Re: Larger Oil Filter-NO CAN DO!

From: Mag318Racr@aol.com
Date: Tue Nov 23 1999 - 09:37:37 EST


I am a fan of Wix filters but I did the exact same thing last year and
couldnt get the long filter on. Oh well I just put the long filter on my
Turbo Z

Kelly in SC
'96 5.2 CC

In a message dated 11/23/99 7:18:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
k85go76@erols.com writes:

<< I really wanted to put a larger oil filter on my '95, 2WD, 5.2L so I
 bought the larger version of the Fram Extra Guard (PH8) AND the normal size
 (PH16) "just in case". Changed my oil. Yanked the filter. The PH 8 spun
 right on with no problem. BUT, knowing how difficult a removal can be after
 a few thousand miles I got all my filter wrenches out to see if they could
 be used for removal (better to try them out now with no oil in the truck and
 while the filter can be easily removed by hand). Well, I couldn't get ANY
 of them to fit over the filter! >>



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