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Come Inside... => Petrol/Diesel/Red Diesel/Aviation Fuel Head Zone => Topic started by: Barman on May 14, 2010, 03:32:30 PM
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How is it possible for a garage to fit the bloody things so tightly...? cussing:
I've spent the whole day trying to get it off... noooo:
Have to go out tonight - taxi ordered... redface:
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They use an air powered spanner and fail to set the torque properly. whistle:
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You're not alone BM ;D
http://forums.finalgear.com/questions-and-answers/removing-stuck-oil-filter-14501/
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Is it a left hand thread?
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Is it a left hand thread?
happy001
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Is it a left hand thread?
I did check the thread on the replacement mid day... lol:
LL's question "are you turning it the right way?" at about 4pm went down like a bucket of sick... cussing:
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How are the blisters on the hand whistle:
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How are the blisters on the hand whistle:
My hands are permanently fixed above my head now... I can't see them... noooo:
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Punch a screwdriver through the filter and use it to gain more leverage
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Punch a screwdriver through the filter and use it to gain more leverage
I did that.... screwdriver broke... noooo:
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Get a real man in whistle:
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Get a real man in whistle:
evil:
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I've got an industrial sized one of these: -
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But I really need one of these: -
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Failing that, cut the bloody thing to pieces... cussing:
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Oh dear......this will end in tears noooo:
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Oh dear......this will end in tears noooo:
It already has... sad24:
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Popcorn:
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Oh dear......this will end in tears noooo:
It already has... sad24:
I hope LL doesn't want to go out anywhere today whistle:
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Oh dear......this will end in tears noooo:
It already has... sad24:
I hope LL doesn't want to go out anywhere today whistle:
I have pointed out that we are vehicle-less until Monday... redface:
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Oh dear......this will end in tears noooo:
It already has... sad24:
I hope LL doesn't want to go out anywhere today whistle:
I have pointed out that we are vehicle-less until Monday... redface:
Are you badly bruised?
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Oh dear noooo:
Poor LL whistle:
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Oh dear......this will end in tears noooo:
It already has... sad24:
I hope LL doesn't want to go out anywhere today whistle:
I have pointed out that we are vehicle-less until Monday... redface:
Are you badly bruised?
sad24:
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Get her on the back of yer bike, like eveilgrin:
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happy001 happy001 happy001
The lady has more sense than that.
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happy001 happy001 happy001
The lady has more sense than that.
So do I... I took the seat and pegs off... noooo:
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cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:
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Popcorn:
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Popcorn: Popcorn: Popcorn:
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I borrowed one of these: -
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From a garage in Pafos via a mate...
It broke! cussing:
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So now you not only have to pay for it but you also have to pay for a man to use one properly and fix your vehicle. noooo:
Have you ever thought of missing out the middle man and employing an expert in the first place?
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So now you not only have to pay for it but you also have to pay for a man to use one properly and fix your vehicle. noooo:
Have you ever thought of missing out the middle man and employing an expert in the first place?
It was the fecking 'expert' wot gubbed it in the first place! cussing:
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You point:
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rubschin: Funny how we both had the same thought Nick. whistle:
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I see he has gone again. So little time, so much to gub noooo:
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I have sliced my finger open now... blood and oil everywhere... noooo:
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point:
I am sure Growler could offer advice. But he is at the opera noooo:
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point:
redface:
Imagine the feeling of satisfaction when I finish the job tho... noooo:
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point:
redface:
Imagine the feeling of satisfaction when I finish the job tho... noooo:
You'll be able to drive to the chemist for some sticky plasters lol:
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Unless he gubs it noooo:
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That is, I am told, commonly known as "A Given"
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evil:
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Anyone want to guess how long its going to be before LL gets sick of watching BM knacker the engine even more and gets a man in. whistle:
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Oh she won't do that ~ she's only too pleased to see him occupied and not underfoot all day.
Like children BM needs to be sent out to play whilst the work gets done.
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Anyone want to guess how long its going to be before LL gets sick of watching BM knacker the engine even more and gets a man in. whistle:
It's whistle:
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Oh she won't do that ~ she's only too pleased to see him occupied and not underfoot all day.
Like children BM needs to be sent out to play whilst the work gets done.
