mx-5 oil change

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swansea v6

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1,279 posts

226 months

Tuesday 24th October 2006
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How F@@?#ng annoying is an oil change on a 1.6 mx-5.....i usually service my cars myself and i can honestly say this has the been the hardest to change the oil on.....first off the sump nut was welded on!!!! had to place a spanner on the nut, lower the jack, jamming the spanner against the floor and pushing the car backwards to break the seal..........that was the easy part!!!! the filter itself is buried on the MOST awkward part of the engine bay, i could not even get my hand on it. So off came the strut brace and lots of swearing (in both welsh and english) later i finally got it off, what a pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyway rant over........

swansea v6

Original Poster:

1,279 posts

226 months

Tuesday 24th October 2006
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I'd love to see that engine bay, to see how hard it is........why cant all cars be like my ex bmw 325i, filter was in housing at front of engine, undo one bolt and voila.............

swansea v6

Original Poster:

1,279 posts

226 months

Wednesday 25th October 2006
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really? the 1.6 is easier than the 1.8????? bet thats fun.............