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Anyone done an oil change themselves

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basspaul

Anyone done an oil change themselves
« on: April 18, 2006, 03:02:24 PM »
Any of you out there done an oil change on a 06 GV? I can see the filter no problem from under the truck, but I can't get to it. My arm won't fit in the only obvious access path (straight down from the filter). As I can't get a smaller arm, I was hoping there's another way. If not I think I'll get someone with skinny arms to put in a remote filter.

Paul

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Re: Anyone done an oil change themselves
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2006, 11:09:33 AM »
Just did yesterday... you need to wedge your arm in behind the oil pan and then be careful of the oil that will douse your arm.  I used a shop towel along my arm to help with keeping clean.  then there's the difficulty in getting it out without spilling the contents everywhere... I may opt for a remote filter later on to alleviate that issue altogether.

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basspaul

Re: Anyone done an oil change themselves
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2006, 06:51:59 PM »
ah, my curse of big forearms rears itself again!