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Firstly happy new year to you all, all the best.

I'm droping the oil, changing the sparkies but i come across a problem! I undo the oil filter YET i can't get it out of the engine bay!

Yes you heard right, i can't get it out of the engine bay, sounds stupid but RB26 is a tank engine, i've got an oil cooler as well with braided line but that doesn't seem to be the problem.

I think its the two little motor sitting slightly opposite with the oilfilter that i got stuck with.

Any tips, tricks please give them to me.

Thank you very much. :P

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that bloody HICAS pump is really a pain.

All I can tell you is that you can get it out.....the hoses for the oil cooler and the HICAS pump are pretty hard to move but they will flex a bit if you need the to.

Thanks Duncan! Worked out now, funny enough i've got my little nephew to use his little hand and still he couldn't get it out.

The little shit came up with a brillitant idea by slotted his finger into the filter hole and guide it out and it worked! Hahaha another word there were just enough room for the filter.

Remote oil filter relocation kit is on the way :P even though i heard you can loose a bit of pressure by doing that.

That depends on how the oil cooler is installed, but generally no since the oil cooler may not drain.

Just fill it up to high on the dipstick, start it and check the dipstick again once oil pressure is up

All fixed. 5 littre of 10w-60 Castrol R. 5 littres bloody hell hahaha.

I also found something supiscous, just under the oil filter there is a sort of brass looking tube, a little one like for a vacum line that's not hook up. I look around but there is no rubber line around anywhere so for now i *assume* that its all safe.

Will investigate further.

All fixed. 5 littre of 10w-60 Castrol R. 5 littres bloody hell hahaha.

I also found something supiscous, just under the oil filter there is a sort of brass looking tube, a little one like for a vacum line that's not hook up. I look around but there is no rubber line around anywhere so for now i *assume* that its all safe.

Will investigate further.

Its a diff breather. There should be a hose coming off the front diff to that brass thing thats bent at 90 degrees

Its a diff breather. There should be a hose coming off the front diff to that brass thing thats bent at 90 degrees

I see, so i'll have to look for that hose then plug it back in! What does it do? Any effect, damage if it doesn't get plug back in?

I see, so i'll have to look for that hose then plug it back in! What does it do? Any effect, damage if it doesn't get plug back in?

Its just a breather for the diff but if you dont put back in you may get water or rubish in the diff so you better put it back a.s.a.p. .

You will see the pipe on the top of the diff the hose should be atached to that .

I see, so i'll have to look for that hose then plug it back in! What does it do? Any effect, damage if it doesn't get plug back in?

Just like wrxhoon said above.

Like all things, having it in its place is good.

First have a look at your front diff, there is a small attachment coming off it. It should have a rubber hose coming off this going to that brass piece which should be bolted to the inlet manifold.

Also i've heard a lot about copper and platium sparkies, i know and felt the different, everytime after Ben gave my car a set of fresh sparkies and oil, the car feel awesome.

Anyway, whats' the different in kw wise between them too? Also maybe we should have a sticky General Mantainance section for GTR?

there is no power diff between copper and plats. Plats are a little more resistent to missing under lots of power/boost.

Coppers are still fine as well - Leewah even runs coppers still :blink:

Wow Leewah runs coppers too?

Is castrol R 10-60 correct? What's the rating telling me?

castrol 10w-60 is the best oil.

its got a great heat range and can take alot. used in in my GTiR and my GTR. when i put my FMIC on the GTiR oil temps went above 120-130 on that guage? still goes hard. such a good blend. i did an oil flush soon as i got my GTR from japan. last "logged" service was 30k ago :|

getting my old filter off was piss hard.. cant even get a ratchet round it. took 30 mins.. it is a bit of a tight squeeze.. glad only have to do it every 3,000kms.

what u running coppers.. whats the part number on that?

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