[VTLiberty]

New Liberty 03 with 1500 miles on it was going to do a oil change, any tipes on getting to the oil filter.... not very user friendly

[DAN C]

Originally Posted by VTLiberty

New Liberty 03 with 1500 miles on it was going to do a oil change, any tipes on getting to the oil filter.... not very user friendly

I know what you mean by not very user friendly If you have the towing package like my wifes 2002 Lib. you can only reach the oil filter from the bottom.The factory oil filter is very tight! I had to wrap a piece of sandpaper around the inner rim of the strap wrench to keep it from slipping! You can take off the front skid plate which gives you a little more clearance but I usually leave It on [to lazy to remove] and reach up, scraping the sides of my arms and remove the filter.Put drain pan under opening in the skid plate as there is a funnel built in to direct it to the hole. On my 03 Fredom edition [no towing package] there is enough clearance to reach the filter from the top [much easier] I have since been using the Fram filter with the the no slip grip [much easier to remove] Don`t worry the next time is a lot easier.Good luck!

[VTLiberty]

Thanks will give it a try tonite. What type of gas mileage are you getting ? any mods to improve

[DAN C]

Originally Posted by VTLiberty

Thanks will give it a try tonite. What type of gas mileage are you getting ? any mods to improve

I don`t know my mileage,Probably not very good,but I have just installed a Mopar dual outlet cat back exhaust,and I just ordered a air intake from Xoparts. From what I have read on these threads are that any mods added aren`t worth the gas money you save from adding them. Any way I am after perfomance upgrades and any mileage gain is icing on the cake!