Bill Pitz wrote:
> Hmm... Does the '03 still have that big plastic piece with the round
> access "door" to get to the filter? That's the part that really
> sucks. I ended up taking that off, too, just to be safe. How in the
> hell are you supposed to change the filter without dripping oil on
> that plastic piece or the skid plates?!
Yep. I hate it. I think mine's going to stay on though.
> The skid plates on my '00 are off-center, too, but I decided to pull
> off the front plate to change the oil just to save myself the cleanup
> time later. If I wouldn't have, I would have likely gotten oil all
> over it. The other advantage of being able to drain with a hose is
> that you don't ever have to worry about the position of the drain pan
> once the stream of oil starts to slow down.
Good point. I haven't yet had a problem with my alignment (I have a
*big* drain pan :)) there but it's only been 2 changes thus far.
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