Thread: What the *!?!!*

Originally Posted by justinc

I've found that the worst is a D2 with the aux battery tray in the way! you can only get one hand in there

JC

I have that plus there is a pipe just underneath which I couldn't move. This is what also stopped me from getting the tensioner on. I was only able to get one hand on an angle from behind and only my fingers from the side.

Tombie & Phil , I'd love to see whether you could have gotten your mits onto this cos' the reason I wanted to get it so tight was because this is where the 3.5 ltrs of missing oil has apparently leaked out!

Yep, I remembered smeared the oil seal before putting it on too

Pete'

Originally Posted by justinc

A 4cyl camry? Didn't you LOVE the way the oil runs straight down onto the exhaust front pipe and settles inside the heat sheild??

JC

Oh yeah i could forsee what was about to happen , so i placed a rag below the filter against the block

Originally Posted by Frontier1

OK, is it just me or is there just NO ROOM to put a oil filter tensioner on the oil filter for the TD5's!!??

I wanted to do a simple fuel filter and oil and oil filter change today. Figure about an hour for the lot, maybe 2.

Fist thing that went wrong was that the universal CAV style filter and housing from Ryco has smaller female fittings so all the hoses wont screw in! Could have sworn that the R2132UA had been used by others here. Also notice that the little arrows on the R2132UA indicating fuel flow are the opposite to the ones on the original? What the?

So I put everything back together and think OK, I'll do the oil and filter which must be a no-brainer. I notice that the filter is tucked in behind the turbo but I can just manage to get my hand in there without taking off the heatshield to unscrew it. The thing is as loose as! Check the oil level...what level! It doesn't even register on the stick!

Drain the oil, about 4 liters maybe a bit more. Wonder why the oil indicater light hasn't been flashing since it works when starting the car. Anyway, try to put the filter on but now can't get it right so i have to take the heatshield off anyway. (Footnote, one of the heatshield bolts is in a really dumb place facing right in towards the firewall).

Finally get the filter screwed on but there is just no room to get one of those tensioners underneath and onto the filter. Now I know why the previous filter was so loose!

Anyone have a fix for this? Are there tensioners/looseners out there that only use a thin strap?

So much for my lazy Sunday!

Cheers, Pete'

Be careful, if you are using the cav type filter with the glass bowl, td5's run hot fuel, when hot glass hit's cold water, well I'll leave it to your imagination.

http://www.renault4.co.uk/technical/...ange-tools.jpg

Auto barn sells these for under 10 dollars. They get into the space (with a few seconds of fiddling) , and unscrew them with ease.

Originally Posted by Aaron

http://www.renault4.co.uk/technical/...ange-tools.jpg

Auto barn sells these for under 10 dollars. They get into the space (with a few seconds of fiddling) , and unscrew them with ease.

not enough room in the D2 engine bay for it, there is heaps of room in the 110 engine bay by comparison

Originally I cut down the handle on a elcheapo oil filter wrench went in next to the firewall and unscrewed it that way, the next time I used the rope trick, which I have successfully used ever since.

whats in the way in a disco?

for my td5 disco i just hack-sawed a 4 inch section off the metal band style oil filter tool, directly opposite the handle. this has worked great for me.