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[tunnie]

Passenger side, up high, by the gearbox.

Stupid location 

  Cant be got at from the top then

Nope, unlike my lovely 4 pot, which you don't even need to jack up really! I only do it a tad to fit drain tray under....

Have to fart around with V6 putting it stands, getting covered in oil. Least you have spin on, stupid paper ones with housing take ages, thanks to anti-roll bar getting in the way, you barely get 10 degree turn on a wrench 

Never had a problem turning the filter housing by hand once it's been slackened off 

3.2 one takes a lot before its adjustable via hand, least 3 or 4 full rotations. I've tried, but still have to use wrench a lot.

Then just guess 25Nm as damn wrench can't move enough 

Roll bar? You got your engine backwards Tunnie.

Ok, what ever sub frame, bar, piece of crap thats in the way. 

15nm

See, told you had to guess   

[omega3000]

You sure the filter cant be took off from the top , the picture in the guide looking down from the top looks accessible 

[YZ250]

You sure the filter cant be took off from the top , the picture in the guide looking down from the top looks accessible 

It is visible and accessible to undo from the top but you'd never get the new filter and housing through the gap would you. 
Much easier from below. 

[05omegav6]

You sure the filter cant be took off from the top , the picture in the guide looking down from the top looks accessible 

Seeing and reaching are two very different things

[omega3000]

You sure the filter cant be took off from the top , the picture in the guide looking down from the top looks accessible 

Seeing and reaching are two very different things

Nuff said 

[TheBoy]

Ok, what ever sub frame, bar, piece of crap thats in the way. 

Track rod. Same track rod fitted to the inferior 2.2

[tunnie]

Ok, what ever sub frame, bar, piece of crap thats in the way. 

Track rod. Same track rod fitted to the inferior 2.2

Don't you be knocking my trusty 2.2 

[TheBoy]

I quite like the later paper filters, less messy. But a real pig if it hasn't been done for a while, or some numpty has been, well, a numpty

[SMD]

Mine has been converted to spin on type and I changed it for the first time a few weeks ago. Location is crap and fiddly to get filter tool on but once slackened off easy to undo without getting oil down sleeve.

I might have over tightened mine slightly because the converter nipple come out with the filter and had stud lock on the threads which needed to be cleaned off. But this damaged the threads somewhat so the filter had to go on 'tight' to ensure a seal 

[martin42]

just hope the rain stops by 2moro,or il be getting more than a wet oily arm 

[omega3000]

just hope the rain stops by 2moro,or il be getting more than a wet oily arm 

Not sure on the weather , if it comes to it i got a tarp i can drape over the whole front of the car . I used it to cover the herald over winter 

[martin42]

il be fine,used to working in wet weather lol