Anyone else replace the crush ring on their 5?
... a new addition: put white grease on the screws that hold the plastic shield on. They might fill up with salt and muck and seize up like two of mine did, making it really difficult to remove. If you crank on them the captured nut breaks free from the clip and you have to get to other side of the plastic shield to hold the nut with a 10 mm wrench.
White grease before you screw them in, you mean? Or after they're in and tight? This seems like a handy idea if you can keep the threads clear. I wonder whether, around here, it'll be more helpful against winter sand and salt, or more harmful attracting summer dust, dirt, and sand thus clogging the threads...?
^^ it's a drag for sure. hardest oil change car i've ever had.
Japanese car makers never do it right. All my german cars have easy and fast oil change procedures that don't even get your hands dirty.
FYI all--
The filter housing is 74mm diameter as measured by my calipers.