Hmm,
For those of you who change your own oil, how do you do it. I know what to do (duh) but short of buying a vertical pump or buying a lift, or getting oil all over myself under the car, whats your best/favorite method.
jack up the pass. side of the front end... take off tire too...
take off oil cap on top, then put a drip pan under the oil pan, take off the oil bolt thing.. let it drain.. once it stops (15-20) min later take off filter... fill up new filter, throw it on, replace the oil bolt, fill up 3quarts oil, and 1 quart lucas oil additive.. tkae the car off the jack stands, rotate front/rear tires and your done
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I use ramps. I don't feel comfortable lying so deep under the car even on stands, forget about jack... the hardest part is oil filter.. you have to unscrew it very slowly at the same time applying the pressure on it so it doesn't fall of... once you feel it's free quickly turn it upside (rarely happens cleanly)..
I pull it into the shop on my lunch break put it on the lift....Hehe, being a tech does have its advantages.
Heres how I do it, leaving out the whole how to get to it problem.
I pull the oil cap off,
pull the drain plug and filter,
check the tire pressures and give a quick look around while the oil is draining,
put a new filter on(Nissan of course) and install the drain plug,
put in new oil: 5W-30 Mobile One
Check all the under hood stuff,
Done, I hope I got everything.
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Screw that man just pay 20 bucks somewhere and get it done in 10 minutes. Hell with wasting the whole day doing it yourself and having to buy all the crap to do it.. call me lazy but saves me some hassle. :-)
pull into my shop, jack up the front, put stands under it, put drain pan under car, roll under car, remove plug, remove filter, put filter on, drain plug back in, put 3.5 qts of mobil 1, check to make sure belts are still good, drop car, pull it out.
Originally posted by DryBoy yeah thats true but its nice to do stuff yourself... kinda gets you attatched to the car. I bring it to my buddies lift and do it there.
When I change the oil on my wife's B13, and I have to get at the filter from underneath, I chock the wheels and trust the scissor jack.
Changing the oil on my S12 is a snap. Because of the RWD configuration, I can get the filter off from above, so I only have to reach underneath the front to drain the oil. The only reason I even have to jack it up is to have room for the oil pan. I can change the oil in 20 minutes flat.
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Originally posted by By Nature I use ramps. I don't feel comfortable lying so deep under the car even on stands, forget about jack...
I agree... it's a great $20 investment for the ramps... no fumbling with the jack, just drive up and get to work.. also useful when working with radiator..etc...
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Originally posted by MySoySauceIsForYou Screw that man just pay 20 bucks somewhere and get it done in 10 minutes. Hell with wasting the whole day doing it yourself and having to buy all the crap to do it.. call me lazy but saves me some hassle. :-)
$20? sure if you want the cheapest filter and crappy oil... for just about that same price you can use a Nissan filter and Mobil 1 if you do it yourself... wasting the whole day??? if you learn to do it you can change the oil in 15 minutes...
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Originally posted by tsi200sx When I change the oil on my wife's B13, and I have to get at the filter from underneath, I chock the wheels and trust the scissor jack.
Chris, my car fell of scissor jack once while changing flat tire (it was my fault - uneven surface).. car fell on my brake rotor and lower control arm. You maybe cautious and careful with jack , but still please buy $10 stands or something similar.
I use ramps.It's quick and easy that way.I also buy a quart of Walmart's cheapest oil(like 88 cents) and after it has drained almost all the way, I pour it in to flush the last bit of old oil out.I also sometimes change just the oil with the cheap crap and drive on it for a day then change it again to flush out the engine.It may sound anal, but my truck has 194k of city pizza delivery driving on it,so I must be doing something right!
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Originally posted by himilefrontier I use ramps.It's quick and easy that way.I also buy a quart of Walmart's cheapest oil(like 88 cents) and after it has drained almost all the way, I pour it in to flush the last bit of old oil out.I also sometimes change just the oil with the cheap crap and drive on it for a day then change it again to flush out the engine.It may sound anal, but my truck has 194k of city pizza delivery driving on it,so I must be doing something right!
so in essence, u actually change your oil twice........for one time.....but i do like the idea of buying cheap oil and after the old one is drained put in the cheap one to get those extra loose particles out....in fact thats a real good idea. i think i'll try that next time i change my oil
my dad and I change the oil in all the cars, it really only takes 30 minutes, so i think its worth it, what kind of oil does every one use, i saw a 5w-30, i use 10w-30, does it depend on mileage or what? and are nissan filters that good? or is wix fine
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