gorillas at the dealership
no, sigourney weaver is not selling cars. i’ll get to the title in a bit. drove to buffalo for the weekend, to surprise my mom for her birthday and to get a little work done on my focus at my brothers house.
i spent a lot of time debating whether to leave my snow tires on or switch to my summer tires. turns out it didn’t really matter either way. time (or lack thereof) ultimately decided to leave the snows on.
work accomplished on the car: stainless steel brake lines from goodridge, new DOT 4 brake fluid, brake bleeding courtesy of motive via focussport. new front disks by brembo to compliment the hawk HPS brake pads.
oil change with royal purple. that’s where the gorillas come in. last time the oil was changed, it was done @ the dealer. both my brother and myself literally injured ourselves trying to get the oil drain plug out.
note to AutoFair Ford in Manchester, NH: Ford’s official torque specification for the oil drain plug on a focus is 33 lb-ft. not “hammer it on with the impact wrench.” thanks.
next up, filter. hand? ineffective. strap wrench? dented it. ineffective. giant pair of channel locks? crushed it into a rectangle-like shape and got it to turn. note to AutoFair Ford in Manchester, NH: there’s a gasket on the oil filter. let it do its job. thanks.