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dukpoki · 07-08-2009, 04:05 PM

a tip:
when you use the catch pan and are afraid of the oil shooting back a foot and spilling on the ground i imagine you could first hold the pan really close to the nut area so it will catch it and then slowly let it down onto the floor as the oil streams down steadily so you won't have a mess.

well i went to walmart today and they didn't have m1ep only the regular for $22. they did have a 5qt castrol edge for $26 so i got that instead. i also got everything else i would need except the torque wrench. any idea where i should go for the wrench? i'm gonna try lowes or perhaps sears? any good brand? i hear craftsman torque wrenches suck.

07-08-2009, 04:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
dukpoki Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GA Posts: 571 Taylor	a tip: when you use the catch pan and are afraid of the oil shooting back a foot and spilling on the ground i imagine you could first hold the pan really close to the nut area so it will catch it and then slowly let it down onto the floor as the oil streams down steadily so you won't have a mess. well i went to walmart today and they didn't have m1ep only the regular for $22. they did have a 5qt castrol edge for $26 so i got that instead. i also got everything else i would need except the torque wrench. any idea where i should go for the wrench? i'm gonna try lowes or perhaps sears? any good brand? i hear craftsman torque wrenches suck.