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    hah, my big hands and lack of finesse do though. I also picked up the housing gasket because, though the return line is obviously going bad, I might as well do both and make sure that I fix the problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Asiah119 View Post
    hah, my big hands and lack of finesse do though. I also picked up the housing gasket because, though the return line is obviously going bad, I might as well do both and make sure that I fix the problem.
    Here is some good news if you go that route, the VANOS hose comes off while still being bolted to the VANOS hose. So all you have to do is unbolt the upper portion and remove the rest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smolck View Post
    Here is some good news if you go that route, the VANOS hose comes off while still being bolted to the Oil Filter Housing. So all you have to do is unbolt the upper portion and remove the rest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Asiah119 View Post
    ...the right sized crescent wrench...
    I don't mean to sound like a dick or poke fun, but I have to admit, this part made me chuckle a bit... Perhaps the terms you use just aren't the same ones generally accepted...

    A crescent wrench is a general term for an adjustable wrench, typically referred to as a 'crescent' wrench because of the company, Crescent Tool, that is known for perfecting the design.

    Anyway, the irony is that you mentioned you didn't have the 'right size' which is funny, because they're adjustable, infinitely so within the range of each one.

    Typically at work, if we see someone struggling trying to loosen/tighten a fastener with a crescent wrench, we'll typically joke that they have the metric crescent wrench, vs a standard one, or perhaps a left handed vs. right handed one.

    At the end of the day, crescent wrenches shouldn't be used for small hardware... Ratchets/sockets or box end wrenches are best...

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    This crescent wrench is two-way adjustable! (I do mean to poke fun)

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