20-10-12, 09:58 PM
Oil filter and change today
Trip to Halford for:
- 3 x Castrol Power1 4T 10W40 @ £9.99 each = £30
- F307 oil filter £7
- 17mm spanner for oil drain plug (my socket set goes to 16mm)
- digital vernier, always wanted a set
Managed to spill most old oil over my garage floor as my drain can didn't quite get under the outpouring due to side stand in the way. Massive roll of blue cleanup paper to the rescue. Next time I'll use a cutout funnel. What do you use?
Screw driver hammered into old oil filter to lever it undone, wished I'd bought a filter socket.
Found that 2.7l wasn't quite enough, but probably not level surface between centre stand and front wheel. More like 2.9l went in, feeling that's too much...
Recycling centre closed so dumping old oil will wait to tomorrow
1pm deciding with kids to do this, including faffing around, reading, getting them involved, going shopping to Halfords, visiting recycling centre (on bike after change) and washing hands: 4hours to finish around 5.
Trip to Halford for:
- 3 x Castrol Power1 4T 10W40 @ £9.99 each = £30
- F307 oil filter £7
- 17mm spanner for oil drain plug (my socket set goes to 16mm)
- digital vernier, always wanted a set
Managed to spill most old oil over my garage floor as my drain can didn't quite get under the outpouring due to side stand in the way. Massive roll of blue cleanup paper to the rescue. Next time I'll use a cutout funnel. What do you use?
Screw driver hammered into old oil filter to lever it undone, wished I'd bought a filter socket.
Found that 2.7l wasn't quite enough, but probably not level surface between centre stand and front wheel. More like 2.9l went in, feeling that's too much...
Recycling centre closed so dumping old oil will wait to tomorrow
1pm deciding with kids to do this, including faffing around, reading, getting them involved, going shopping to Halfords, visiting recycling centre (on bike after change) and washing hands: 4hours to finish around 5.