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Contours are not bad at all.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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I've done Mistu Eclipses, and those were relatively easy. The filter is easily accessible. I put my Tour with this one Kia, I forget which one it is, but it is hard to get to.  Oh, well. The important thing is that it's done, right? 
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Changing the oil filter on a Zetec is no picnik either. Once you figure it out, it isn't too bad, but it looks like a real challenge.
Jim Johnson
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03 Escape Limited
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I've had much harder oil filters to remove than the one on the v-6 Contiques , that's for sure . As someone mentioned , the Impreza's filter is a cakewalk , which is nice for my bro .
On my CSVT , I remove the plastic splashpan (under the nose) when I change my oil . It only takes 1 minute to remove it with a torx-driver , and gives more room for your hands up there . When I'm done , I always spray down the engine/oilpan/exhaust with cleaner to get rid of any spilled/dripped oil , screw the splashpan back up (after I wipe it down  ) & I'm done .
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What's this changing oil business you guys speak of?
Mark
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Hardest I have worked with is a Cavalier, I have seen people quit their jobs over those.
Easiest is my mothers Camry. Just try not to get burned by the exhaust manifold, and reach right in front of you
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
What's this changing oil business you guys speak of?
Mark
Yea, You mean you're supposed to change your oil? 
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really?, i thought you were just supposed to add a few quarts every month or so...
NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
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Originally posted by ElKy da Stalker:
really?, i thought you were just supposed to add a few quarts every month or so...
Me too, I think it was called cycling, like when it gets low, top it off and your good till it's low again and it works itself out in the end
Keith P.
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I actually think the oil filter location the V6 is not bad at all. No complaints here.
Easiest I've done so far though is my moms 02 Galant. Takes me a little over 15 mins to change the oil, and that's with ghetto Ford and Mitsubishi jacks and crappy tools.
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