oil change, dumb? question Options

[brcacti]

So I need to do an oil change, this is my off season for driving we have extreme heat now here in S. Arizona. Is the filter and strainer completely separate? I assume you change the filter and check the strainer? Any you tube videos on this?

[ClayPerrine]

There are some things that can't be done with the "Grunt.. that feels tight enough" method. Like CV joint bolts. I used to have them back out. Now I use new schorr washers and torque them to the correct spec in the factory manual. I have not had one back out since.

I have an inch pound click type torque wrench. I also have an electronic digital torque wrench that can be set for inch pounds. I check all my click type torque wrenches against the digital one. When I use one of the click wrenches, I make sure to double check the settings every time I pass 5 bolts torqued. Just a habit, but it insures I don't over or under torque a bolt because the lock came off and the wrench settings changed.

The digital one was very expensive, and came with a lifetime calibration package. I can and do send it off once a year for re-calibration. I think the manufacturer has lost money on that package. I have been sending it in once a year for over 25 years for re-calibration.

Harbor Freight it isn't. Cheap it isn't. But it is very accurate.

What I have been trying to find for years is an inch pound beam torque wrench to use when rebuilding transmissions. They are hard to find.

Clay