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Since not everybody knows how to change their own oil, this is a write up on the quick and nasty for doing it. Its pretty easy and you only need a few tools.
- You will need the following: 4 quarts of oil (your choice), new oil filter (your chioce) 14 mm socket, funnel, oil pan, hand cleaner, paper towels, floor jack, and a creeper is nice but not necessary. Make sure the engine is slightly warm...this helps the oil drain, but dont make it hot our you can burn yourself.
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- First step, put your emergency brake on, and jack up the car from the passenger side.
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- Locate the drain plug
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- Take your 14mm socket and remove the beast...try not to get all dirty and such. If you do, thats what the hand cleaner is for. Let drain....a good idea is to lower the car back down to ground level and let it drain completely.
- Now its time to remove the old oil filter, you can see the pulleys in this photo to give you a better idea. There isnt a whole lot of room here but it will come out from the top. If the bugger doesnt want to unscrew then you might have to take a long flathead screwdriver and use some *gentle persuasion* to get it out. If you need to do this, try not to puncture the oil filter casing, or youll end up with a mess....remember righty tighty, lefty loosey
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- Note for 2000+ G20's The oil filter location is now on the back of the engine block, the side near the firewall. Use caution, you have to get under the car and remove from there....In my experience, there is no oil catch device for oil that is left in the filter and it will get all over the place....especially down your arm.
- Since there is always a little oil in the filter that will seep into the catch basin under the filter, use the paper towels to soak up the extra oil.
- Now take your new filter and rub a little of the new oil on the o-ring to help it seal. With this done, go wash your hands and install the new oil filter....You only want to put this on hand tight and use caution not to cross-thread the filter onto the threaded post.
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- If your happy with the drainage, its time to replace the oil drain plug. Tighten this to a comfortable level...if you have a torque wrench, the torque values are 22-29 ft-lbs.
- Now remove the oil filler cap on top of valve cover and start filling away...I used the top from an old oil container as my funnel, and pour in 3 quarts of oil.
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- The stock engine requires about 3-5/8 quarts of oil....this is approximately 5/8 of a quart already poured into the engine on a new oil container.
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- Replace the oil filler cap, double check the filter and drain plug to make sure they are tight, and you are all done...start the engine, let it run for a couple of seconds check the oil level and add oil if necessary...
- Go have a beer/smoke and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done....with enough experience it should take you about 20 minutes to do....might want to check the oil level again to be sure....
- Side Note: Please dispose of all the old oil properly...most oil change places will take your old oil at no charge...our planet has to last a few more years.
- Another Side Note: If your dipstick is reading full with less than 3-5/8 quarts of oil, there might be significant build up of oil sludge in the engine....this is common for engines that rarely go past 5000K on a regular basis...know as the Missing Oil Syndrome you can read the link to find out more about it...
Since not everybody knows how to change their own oil, this is a write up on the quick and nasty for doing it. Its pretty easy and you only need a few tools.
- You will need the following: 4 quarts of oil (your choice), new oil filter (your chioce) 14 mm socket, funnel, oil pan, hand cleaner, paper towels, floor jack, and a creeper is nice but not necessary. Make sure the engine is slightly warm...this helps the oil drain, but dont make it hot our you can burn yourself.
- First step, put your emergency brake on, and jack up the car from the passenger side.
- Locate the drain plug
- Another View
- Take your 14mm socket and remove the beast...try not to get all dirty and such. If you do, thats what the hand cleaner is for. Let drain....a good idea is to lower the car back down to ground level and let it drain completely.
- Now its time to remove the old oil filter, you can see the pulleys in this photo to give you a better idea. There isnt a whole lot of room here but it will come out from the top. If the bugger doesnt want to unscrew then you might have to take a long flathead screwdriver and use some *gentle persuasion* to get it out. If you need to do this, try not to puncture the oil filter casing, or youll end up with a mess....remember righty tighty, lefty loosey
- Note for 2000+ G20's The oil filter location is now on the back of the engine block, the side near the firewall. Use caution, you have to get under the car and remove from there....In my experience, there is no oil catch device for oil that is left in the filter and it will get all over the place....especially down your arm.
- Since there is always a little oil in the filter that will seep into the catch basin under the filter, use the paper towels to soak up the extra oil.
- Now take your new filter and rub a little of the new oil on the o-ring to help it seal. With this done, go wash your hands and install the new oil filter....You only want to put this on hand tight and use caution not to cross-thread the filter onto the threaded post.
- If your happy with the drainage, its time to replace the oil drain plug. Tighten this to a comfortable level...if you have a torque wrench, the torque values are 22-29 ft-lbs.
- Now remove the oil filler cap on top of valve cover and start filling away...I used the top from an old oil container as my funnel, and pour in 3 quarts of oil.
- The stock engine requires about 3-5/8 quarts of oil....this is approximately 5/8 of a quart already poured into the engine on a new oil container.
- Replace the oil filler cap, double check the filter and drain plug to make sure they are tight, and you are all done...start the engine, let it run for a couple of seconds check the oil level and add oil if necessary...
- Go have a beer/smoke and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done....with enough experience it should take you about 20 minutes to do....might want to check the oil level again to be sure....
- Side Note: Please dispose of all the old oil properly...most oil change places will take your old oil at no charge...our planet has to last a few more years.
- Another Side Note: If your dipstick is reading full with less than 3-5/8 quarts of oil, there might be significant build up of oil sludge in the engine....this is common for engines that rarely go past 5000K on a regular basis...know as the Missing Oil Syndrome you can read the link to find out more about it...
