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sodara · 03-19-2005, 10:59 PM

I have a fx16 gts, and sadly... i don't know where the oil filter is on this car. can someone tell me where to find the oil filter on this corolla?

thx,
sodara

4Aaron GE · 03-19-2005, 11:20 PM

It's under the exhaust manifold.

sodara · 03-19-2005, 11:41 PM

wow, thx a lot... guess i don't have to cancel work tomorrow. i assuming i'll have to get under the car, I'm not sure if i can reach from the top. any suggestions?

thx,
sodara

NRM · 03-19-2005, 11:46 PM

Haha, have you ever changed your oil?

http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doity...oil_change.htm

sodara · 03-20-2005, 12:21 AM

heh, not for this car... i just bought it a few weeks a ago from an old coupler who were moving. I've changed the oil in other cars before but never one like this...

sodara · 03-20-2005, 02:06 AM

man, my hands are all banged up and cut from trying to remove the oil filter. It's in such a tight space that i can barely put tools through there and get a solid grip. are there easier ways to remove the filter?

cobrajet25 · 03-20-2005, 03:33 AM

It is easier from the bottom. If you plan on changing your own oil regularly, buy a set of ramps to drive your car up on. Then you can reach up from below and get a better grip on it. Oil filters are really only supposed to be hand-tight anyway, and if you put a thin coat of oil on the filter gasket before installing it then the filter seal will not bake itself to the block. The filter gasket cooking itself to the block is what makes most oil filters so hard to remove. Sounds like you got a helluva cool car...I'd love to find a nice FX-16 GT-S! Those are little screamers...like an MR2 with a backseat! Regards, Aaron

sodara · 03-21-2005, 10:04 AM

a few of my friends tried unsucecssfully to remove the filter, "get a honda" they said. that night i was more determined and finally got it out. thanks to you guys my car is running nice and smooth.

sodara

Pineapple · 03-21-2005, 10:27 AM

Make sure it was lubed with a bit of oil and just finger tight. Only use a wrench to losen it but never tighten it.

aaronrichards · 03-21-2005, 08:38 PM

I have a 1990 corolla wagon with 306,000 miles. Just after replaceing timing belt (preventative) I now see oil in the #1 spark plug cavity. Lots of oil. I swabbed it out and the plug is fine still working. Some guy told me that oil can spill over from that same cavity if the plug wire housing is loose. Is that true. Or is it possible that the timimg belt replacement had something to do with it?

aaronrichards · 03-21-2005, 08:41 PM

And by the way how the heck does this site work? I'm really lost!

cobrajet25 · 03-21-2005, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronrichards

I have a 1990 corolla wagon with 306,000 miles. Just after replaceing timing belt (preventative) I now see oil in the #1 spark plug cavity. Lots of oil. I swabbed it out and the plug is fine still working. Some guy told me that oil can spill over from that same cavity if the plug wire housing is loose. Is that true. Or is it possible that the timimg belt replacement had something to do with it?

There are seals that go around the top of the spark plug tubes. When these seals go bad, oil leaks into the tubes. Take off the valve cover, replace the seals, and you should be fine.
Regards, Aaron

***REN69*** · 03-22-2005, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronrichards

And by the way how the heck does this site work? I'm really lost!

What do you mean??

Hey sodara.. pics of your FX16 please!!