Miata Mailing List: June 1996, Message #19
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   From: gryphil@ix.netcom.com (Philip J Brogden)
Subject: Re: oil change report (1.8L)
   Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 16:30:04 -0400

>>2) The person who wrote the FAQ in the garage section of Miata.Net must
>>   have a 1.6L. "Owners of 1.8L engines may find it more convenient to
>>   access the filter from beneath the car [as opposed to through the
>>   hood opening]". May? *May*?? If anyone can remove the oil filter
>>   on a 1.8L from the hood opening, I would pay to see it.
>
>It can be done, just have some blood plasma on hand...your forearm will look
>like the victim of a catfight when you're done.

Actually, the guys at the Valvoline oil change place did it through the
engine compartment.  Only casualty - a little too much heat on an existing
burned spot on the forearm (gotten from a different car).

I was amazed.  And the guy only had the normal number of joints in his
arm!  :>

--Gryphon
topless

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