I'm having a hell of a time getting the old oil filter media removed from the housing cap/post assembly. For sure, the media is a hell of a lot bigger than what's in the DIY filter change (on an E320) in the sticky section. If anyone has any advice or clues, I'd certainly appreciate it.
On the positive side, I'm also changing the glow plugs at the same time. All 6 came out; only 1 was a bugger. I used liberal amounts of PB Blaster, the engine was still a bit warm, and I worked with the smallest socket handle I had (assuming that I could only put so much torque on it and be less likely to break-off a plug in the head). The one tough glow plug was screaming the whole way out; once the threads cleared the head, it was still a PITA to remove.
Along the way, I broke a few electric connector housings, so I need to wait until Monday to get replacements from the dealership and then that night to finish-up everything properly. I'm just trying to take care of the oil change while I'm waiting, and that filter is proving to be a problem.
I also notice that the post that the filter rides on is not firmly fixed to the oil filter housing cap. It rotates, but does not come loose- it this correct? Man, I'm scared I'm going to break something trying to get the filter media loose.
Again, any advice or help is appreciated.
-dave
On the positive side, I'm also changing the glow plugs at the same time. All 6 came out; only 1 was a bugger. I used liberal amounts of PB Blaster, the engine was still a bit warm, and I worked with the smallest socket handle I had (assuming that I could only put so much torque on it and be less likely to break-off a plug in the head). The one tough glow plug was screaming the whole way out; once the threads cleared the head, it was still a PITA to remove.
Along the way, I broke a few electric connector housings, so I need to wait until Monday to get replacements from the dealership and then that night to finish-up everything properly. I'm just trying to take care of the oil change while I'm waiting, and that filter is proving to be a problem.
I also notice that the post that the filter rides on is not firmly fixed to the oil filter housing cap. It rotates, but does not come loose- it this correct? Man, I'm scared I'm going to break something trying to get the filter media loose.
Again, any advice or help is appreciated.
-dave