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First oil change on a 1.8, this filter is a huge pain in the ass (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, dude. If it's in a small/weird place and you've got a little rubber-strappy grabber that isn't doing you justice, you gotta get onna those oil filter sockets. It was so fast I was mad i didn't get one like ten friggin years ago.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah turns out that there's an intake brace in the way that's just 3 bolts. Also whoever did this last oil change really muscled the thing down too. I do need to get the right size socket though, they are good.