Nissan 370Z Forum - Oh boy... Oil change mishap, need advice

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Lug	10-25-2012 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by edconline (Post 1977282)

Thanks again for the replies. I'm away for six weeks so ill have to tackle this around Christmas. Was thinking about a flexible camera with light and pickup tool integrated like they use in surgery (but those have lasers for micro cuts). Probably hard to find, but would be great for this lol.

http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/27...oscopy-SPL.jpg

Suction......Torque wrench....whoa! We've got a leaker! CLAMPS!

wstar

10-25-2012 08:38 AM

Yeah I wouldn't take the "let it burn/shred" route either. Too many possibilities for something to go wrong if it clogs up an oil passage somewhere. Then again most of these that I've seen are plastic-coated paper, too, so maybe I'm not correctly picturing just how flimsy and fragile it is.

Pulling the valve cover is pretty trivial once you get past the basic stuff you have to do first for access (e.g. removing the air intake on one side at least, maybe the upper intake manifold as well for access to the bolts, not sure).

Rusty

10-25-2012 09:48 AM

Just to scare the crap out of you. Back in the day. I had a slant 6 that lost an oil pump because of a piece of valve seal. When I replaced the old pump with the new pump. I tore apart the old pump. I found the piece had wedged between the rotors. Locking up the pump. The piece wasn't very big either. :eek:

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