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I changed the oil on my 1994 Honda Civic about a month and a half, maybe two months, ago. It takes 3.5qts, but I didn’t pay attention and accidentally put in about 4qts give or take 0.1 or 0.2qts. I didn’t think much of it because I figured that an extra half quart wouldn’t cause too many problems. However, about a week ago or so my roommate noticed that I was blowing smoke. Maybe a day or two after he told me this, I started noticing that when I’m driving down the road I can hear a VERY subtle, low pitched pulsing sound. My friend suggested that it might be my tires or bearings. He also suggested that it might be air getting caught under the hood, swirling around and blowing out through the wheel well because I removed the plastic shield that goes directly behind the grill, and there is a pretty decent gap where my A/C SHOULD be. But I am worried that it might be a more serious problem that I foolishly didn’t anticipate caused by too much oil pressure. What are your thoughts?
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[quote=”LoneWolf” post=80093]That brings up another question. I’ve tried to remove my shafts before, but the axle nuts are stubborn, to say the least. Any good tips for removing stubborn axle nuts?[/quote]
Not a great vid (I used my phone) but I talk about how to get the nut off pinning the rotor still and using a breaker bar.
Drive down to your nearest gas station that actually services vehicles. Ask them to take the impact wrench to the nuts. 30 seconds and a $5 bill changing hands and you’re set.
Make sure you bang out the crip on the axle nut. Should come off real easy if you take the crip out.
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