konradl

May not be a big deal, but I figured I'd share what I've done when the oil-filter-housing-drain-plug won't come off separately, and rather try to spin the whole cap with it.

Yesterday, I've decided to do my first oil change on the LS. I've read how this could happen, where the plug is on tighter than the cap and would want to take the whole thing off at once. Sure enough, this was my case. Right away, I noticed that this would make a mess due to the belly pan cover underneath, eventually spreading and maybe leaking from various places.

Not the most high-tech solution, but in order to keep it clean, I...
-used a ziplock bag, wide enough to go over the diameter of the housing and long enough to stick out past the belly pan, closer to the oil drain tub;
-put the ziplock bag around the rim of the housing, to which the whole oil filter cap screws into;
-used zip-ties, two in my case, to secure the ziplock bag aroung the rim of the housing to make sure it doesn't come off; it's a little tight, but definitely doable;
-ripped a 1'' (or so), hole on the bottom of the ziplock bag;
-fed the ratchet extension through the hole;
-turned the whole cap, using the extension in the plug, counterclockwise and took off the cap.

You will want to pull out the extension as soon as the cap becomes loose and put the drain tub underneath the bag to catch the oil, which will not be draining through that hole in the bag. After a few minutes, pull the bag off with the housing and the rest of the goodies off. After having it off, I removed the plug using a vice, replaced the rubber o-ring with a bit of oil and made sure the plug is on tight enough, but not too tight for next time.

Again, not the most sophisticated, but it definitely kept things clean. Hope this helps.

Konrad

JiffyPop

Have my first oil change coming up in a few more weeks as well. Thanks for the heads up.

Doublebase

Sounds like a great idea!