So I must not be the only one here annoyed when I spill fluids while working on the car...

When changing the oil on my old Hawk, with a 2.0, I remember I used to turn the wheels to the left, then drain the pan without jacking up the car, and from the right side behind the wheel, I could reach the oil filter. This worked great and I never spilled anything.

With this car, it has a 1.8, and the filter seems to be in a bad place. I can still reach it from the side, but I have to remove a piece in the wheel well. My old car didn't have what I'm guessing is a splashguard, and the old one was an '84 this is an '85.

The problem I have is that when I remove the oil filter, oil drops out and runs all over the (for lack of a better term) frame.

What do you guys with 1.8s do?

Hmmm... I feel stupid, in that I can't remember. Seems like I still end up getting it on the frame, but just wipe it off... Too many vehicles to change oil in... Now that you mention it, I think it's time to change the Jeep's oil...

I have many fond memories of removing the fender well piece to get to my oil filter .

I think mounting the oil filter right over the subframe was GM's way of cheap rust protection. lmao!


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1990 Pontiac Sunbird // 1995 Beretta Base

My car has > 300,000 miles on it. The inner wheel well piece is long gone.
No rust on the right A-arm at all as oil runds right onto it.

My 84 Hawk didn't have that piece either, but I'm guessing it wasn't put back on after a repair job done after an accident with the car before I bought it.

Well I for cannot complain with my 2.0 oil filter location.It is right on the back of the block below the intake manifold and easy to remove and clean up any excess(sweet).

A piece of foil that empties into the oil pan and punch a small hole in the filter (better than having the oil spill out at once).

I oil my frame every 3000 miles