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new and need some help with oil change - 11/9/2006 4:09:46 PM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline ok i know how to do an oil change....BUT for some reason i can't find the oil filter...my excuse for not finding it right now, is because when i did try to do the oil change it was at night time, so i really couldn't see, but i tried using a flash light, and i couldn't see anything that could resemble an oil filter...anywho if someone could please help on where i could find the oil filter please let me know without busting my balls...thank you in advance Post #: 1

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/9/2006 4:54:13 PM    swartlkk Posts: 14472 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline It would help to know what vehicle you have (year, drivetrain, etc)... But that said, if you can't find your oil filter in the normal places, then I'd say you have a 4wd truck and it's located under the radiator behind the splash shield. There should be a little trap door that you open to access it. _____________________________ Kyle- 2004 Rainier 1970 Chevelle - Resto 1974 K5 Blazer - Resto (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 2

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/9/2006 7:03:40 PM    00blackblazer   Posts: 119 Joined: 11/6/2006 Status: offline depends on the year and since you cant find it swartlkk gave you one of the locations. another one is if its a 2.8 it could be mounted on the side of the engine block (drivers side) have to get it from the wheel well. another location is located near the air filter on the drivers side fender. these are all the locations for a 4wd good luck (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 3

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/9/2006 7:42:58 PM    amberleee Posts: 26 Joined: 11/9/2006 From: Sizerock,Kentucky Status: offline yes, and don't be stupid like my boyfriend and try taking it by puncturing it with a screwdriver. very messy. (in reply to 00blackblazer) Post #: 4

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/9/2006 7:45:13 PM    swartlkk Posts: 14472 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline Nothing stupid about that. Sometimes there is no other way without different tools. _____________________________ Kyle- 2004 Rainier 1970 Chevelle - Resto 1974 K5 Blazer - Resto (in reply to amberleee) Post #: 5

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/9/2006 8:08:02 PM    nibs   Posts: 25 Joined: 11/6/2006 Status: offline yeah it's messy, but it works if nothing else is available. _____________________________ There are 10 types of people in the world, those that know binary and those that don't. (in reply to amberleee) Post #: 6

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 7:36:04 AM    m00nwater Posts: 3269 Joined: 3/10/2005 From: Redbridge, but I now live in the 'shwa Status: offline If it's teh same as mine, look under the air filter housing on the driver's side near the headlight. I have to take mine off just to get at the filter. But ya, if we knew what year it was, we'd be able to help you better. _____________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::::::: little girl in a big truck::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (in reply to nibs) Post #: 7

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 8:37:52 AM    flyshychick Posts: 447 Joined: 8/7/2006 From: pa Status: offline Welcome! Did you find the filter now? _____________________________ 2 hick 4 u (in reply to m00nwater) Post #: 8

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 10:45:05 AM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline thanks for all your help...unfortunately i only have internet access when i go to work..and i forgot to check this when i was leaving...so when i got home i tried once more but no luck..haha...i believe its a 1998...yea it has 4wd...still stock, nothing special yet..but anywho thanks for all the help...i will go check it out on my lunch break and see where the hell this oil filter is at...i'll let you know how it goes...and i got one of those tools to take off the oil filter is its stuck in there... (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 9

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 11:19:20 AM    00blackblazer   Posts: 119 Joined: 11/6/2006 Status: offline on a 98 4wd its mounted towards the front of the vehicle. climb under the front there should be a access door you will need a flat head screwdriver to open it. once opened you will see the oil filter. (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 10

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 11:27:43 AM    mikeywaynebygod Posts: 394 Joined: 11/2/2006 From: Manchester, KY Status: offline yep, that's where mine is. i have a 97 and i recently changed the oil in it. what fun, a screwdriver and a hammer. _____________________________ Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs. Kicker SoloX 18" Hifonics XX Colussus Box Coming Soon (in reply to 00blackblazer) Post #: 11

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 11:29:39 AM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline thanks...in that case i will change my oil once i get home...thanks! guess i'll have to let you guys know how it goes on monday (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 12

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 11:44:30 AM    00blackblazer   Posts: 119 Joined: 11/6/2006 Status: offline hey no problem at all. ive spent the last 13 years managing a lube center so i pretty much know every place they can put an oil filter. im glad to see other people that change their own oil. props to you and everyone else that does. (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 13

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 11:50:57 AM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline thanks i've been changing my oil on my other cars, just got this one, and i couldn't find the oil filter (in reply to 00blackblazer) Post #: 14

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/10/2006 12:13:22 PM    m00nwater Posts: 3269 Joined: 3/10/2005 From: Redbridge, but I now live in the 'shwa Status: offline Ya, I hate brining my truck in for oil changes. I like doing it myself because then I know the oil that's going in and that I didn't "forget" to change the filter. _____________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::::::: little girl in a big truck::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 15

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/13/2006 9:12:32 AM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline got the oil change done saturday afternoon...it felt like a summer day...i felt like an ***** cause as soon as i go under the front of the blazer to see where the oil filter could be...it says it on the access door " oil filter access"...i started laughing...anywho...got the oil changed, and enjoyed some beer while doing it...also the oil filter that was on it...was on there pretty damn tight...now i know why you guys were talking about using screw drivers...luckily i had one of those oil filter tools, made life a little easier...anywho got the oil change done, and just wanted to give everyone the heads up...thanks ****Edited for language**** < Message edited by m00nwater -- 11/13/2006 12:13:11 PM > (in reply to m00nwater) Post #: 16

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/13/2006 9:43:52 AM    swartlkk Posts: 14472 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline Congrats on a job well done! For those stubborn oil filters I typically will use one of those strap wrenches when space permits. I've had to use a screw driver on my dad's tractors before. _____________________________ Kyle- 2004 Rainier 1970 Chevelle - Resto 1974 K5 Blazer - Resto (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 17

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/13/2006 9:47:58 AM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline thanks ...wow...never did an oil change on a tractor...well at least not yet...lol (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 18

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/13/2006 2:22:25 PM    swartlkk Posts: 14472 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline Nothing really to it, just instead of quart containers of oil, we use 55 gallon drums! Oh and the filters are mostly the size of a large coffee can! _____________________________ Kyle- 2004 Rainier 1970 Chevelle - Resto 1974 K5 Blazer - Resto (in reply to jjyynnxx) Post #: 19

RE: new and need some help with oil change - 11/14/2006 9:14:31 AM    jjyynnxx   Posts: 10 Joined: 11/9/2006 Status: offline damn thats crazy!!! 55 gallon drums!!!!! ****...nevermind i don't think i'd ever want to change the oil of a tractor...hahha (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 20

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