LogFAQs > #978988793

LurkerFAQs, Active Database ( 12.01.2023-present ), DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, DB6, DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear

Topic List	Page List: 1
Topic	Do you change your own oil?
captpackrat 02/22/24 7:08:54 PM #46:	OhhhJa posted... It's funny that the more I've done stuff myself on my car, I've been less likely to do it myself outside of brakes and other really simple jobs in the future. I've changed a radiator, multiple serpentine belts, idler pulley, u joint, starter, fuel filter, probably others I'm forgetting. Now I just remember how much a lot of those jobs sucked and I'm like "Yeah I'll just pay someone" lol I must say, the serpentine belt on my 95 Caprice is one of the easiest things I've ever done on a car. It has dual electric fans so there's nothing at all between the engine and the radiator, and the Caprice has a HUGE engine bay so there's plenty of space everywhere. Just stick a long ass wrench on the tensioner, pull it the other way, and pop off the belt. The hardest part is just figuring out how the damn thing winds back and forth to put it back on. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c0277898.jpg The alternator was also super simple to replace, just remove the belt, disconnect the wiring harness and ground wire, then unbolt it. I wouldn't even try to do the spark plugs myself on the Caprice; several of them can only be reached from underneath. And I wouldn't even think of trying to replace the cap & rotor, since the OptiSpark unit is mounted underneath the water pump. I love my Caprice, but that's one of the dumbest things Chevy ever did (besides discontinuing the B-body). --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. <cite>captpackrat posted [p:978988793] in Do you cha... [t:80701704]...</cite> <quote>OhhhJa posted... </cite><quote>It's funny that the more I've done stuff myself on my car, I've been less likely to do it myself outside of brakes and other really simple jobs in the future. I've changed a radiator, multiple serpentine belts, idler pulley, u joint, starter, fuel filter, probably others I'm forgetting. Now I just remember how much a lot of those jobs sucked and I'm like "Yeah I'll just pay someone" lol</quote>I must say, the serpentine belt on my 95 Caprice is one of the easiest things I've ever done on a car. It has dual electric fans so there's nothing at all between the engine and the radiator, and the Caprice has a HUGE engine bay so there's plenty of space everywhere. Just stick a long ass wrench on the tensioner, pull it the other way, and pop off the belt. The hardest part is just figuring out how the damn thing winds back and forth to put it back on.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c0277898.jpgThe alternator was also super simple to replace, just remove the belt, disconnect the wiring harness and ground wire, then unbolt it.I wouldn't even try to do the spark plugs myself on the Caprice; several of them can only be reached from underneath. And I wouldn't even think of trying to replace the cap & rotor, since the OptiSpark unit is mounted underneath the water pump. I love my Caprice, but that's one of the dumbest things Chevy ever did (besides discontinuing the B-body). --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,Minutus carborata descendum pantorum.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1