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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Cars / April 20062005 FreeStar 4.2
I like to do my own oil changes. Anyone know where the oil filter is? Thanks in advanced. > I like to do my own oil changes. Why? Gary Eickmeier I can't seem to find the location of the oil filter as stated on my first message. Can anyone help? >> I like to do my own oil changes. > > Why? > > Gary Eickmeier Hi, I'm not sure where your oil filter is located but if you really like to do your own oil changes it sounds to me like you need to jack up the car and start looking for it. Your owners manual probably shows the location. Please; when someone asks where their oil filter is located and they want to do it themselves I'm more concerned about their safety. Give me an idea of how you are going to start the first part of this project? Jacking the car up and making it safe to work on. That is probably the reason for the "Why?" comment... Gary doesn't want you to get hurt either... Gerald > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > probably the reason for the "Why?" comment... Gary doesn't want you to > get hurt either... Well, that might be part of it, but I just don't see the advantage of doing your own oil changes. You may have to jack the car up, it is a messy bastard of a job, you end up with a pan full of oil to get rid of, and you don't have a record of the oil change at your dealer. Often the oil change is free or discounted, it gets you back to your dealer for a quick inspection of your car, and it doesn't cost much, compared to the hassle of doing it yourself. I like to wash my own car, because I can do a much better job of it than any emporium with their soap and paddles and bristle brushes and hot steam. Washing your car gets you intimately familiar with every nook and cranny, and leaves you with a sense of pride about your vehicle. And it's not messy and there isn't anything to dispose of. Oil changes, yuk. Washing and waxing, very positive experience. Gary Eickmeier The answer on where the oil filter is so obvious, that you probably wont get it Did you actually look???? > I can't seem to find the location of the oil filter as stated on my first > message. Can anyone help? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > > Gary Eickmeier Yo... JohanB... "Did you actually look????" <<<<<<?!?!?!? Was this really a question from You? This person could be just like I and you were 25 years ago just looking for an intelligent answer to a question. I think He or She will do the task fine but it will be with help from the community not from "did you look"... If you are short of keyboard time JohanB I can set you up with a "Voice typing program"... Fun is Fun.... Add Fun into your message but then get down to what the person asked from the start... Please;Please:Please.. let try to help each other... That is what this forum is all about... I don't do Churches, they are man made... I do GOD, there has to be one... Happy Easter... You'll have to pardon me on the holiday as I do not believe in it... Many do... That is ok... Hopefully we can try to get cars fixed with "Wise" remarks and with some fun too... Hopefully... Can we do it? Is it an unreasonable request? Anyone have an idea as to where this filter might be located? The reason I asked is because its the first thing you will see when you bend down on 1 knee and actually look under your car I think he is just lazy > Yo... JohanB... > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Anyone have an idea as to where this filter might be located? Thanks to all the replied. Yes I have looked, its a huge engine with little room to even work on. You should see where the spark plugs are. Three of them is facing the radiator and the other three is like under the car desh. Not sure how anyone can get their hands to replaced them. Anyway I have changed oil on many cars. Most of them are visible and are easy to get at. I have never had to jack up a car to remove the filter. Anyway I have a feeling no one knows. Thanks again. > The reason I asked is because its the first thing you will see when you > bend [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Anyone have an idea as to where this filter might be located? Woo, Don't take this wrong... We could all tell you where to find the filter. We are more concerned with your safty in doing this job. In many cars you "Will" have to jack up the car. I have known very few where you did not have to do this. Everyone is here to learn, if you can prove to me that you understand how to jack a car up or you can find someone to do it I will find the location of the filter for you... We are just concered about you that is all. Safety is #1 here.... Gerald Yo... Lazy is one thing... Many people just don't have a tech backgroud. If when someone comes to this forum and another member thinks that they are lazy, is this a forum for someone to come for answers? The Answer is No Some people have no clue about what is under their car, they probably should not work on them either and I agree. But if they ask we should give the most comprehensive answer we can to try to help them out. I give allot of credit to people that at least "ask" the question and hope for an answer then I do for people that do not try. It makes me very sad when I see a post like "he is just lazy" JohanB, I have seen much better from you in the short time I have been here. The reason I asked is because its the first thing you will see when you bend down on 1 knee and actually look under your car Yes, most people have no clue but they come here willing to learn... Let try to help them... Allot will not be able to take on the challenge but some will and that will be to our profit as they will come back to our little forum in cyberspace... We will learn from all the things that we have ask them to try. Gerald > Yo... > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Some people have no clue about what is under their car, they probably > should not work on them either and I agree. Exactly, If he drops the car on his head or doublle gaskets the oil filter its not my fault The 4.2 and 3.8 has been around for many,many years so maybe 75 % of the people here know the awnser Any takers ?????? >But if they ask we should > give the most comprehensive answer we can to try to help them out. I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Gerald |
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