Stoopid oil filter

blue beat me to it.

yep the first sercice you do to your new (second hand) vehicle is often a PITA as diff plugs have been done up to 10,00000000 ftp and all filters have been screwed on harder than a cheap hooker. Funny thing is after you get past that you find such force is not needed on everything to keep fluids in check. I can undo my oil filter by hand and diff and g/box plugs come out easily

Yeh he probably could take the 4by to the mechanics but there is a real sense of pride in servicing ones own vehicle. I have just changed the fuel filter on my Triton for it's 30000 km service (everything else is for that service just needs checking) under the watchfull eyes of the mechanics at work. Now I'm no mechanic, I just have an office job but once instructed what to do it's pretty straight forward and rewarding.

Imagine what Mitsubishi would charge for that service $600?

Johno,
my 30K service was $173.00.

I hate it when I hit submit by accident...

OK, Johno again... $600+ for the 90K service as this entails a cam belt change, half the bloody motor has to be removed for that one.

Blue was that 30k service done by Mitsubishi? If so you must have a good one, because the one and only time I've taken my car into their service department was for them to have a look at some oil dampness around the main bearing seal thinking that this would be under warrenty. They found the source to be a rocket cover that wasn't tightened, cleaned the offending oil and charged me $100 for their effort.

I bought the car second hand with 15k on the clock, so I can't say what mechanical repairs it needed since new, but I would have thought none. They could have done this minor repair for free because I think it would have come from the factory with that fault. This has since put me off getting the log book service done by them and now do the basics at work myself and will have the 45k, 90k etc done by a non Mitsubishi mechanic.

I can't fault the car though, I'de by anouther one when the time comes.

Yeah Johno, it was done by Knox Mitsubishi here in Melbourne. I was suprised as I'd been looking at L200 Forum and although the majority of vehicles there are diesel, the figures for servicing all seem to be between about £380 to £470... That translates to bucket loads of Australian $$... My minor(15k, 45k, 75k) services have all come in around $140-$150... The majors(30k, 60k) were $173. the 90k(a few weeks ago) was upwards of $600, as I said previously, the timing belt has to be changed at this service. i am obliged to get dealer services as the car is on a novated lease, at these prices i reckon I'll just let them do those that fall beyond the term of the lease.

Like you, I can't fault the car and when this lease is up, I'll be leasing another one... Have you seen the new shape...???

Triton Pics

It's in German but the pics tell a nice story, in my opinion...

Blue it's a completely different car, new common rail DI engine, new coil sprung front suspension, no bonnet scoop unfortunatly, but all in good. When is the release date for Australia?

Johno I haven't heard the release date for here... Due for release in Europe this coming March so I guess end of this year or early next for Aust... We are apparently getting the 3.2DiD and not the problematic 2.5... Of course this is hear say and unconfirmed by Mitsubishi.

As a mechanic, my moto is you can always tighten something up a little more, but you can't do f-all once it's stripped, or in your case siezed. The screw driver and hammer trick works well.
Also REPCO (Rip Every Poor C##t Off) sell great little oil filter remover tools. They are spring loaded and clamp over the top of the filter, then using either a 1/2 inch or 3/8 inch ratched or breaker bar, you loosen the filter. The vice like jaws of the tool tighten the more you leaver on it.

P.S. Use to work for a major Toyota dealer in Adelaide. Saw an old mechanic there tighten an oil filter using a rattle gun. I couldn't believe my eyes until one day I saw him doing up head bolts with the same gun.

Holy Chit!!!! Imagine his aprentice.? HaHa

Watched a bloke some time ago trying to use your rationale to seperate his 9kg gas bottle from his BBQ... Nearly gave himself a heart attack he was straining that hard... His wife came out and clipped his ears and showed him how to do it... I laughed so hard I nearly wet my pants...