Quite so ::)
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Bah! Banghead
I was just on the vinegar stroke... stripped the old filter to bits and about to hit it wiv an ammer when the Ukrainian neighbours turned up for coffee...
Tomorrer now... evil:
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Excuses, excuses noooo:
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Excuses, excuses noooo:
lol: lol: lol:
I've had a beer now with the neighbours like... cloud9:
Given the damage I did sober I don't dare get near it after a beer... noooo:
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GET A MAN IN, YOU DOLT
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GET A MAN IN, YOU DOLT
Says Mr. Plumber! point:
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Bah! Banghead
I was just on the vinegar stroke... stripped the old filter to bits and about to hit it wiv an ammer when the Ukrainian neighbours turned up and fixed it...
whistle:
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I'd be having a 'word' with the eejit that put it on in the first place BM, and then demanding he remove it at his own expense.
Tried helping an old geezer with a puncture a couple of weeks ago.
Bent his wheelbrace over completely and rendered it useless. ::)
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I'd be having a 'word' with the eejit that put it on in the first place BM, and then demanding he remove it at his own expense.
In all probability he fitted it himself the last time he attempted to service his own vehicle.
Tried helping an old geezer with a puncture a couple of weeks ago.
Bent his wheelbrace over completely and rendered it useless. ::)
I always throw away the manufacturer's supplied wheel brace and carry a "Spider" whistle:
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I'd be having a 'word' with the eejit that put it on in the first place BM, and then demanding he remove it at his own expense.
It might come to that! cussing:
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Will this never end? noooo:
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Will this never end? noooo:
We need the car on Friday! scared2:
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This one is fecked anyway! lol:
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Will this never end? noooo:
We need the car on Friday! scared2:
Hire one then.
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The filter is off! cloud9:
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I bet the new one won't fit Popcorn:
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I bet the new one won't fit Popcorn:
It does! Finger:
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It will leak noooo:
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It bloody won't! cussing:
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The sorry story commenced: May 14, 2010, 04:32:30 PM
We have to assume that it actually started prior to this posting or how would BM have known it was too tight?
The story finished: Today at 01:11:37 PM
Four fvcking days!
I just called my local garage and asked them how long it would take to change the oil and filter in my car ~ "Bout 20 minutes" they said
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The sorry story commenced: May 14, 2010, 04:32:30 PM
We have to assume that it actually started prior to this posting or how would BM have known it was too tight?
The story finished: Today at 01:11:37 PM
Four fvcking days!
I just called my local garage and asked them how long it would take to change the oil and filter in my car ~ "Bout 20 minutes" they said
Your point being...? ::)
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The sorry story commenced: May 14, 2010, 04:32:30 PM
We have to assume that it actually started prior to this posting or how would BM have known it was too tight?
The story finished: Today at 01:11:37 PM
Four fvcking days!
I just called my local garage and asked them how long it would take to change the oil and filter in my car ~ "Bout 20 minutes" they said
Your point being...? ::)
That I am not afraid to admit to my limitations I suppose.
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The sorry story commenced: May 14, 2010, 04:32:30 PM
We have to assume that it actually started prior to this posting or how would BM have known it was too tight?
The story finished: Today at 01:11:37 PM
Four fvcking days!
I just called my local garage and asked them how long it would take to change the oil and filter in my car ~ "Bout 20 minutes" they said
Your point being...? ::)
That I am not afraid to admit to my limitations I suppose.
You do make me larf sometimes... ::)
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The sorry story commenced: May 14, 2010, 04:32:30 PM
We have to assume that it actually started prior to this posting or how would BM have known it was too tight?
The story finished: Today at 01:11:37 PM
Four fvcking days!
I just called my local garage and asked them how long it would take to change the oil and filter in my car ~ "Bout 20 minutes" they said
Your point being...? ::)
That I am not afraid to admit to my limitations I suppose.
You do make me larf sometimes... ::)
I try to please angel1
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The sorry story commenced: May 14, 2010, 04:32:30 PM
We have to assume that it actually started prior to this posting or how would BM have known it was too tight?
The story finished: Today at 01:11:37 PM
Four fvcking days!
I just called my local garage and asked them how long it would take to change the oil and filter in my car ~ "Bout 20 minutes" they said
Your point being...? ::)
That I am not afraid to admit to my limitations I suppose.
You do make me larf sometimes... ::)
I try to please angel1
Try harder...