scott_drake wrote:[quote:16b1f5f7d5=citris.87][quote:edcb4c2159=scott_drake][quote:3fd78f4b15=citris.87][quote:ce8dacce23=scott_drake][/quote:ce8dacce23] How do you think people are supposed to learn you ding bat. [/quote:3fd78f4b15] Dont insult me or call me names, that is breaking the club rules! People should learn the right way, (Go to school, do an apprenticeship and become qualified). or come from a mechanical background (ie parents and friends who are qualified watch over your work and check) where not talking about a $500 car that if somethings breaks ....ohh well itl be right Where talking about a $25,000+ car here that still has warranty!!! and if you dont get that booked stamped, your warranty is pretty much out the window... and most importantly, SAFETY!!!!!! Jack up a car wrong and hop under it, it can land on you and kill you. forget to tighten the sump or filter, it comes off, you blow your engine..ohh well... but you have just caused a 20 car pile up behind you because of the oil that pissed out onto the road forget to tighten wheel nuts proper...you hop onto a freeway..ohh well your wheel comes off at 110km/h you crash into a tree and die forget to tighten a control arm bolt, ohh well you go over a pot hole, arm comes off you loose control and smash into an oncoming truck and die slowly... theres right and wrong ways of learning things! some just learn the hard way[/quote:edcb4c2159] Sorry, how about I call you Scott_Drake, although I think that is more of an insult around here now then a ding bat. You do not seem to get it do you. You think everyone is a retard, they cannot handle the simple task of changing an oil filter. If this is for a mini service, in between his full service, which I believe it is just an oil change, then there is no reason he should not do it, and it would not affect his warranty, since only the full services are required for warranty (RTFM). Honestly, if your mate had his oil filter just suddenly start spooring out oil, it was probably some cheap ass ebay knock off or, he knocked it on something, there is a higher chance you would knock your oil filter on a lowered car, then it just unscrewing itself from the car because it was not tightened enough. Honestly, I did automotive in school, and partially in TAFE for a while, and I can tell you, the first year is really just learning common sense. People already know this, I learned all of that my self working on the car with my dad, he learned from doing it himself, so did I, never did I fail to screw in an oil filter properly... some how, pouring oil all over the road and causing a crash... or maybe I was driving in front of you that day? who knows... Maybe rather then voicing your opinion on everyone on every thread about every topic, you should learn a thing or two about what you are trying to say. Have you not noticed by now that every thread you touch ends up in a crap storm and is locked? OP, I am certain you are not an idiot, you have done some research, and hey, you are smart enough to continue your research and even ask a forum for further information. so if this is a half service, then go for it, you will be fine, you know what you are doing. Any of the Oils and Filters mentioned here will be more then fine. Good luck, and happy money savings to you.[/quote:16b1f5f7d5] firstly WHAT THE HELL IS A MINI SERVICE!!!!!!??? Really ive never heard of mini service in between full service...and secondly these cars dont need services in between services...a service is a service, an oil change is an oil change PERIOD!!!...really IMO i believe you live under a rock Yeah i have noticed this since the new members have joined on (such as yourself)...ive been on this forum for a very long time and seen people come and go like yourself, and people who have actually met me know who I am and what im about!!!! its because of people like you on this forum that keep mixing shit up for no reason and accusing without even knowing the facts! And no my mate did not knock hes oil filter or damage it, the filter housing separated from the threads....how you ask? Well you went to tafe (PFFT Partially BAHAHAHAHHA) so you should know what would cause it to separate...and no it was not a cheap ass ebay knock off filter (probably the kind you buy), and really you are DUMB! how can a lowered evo scrape an oil filter? Have you even seen the location of the oil filter on evos?..my guess is NO..and no my mates evo is not lowered it sits like a TRUCK! YOU threw the petrol into the fire... Im telling the og my advice and you come along insulting me, calling me names and insulting my intelligence. PLease do everyone a favour, just STOP!
Optional service between your services, I like to call them a mini service, I am not sure what you do not understand about that, call it what you will, partial service, mini service, intermittent service... And yes, I did only do a small amount of Tafe, the courses are split up into segments, and I already had a job, so there was no use in continuing at this point, maybe you would understand this if you had any form of higher education, maybe you should look into it, may I suggest an English class as your first choice.
Oil filters are in fact very low on a lot of cars, and you never mentioned that your 'mate' had an Evo, I am afraid I cannot keep track of all the 'friends' you have, since there seems to be one for every situation or question that someone ask on this forum.
The oil filter separated from the threads... I honestly have no idea what you are trying to say, I have heard of the gasket separating from the filter (Rare), but what you are suggesting is that either the housing expanded to a point that the filter was no longer seated, and somehow the filter itself didn't expand with the housing, or the filter mysteriously shrunk... Or.. the much.... MUCH more likely scenario, your 'friend' is an idiot, and put in a filter that never fit correctly in the first place.
And yes, its true, I am relatively new here, I actually have had no issues with anyone on the forum, and I joined to get away from people... well... like you, on the "Ego Forums", who think that just because they own an evo, that they have the right to comment on all things mechanical, and that they own the streets with their unmatched driving skills. This forum is (for the most part) different, its a nice community. And take a look around mate, its not just the new guys who are wise to your ignorance.
And P.S. I am not insulting your intelligence, you are doing a great job of that yourself.
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