New 2011 Ford Focus SE

"dsi1" > wrote
> OTOH, when I went to buy an oil filter, I was surprised that the box
> contained a filter element and a large O-ring. There's no mention of this
> in the owners manual nor does it say anything about removing the engine
> cover to gain access to the oil filter housing. Luckily, my auto mechanics
> skills are vast in scope. Folks with little or no experience are pretty
> much screwed because the manual won't be any help.
>

That's what's nice about Honda and Toyota in recent years. They make
commonly replaced items easy to get at so anyone with the desire can do the
work instead of paying to have it done.

I remember how time consuming it was to replace the brake lights on the Ford
Taurus. It involved taking out a whole inner back panel, which of course was
in as tight as could be (no complaint, car was so tight there were zero
shake or rattle noises anywhere), and covered with tightly fitting
carpeting, also screwed down on top. To get it all back together tightly was
no easy task.

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