The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Big Bolts Oil Change -- Lesson Learned

John,
Judging from past experience, I believe I am quite capable of doing it again...

The grease is a good idea. One of the old timers here told me to put some wheel bearing grease on it (probably same as you). Worked pretty well.

The other trick was making sure the cannister didn't get canted. Now this may all sound elementary to you guys but ole John is just figuring out some of this stuff for himself -- apparently there is a spring in the bottom of the cannister that keeps the filter tight against the engine to make a tight seal? Well that darn spring makes it hard to hold the cannister firmly and squarely --- and if you just let it hang by the bolt and tighten it up, it gets canted or knocks the ring out at the top.

And there wasn't exactly a whole lot of room to work under there, either. Which surprised me.

And who's idea was it to run the exhaust pipe two inches from the oil filter??? I thought one of the jobs of the oil was to help with cooling? Kinda defeats the purpose having the exhaust line pumping heat into the oil filter housing (the side of the cannister facing the exhaust line doesn't have any paint on it from the heat...)

GMC a superior truck?? So far I am not impressed.

:p
John