Regular oil change
07-12-2004, 08:04 PM
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Eh, oil is like tires, use what is right for your driving conditions and habits. I use 15W-50 year'round. It's rarely below freezing, the car is garaged 90% of the time, and autocross and track days are hard on oil. 5w-30 or 10w-30 is good for most folks. Heavier weight oils hurt your gas milage a bit, btw, so if you switch from 5-30 in winter to 10-40 in summer, you'll get a little less mpg.
07-12-2004, 09:27 PM
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Untighten a bolt?
LMAO
You guys are slow, it takes me about 10 minutes to change mine and I don't have to jack it up anymore...
I'll do a writeup on my secret when I change it next month. I've got that same Fram System.
LMAO
You guys are slow, it takes me about 10 minutes to change mine and I don't have to jack it up anymore...
I'll do a writeup on my secret when I change it next month. I've got that same Fram System.
07-12-2004, 09:41 PM
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it's funny reading this...oil changes are part of my work, so it's just weird to me reading how some ppl aren't familiar w/ it.
for our cars. the oil filter part number usually involves 4459. sometimes theres a 1 in the beginning. if you haven't replaced the drainplug...it's a 17mm. a new gasket is recommended every few
as far as tightening the filter....too tight isn't always a good thing. once it's snug...turn it a half more. then you're all set.
our vehicles are so easy to do on the ground. some vehicles just make it so hard to do things yourself. it's a very easy thing to do...
for our cars. the oil filter part number usually involves 4459. sometimes theres a 1 in the beginning. if you haven't replaced the drainplug...it's a 17mm. a new gasket is recommended every few
as far as tightening the filter....too tight isn't always a good thing. once it's snug...turn it a half more. then you're all set.
our vehicles are so easy to do on the ground. some vehicles just make it so hard to do things yourself. it's a very easy thing to do...
07-13-2004, 08:57 AM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (REDZMAN)</div><div class='quotemain'>Untighten a bolt?
LMAO
You guys are slow, it takes me about 10 minutes to change mine and I don't have to jack it up anymore...
I'll do a writeup on my secret when I change it next month. I've got that same Fram System.</div>
lol...what do you do?...ghetto jack it? as in just drive one side up onto a curb?
LMAO
You guys are slow, it takes me about 10 minutes to change mine and I don't have to jack it up anymore...
I'll do a writeup on my secret when I change it next month. I've got that same Fram System.</div>
lol...what do you do?...ghetto jack it? as in just drive one side up onto a curb?
07-13-2004, 04:20 PM
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I used 10w30 Mobile 1.. and the K&n filter gold... I can do it in about twenty minutes (with walking away for ten to let it drain compleatly) without jacking the car up.. I just lay under the bumper and let my hands do the work and feeling.. I also like to have let the car sit for a couple of hours or all night before hand.. just so I can get the maximum amount of oil out..
07-13-2004, 05:12 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (joe_the_canadian)</div><div class='quotemain'>lol...what do you do?...ghetto jack it? as in just drive one side up onto a curb?</div>
Nope, I use that Fram Sure Flow system.
Nope, I use that Fram Sure Flow system.