Graham
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how the hell do you remove it on the 1.0ltr B. its like a plastic top
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Kerry
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Graham
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basically its got a plastic top to it and in the haynes manual it says "simply unscrew the housing to remove filter"
i cant unscrew the fucker
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Kerry
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erm it means u unscrew it all to remove the filter u dont take the plastic top off
the lot unscrews and then u screw the new one in
can be a bit tight mind
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Graham
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its not like all the other normal filters. this one you just replace the filter element not the entire casing like the rest of the engines.
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Kerry
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o rite ok
i thought all oil filters were the same
well all the ones i have ever seen are
sorry
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Graham
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gonna try and give it another go
its beatdown time
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Adam_B
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yes they are quite tight, i used a set of mole grips on the top but that was on a 1.2 16v. Is there nothing to grip, on the 1.2 16v one theres a big hex?
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Graham
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yeah there is a hex, i tried two different mole grips, but both sets started to break of little bits ofplastic
gave up, although when i filled the car up with oil, litre by litre, did three litres, turned the car on and noticed smoking from the mainfold
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Kerry
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i once couldnt get oil filter off the vectra so i hammered a screwdriver into it then used it as a lever
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Adam_B
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would need to buy a new housing or lid if he did that tho
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Graham
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seeing that it screws on
ill go down vaux tomorrow and get them to yank it off.
bloody tight
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Adam_B
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or go buy a big socket or spanner
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Kerry
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quote: Originally posted by Adam_B
would need to buy a new housing or lid if he did that tho
problem solved though
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Graham
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quote: Originally posted by Adam_B
or go buy a big socket or spanner
just forked out a tenner for bloody torx screw set
maybe next month ill change it all again
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langey
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quote: Originally posted by Kerry
i once couldnt get oil filter off the vectra so i hammered a screwdriver into it then used it as a lever
i thought this is how it was supposed to be done
its how i did it too
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Graham
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have you got a haynes manual?
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Kerry
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Graham
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well if anyone is reading this, go to the oil change section in the haynes manual and you'll see the filter i mean
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Kerry
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im wetting myself here
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Kerry
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page?
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Graham
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erm i dunno, check the index, work your way from there
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Kerry
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well the filter i see in chapter one looks like a normal filter to me
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Graham
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is the haynes manual a green one?
go to the oil change section and it'll split into two, one for 1.0lt/1.2lt and the other for 1.4lt/1.6lt
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Kerry
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o
this one is a blue haynes
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