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WD40
A few thoughts about my first Crossfire oil/filter change:
I've only put 1400 miles on the car since buying it in June.
The FSS said I still had 4900 miles to go before an oil change was due but the oil was quite dirty so that was a definite lie.
The FSS is reset to 7000 miles now but I doubt I'll let it go that long. Once the oil (Mobil 1) has been in for 3000 miles I'll base the change on how dirty the oil is but I won't let it go past 5K.
Setting the torque wrench to 18 ft lbs was the perfect setting for the oil filter. It was equivalent to the person who said, "Hand tight and then a 'snug.'"
The plug washer, based on the very deep grooves in it, is probably the original one. I put Teflon tape on the plug threads. It definitely won't leak but I'll get some copper washers when I have to order something else.
I bought a new fuel filter a while back. I noticed that the fuel filter in situ looks somewhat rusty & nasty yet has regular hose clamps on all the fuel hoses instead of factory fittings. I figure if I let the car sit for 3 days the high pressure should be almost gone. Do you agree? It's gonna be raining for a few days so I'm gonna try to install the new steering wheel. That's all folks!!!
Putting Teflon tape on the thread of the drain plug is a waste of time. It is used on taper threads that lock up on the taper and not the washer. You can only have one type of seal on the pan, the washer or a taper thread, there is another that uses an O-ring seal but that is another story. Ours uses a copper washer type, a flat composite type seal works as well but the Teflon will not work if the other seal is leaking as the Teflon needs to be crushed between the thread taper to seal. You cannot get enough Teflon between the threads to stop it getting blown out under pressure or gravity if the other seal has failed.
Press the Schrader valve on the fuel rail with a rag on it, pressure drops to zero just like that.