This might be a grenade in the outhouse hole, but a friend bought a 93 190E 2.3. He went to change the oil and proceeded to give me an ear full afterwards about how such a brilliant manufacture of automobiles could design such a crappy spin on oil filter set up. He couldn't believe what a mess it made when you removed the old oil filter.
Soooo, my question to him was, "did you poke a hole in the top of the filter and let it drain back to the crankcase before you unscrewed it?
Answer, ah, no. duh.
So, I thought that would have been obvious to most, but it wasn't after I took a crude survey of 102/103 operators I know.
Alright, throw mr Ego aside lay it out there, how many of you 102/103 oil changers out there drive a screwdriver through the top of the oil filter and drain it first for a dripless change? Or how many of you out there didn't realize that an air hole in top of the filter was no different the a 600 series diesel when you pull the cartridge housing cover or pull the center bold and let the oil run back to the pan?"
Belly up and let's go, I gotta know!
