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Originally Posted by C0d3Sp4c3 (Post 7714755)

It is called 27mm socket.

I didn't have a big-ass socket handy, so I used a set of big-ass pliers. I didn't need much torque, just a bit more leverage to get it loose.

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Originally Posted by C0d3Sp4c3 (Post 7714755)

You got this too! I used Mann HU514Y but switched to the OEM for the first time after 6 oil change intervals. The OEM oil filter from the Dealer cost $32 after CA tax and guess what? There is no discernable difference between the OEM and Mann HU514Y that I could tell except for the price. Your call...

The Mann is under $9 from rockauto.com, seems like a no-brainer to go with that if it's identical to the OEM part for $30+!

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Originally Posted by C0d3Sp4c3 (Post 7714755)

Why? Install the new oil filter in place. Use a funnel to pour oil into the top of the engine and hand tighten the oil cap. Make sense?

You're exactly right - fill through the oil fill cap, not through the filter housing. I posted a few weeks after we actually did the oil change, and I was going off (apparently faulty :p: ) memory; post edited above.

I did my oil change today. The service indicator stated i was 110 days overdue. But I do not drive the car that much as I had another vehicle as my daily driver. I typically just reset the reminder and change by mileage numbers. Anyway I let the service reminder go 110 days before today's oil change and reset.
I don't know why but I go through the whole reset procedure and confirm at the end, and the computer says it is unable to confirm reset now. It will not reset.
Does anyone know why or how I fix this. Please help.
Thanks Bryan

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Originally Posted by Flame145 (Post 8081179)

If you confirmed the reset at the end and made an attempt to go over again then you will be prompted with "unable to confirm reset now". It's all good if you don't see the Service Minder when you first start the car until the next scheduled service interval.