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Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« on: 30 October 2006, 17:49:12 »
Plus 45 minutes driving back and forth to a place to do it.  20 minutes my shiny metal @$$!   :o  Didn't help that VX gave me the wrong filter and I had to go to the dealer in the middle.  Thankfully I was at Timbuk's so he could take me.  However, after seeing the state of the oil and the holes in the filter it might not have been so different to drive it without them . . .

One advantage of changing oil that is so dark is that when you put new in you can still easily see the level on the dipstick because the traces of old oil are so dark!
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #1 on: 30 October 2006, 17:52:33 »
2 hours for an oil change! no way :)
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #2 on: 30 October 2006, 17:56:25 »
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2 hours for an oil change! no way :)

Does it take you longer then...... ;D
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #3 on: 30 October 2006, 17:58:31 »
Without waiting for the oil to drain, usually about 15 mins on the V6 lump heh
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #4 on: 30 October 2006, 17:59:31 »
Only joking... ;)
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #5 on: 30 October 2006, 18:12:36 »
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Plus 45 minutes driving back and forth to a place to do it.  20 minutes my shiny metal @$$!   :o  Didn't help that VX gave me the wrong filter and I had to go to the dealer in the middle.  Thankfully I was at Timbuk's so he could take me.  However, after seeing the state of the oil and the holes in the filter it might not have been so different to drive it without them . . .

One advantage of changing oil that is so dark is that when you put new in you can still easily see the level on the dipstick because the traces of old oil are so dark!
Yours has the newer paper element filter, not the metal can screw one one....
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #6 on: 30 October 2006, 18:17:24 »
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Plus 45 minutes driving back and forth to a place to do it.  20 minutes my shiny metal @$$!   :o  Didn't help that VX gave me the wrong filter and I had to go to the dealer in the middle.  Thankfully I was at Timbuk's so he could take me.  However, after seeing the state of the oil and the holes in the filter it might not have been so different to drive it without them . . .

One advantage of changing oil that is so dark is that when you put new in you can still easily see the level on the dipstick because the traces of old oil are so dark!
Yours has the newer paper element filter, not the metal can screw one one....
I had never seen one before, so I didn't twig that it was the wrong one.

It was actually 2hrs 45 mins between getting there and leaving, so 3.5hrs total including travel, but I was taking out some of the coffee breaks  :P
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #7 on: 30 October 2006, 18:32:25 »
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It was actually 2hrs 45 mins between getting there and leaving, so 3.5hrs total including travel, but I was taking out some of the coffee breaks  :P
Should have done it around Bo Bo's house, you would have got bacon butties as well... :D
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #8 on: 30 October 2006, 20:48:03 »
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It was actually 2hrs 45 mins between getting there and leaving, so 3.5hrs total including travel, but I was taking out some of the coffee breaks  :P
Should have done it around Bo Bo's house, you would have got bacon butties as well... :D

If i had give him bacon butties we would still be there, cost me 38 quid in coffee :D

And just in case you don't believe he has actually done it heres the proof



and why you shouldn't leave it so long next time Theo


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« Reply #9 on: 30 October 2006, 20:52:29 »
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It was actually 2hrs 45 mins between getting there and leaving, so 3.5hrs total including travel, but I was taking out some of the coffee breaks  :P
Should have done it around Bo Bo's house, you would have got bacon butties as well... :D
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #10 on: 30 October 2006, 20:54:22 »
Mmmm, bacon butties!  :D ;D

See the hole in the filter I was talking about?  Oil's a bit dark too . . .  ::) :-[

Cheers for all the coffee!  [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #11 on: 30 October 2006, 20:57:24 »
So what's your next job & what year are planning on doing it?  ;D
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #12 on: 30 October 2006, 21:30:47 »
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So what's your next job & what year are planning on doing it?  ;D
I dunno, we just noticed that I have new struts?!?  I thought they were shot.  Wonder what else is new in the front suspension.  

Almost bought a fuel filter today to decorate my trunk  ;) ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 30 October 2006, 21:32:15 »
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So what's your next job & what year are planning on doing it?  ;D
I dunno, we just noticed that I have new struts?!?  I thought they were shot.  Wonder what else is new in the front suspension.  

Almost bought a fuel filter today to decorate my trunk  ;) ;D


Luckily i was there to talk him out of it ;D
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Re: Oil changed, after 2 hrs!
« Reply #14 on: 30 October 2006, 21:35:41 »
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Almost bought a fuel filter today to decorate my trunk  ;) ;D
Worth doing - fitting it that is...
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