzled by this issue of hard-to-remove oil drain plugs. When installing one, you need only enough torque to lightly compress the aluminum washer / crush ring. This should mean that it can be removed with the strength of one hand. It helps to have a little bit of oil on the washer (hard to avoid, actually), and of course a tool that fits snugly.
I'd guess that the torque necessary to make the removal job tough is something like 3 times as much as should be used.
As for installing the filter, I've always used oil on the seal and not quite the maximum torque I can apply with one hand; never had one leak. This occasionally requires some help from a second hand to remove - but never a wrench.
I'm puzzled by this issue of hard-to-remove oil drain plugs. When installing one, you need only enough torque to lightly compress the aluminum washer / crush ring. This should mean that it can be removed with the strength of one hand. It helps to have a little bit of oil on the washer (hard to avoid, actually), and of course a tool that fits snugly.
I'd guess that the torque necessary to make the removal job tough is something like 3 times as much as should be used.
As for installing the filter, I've always used oil on the seal and not quite the maximum torque I can apply with one hand; never had one leak. This occasionally requires some help from a second hand to remove - but never a wrench.
11-12-2018, 04:39 PM
#35
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Interestingly enough, I had a buddy recently have a spin on filter blow the rubber gasket out one side and dump all it's oil. Filter was still tight, but you could see the rubber gasket sticking out the side and sure enough, when we spun it off the gasket had been pushed out. I've never seen anything like it. In this case it was an M96 3.4L engine, with LN adaptor and Napa Gold spin on filter, that had been on the car for nearly 3000 kms and 2 full track days. Blew out driving down the street less than a km from home at no more than 3-4000 rpm. Weird.
11-12-2018, 04:52 PM
#36
Burning Brakes
Interestingly enough, I had a buddy recently have a spin on filter blow the rubber gasket out one side and dump all it's oil. Filter was still tight, but you could see the rubber gasket sticking out the side and sure enough, when we spun it off the gasket had been pushed out. I've never seen anything like it. In this case it was an M96 3.4L engine, with LN adaptor and Napa Gold spin on filter, that had been on the car for nearly 3000 kms and 2 full track days. Blew out driving down the street less than a km from home at no more than 3-4000 rpm. Weird.
11-12-2018, 05:28 PM
#37
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11-12-2018, 10:39 PM
#39
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You guys drive Porsches! Are you not men? You're afraid of buying adult diapers????? Would you not buy tampons for your gal in a pinch?? Really??? TOUGHEN UP! Women have NO problem buying ANYTHING. They would buy you whatever it is you need but you cant?? Not man enuff?
