A little piece of Advice....

-Shawn- · January 12, 2018, 02:39:40 PM

Do not decide that it is easier to use a screwdriver to take out your merc Fuel filter rather than locate your filter tool... Because when you slip and hit the threads it will be a 500.00 mistake..

twocold · January 12, 2018, 02:49:06 PM

OUCH!

Thornback · January 12, 2018, 02:54:56 PM

I hate to hear of your $$$ mistake. Thanks for reminding us to always use the proper tool. As a high school teen I once installed a radiator on the engine side of the frame instead of the grill side of the frame. Everything was fine until a week later when drag racing I wound up the engine in first gear and the fan cut a perfect circle in the radiator.

mygreenihc · January 12, 2018, 03:14:40 PM

Wow, sorry to hear that. The filters are high enough without messing up the threads.

Brad

Donald Garner · January 12, 2018, 07:37:33 PM

Not surprising buddy sorry to hear that. Getting anything repaired Marine related isn't cheap. Whets that ole saying B.O.A.T. = Break out another thousand. Was that for replace parts (+) labor or just parts?

-Shawn- · January 12, 2018, 07:57:43 PM

Quote from: Donald Garner on January 12, 2018, 07:37:33 PM
Not surprising buddy sorry to hear that. Getting anything repaired Marine related isn't cheap. Whets that ole saying B.O.A.T. = Break out another thousand. Was that for replace parts (+) labor or just parts?

Parts are 360.00

SteveTX · January 12, 2018, 08:22:23 PM

$500.00

Captsteve · January 12, 2018, 08:44:44 PM

bummer

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Mike Cork · January 13, 2018, 07:37:27 AM

Dam Shawn, that sux.... Changing a filter is pretty easy, but you've got my disease and can't have that, let's see what we can really f-up to make this more challenging

I do this kind of thing all the time... Normally not as expensive though, ouch!

kadas · January 13, 2018, 07:51:49 AM

well I know that sucks

Lipripper · January 13, 2018, 10:13:20 AM

Dang Shawn

that was an expensive ouch.

SteveTX · January 13, 2018, 11:13:17 AM

Quote from: Mike Cork on January 13, 2018, 07:37:27 AM
Dam Shawn, that sux.... Changing a filter is pretty easy, but you've got my disease and can't have that, let's see what we can really f-up to make this more challenging

I thought it was normal procedure to screw it up worse before fixing it? Ive been that way my whole life. But hey you learn a lot when you cause yourself a lot of pain both financially and physically.

-Shawn- · January 13, 2018, 01:50:52 PM

Sad thing is it really wasn't even something that was necessary... just figured I would clean filter housing because... hey what could that hurt...

Lipripper · January 13, 2018, 01:56:17 PM

Quote from: -Shawn- on January 13, 2018, 01:50:52 PM
Sad thing is it really wasn't even something that was necessary... just figured I would clean filter housing because... hey what could that hurt...

About worth of hurt

-Shawn- · January 13, 2018, 01:59:06 PM

Yep!

SteveTX · January 13, 2018, 08:20:08 PM

Oldfart9999 · January 14, 2018, 03:18:30 PM

Sorry to hear the Shawn!!!
Rodney