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It helps iy you place a rag in the area below the filter prior to removing itjrherr55 wrote:Anyone have any special tricks they do when changing the oil filter on the Pathfinder to keep oil from getting all over the underside? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've made a mess several times.
Out of curiosity why does a 2WD pathy have skid plates?deermjd wrote:Some people remove the skid plate while changing the oil. I just use the access hole in the skid plate and wipe up the spilled oil with some shop towels. Nissan added a little oil drain channel under the oil filter but it could be better.
because it protects the oil pan. 2wd trucks have oil pans, just like 4wd trucks. just because you only have 2wd doesn't mean you aren't going to drive on fire roads / trails / fields / etc... remember, rocks hide. you usually don't see them before you hit them.dared3vil00 wrote: Out of curiosity why does a 2WD pathy have skid plates?
Just completed an oil change and had oil run down the anti-sway bar and the skid plate. Will try this next time. Thanks for the tipTech wrote:Take the box the filter comes it, open both ends, flatten it. Fold it lengthwise. tuck it under the drip channel (access panel swung out of way). Reach in from the side of the skidplate and undo filter. Let it drip before removing. stand up filter and pull out from side. If you pull it out the little hole, you'll cut yourself and drip oil.