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Subject:Re: Oil filter question
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:06:07 -0400

At 01:36 PM 11/5/2010  -0700, neil n wrote:
>Likely isn't an accessory though good tip and easy to check. (one
>belt)  It sounds like the noise is coming from the pan area. I made a
>little video of it with my camera but not sure if I can upload it from
>this old laptop. We'll see.

For this sort of thing a long screwdriver or (much better) a
mechanic's stethoscope can be your good friend.  It's like a medical
stethoscope except there's an eight inch long pointed stick (no
raspberries) attached to the diaphragm.  I unscrew it at the
diaphragm and the two halves fit nicely in a toolbox.  Lisle make a
very nice one; the one from Pep Boys is utterly useless.

Moderator note:  I trimmed two hundred lines and about six
quote-levels of old dead message off the bottom of this.  Please
remember to trim, gentlemen.

Yours,
David