Vol242vo
Keep it clean...
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2005
- Location
- Spokane, WA
I enjoy watching your progress and giving new life to this 242. Cheers.
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I enjoy watching your progress and giving new life to this 242. Cheers.
Nice work! You're motivating me to continue working on the wagon.
I use the oil filter pliers on my turbo cars. No problems getting the filter off... Other wrench that works is the clamp style that has springs and is used with a 3/8" drive ratchet. I would consider putting the remote oil filter bracket behind the fender, in front of the right front tire. That way, it's easy to access, and is far enough away from the turbo and the exhaust to keep the oil cooler than it normally would be. A buddy of mine did that to his '85 245Ti back in 1998.
Send some of that motivation my way man !!!
I think it's probably welded on after sitting so long, I HOPE that's it at least !!!
I tried the handle clamp style, my wee Hazet three-pronged yoke, and then the cup - the last actually wrung the 3/8 drive hole, then popped off!
I'm going to run some oil through it with some engine cleaner in it first-round anyway so may just wait till then and try after it's gone through a heat cycle. Failing that I'll drop it off to pep - boys for a change
I hadn't thought of there as a location it sounds like a great idea, thanks man!
Ah, the strap wrench style? Yeah, that one's kinda useless on a 240 Turbo. This is the style I use:
https://www.ipdusa.com/products/6186/110219-volvo-oil-filter-grabber-wilmar-performance-tool-w54311
Get it on at a bit of an angle, so the handles stick out some from the cat on the downpipe, then squeeze the ever living daylight out of the filter and loosen it.
Not a problem. Should work better than having it on the firewall.