whats the most dificult oil filter to change?

[buzzer]

I am going to give 8 out of 10 for an MX5 MK1...

especially when some dick (a mate) has tried to remove it by bodging a screwdriver through it... Now I cant get a filter socket on there, which would have made it much easier

[buzzer]

Riknos said:

mx-5 oil filter is a piece of piss really.

Also - if there's a hole in the side why does that matter? Should be using one of these...

http://www.autosessive.com/products/61797/low-prof...

buzzer said:

Now I cant get a filter socket on there, which would have made it much easier

That's what I said I use? he had butchered the filter to such a degree there was hardly any canister left on there, let alone enough to get any sort of tool on there.

I still wouldn't say the MX5 was an easy one to change...

Well, its stuck on his drive... try as I might I could not get it off. I suspect its been tightened with a socket tool... Its a gravel drive so I cant jack the car up high enough to get fully underneath. Plus, its blocking his wife's car in! he is going to have to get it recovered to my house where I can get it on the hoist...

[buzzer]

FD3Si said:

Have you taken the inlet manifold brace off? 3 bolts, makes it a lot easier. After that, it's a Marigold and a can of MTFU.

Just ignore the blood that comes from ripping the back of your numb hands to shreds on the fuel pipe clips. That's what the marigolds are for - they let the blood pool and insulate your frozen digits.

I don't seem to be able to get MTFU these days :-)

well its off... I have NEVER had one so tight (ooohhheeer)

from underneath I used a long blade in the air chisel, and tapped the edge of the filter round, it was VERY tight.

Also, the sealing ring was stuck to the block when the filter came off, no sign of sealant though, but I had to scrape the remains off...