DIY: Oil Change
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first oil change, fumoto drain valve, using ramps the passive way
Great thread. 2006 coupe 6mt, changed the oil by removing the two 10mm bolts in the very back of the panel and the 10 mm bolts to either side so the back 1/2 of the plastic hangs down. I have a small oil catch so it worked fine. I live in an apartment so I try to minimize drips even more so, so I grabbed one of those puppy pads for house training dogs to catch any stray drops and used just that pad when I removed the oil filter. I used the mobil 1 synthetic and the fram 6607 tough guard. I still put the oil filter on hand tight with another quarter turn with the filter wrench.
I installed the fumoto valve, the one without the brass nipple. I have one in our highlander and even though it seems like such a little thing, it's one of those things where I wish I knew about it when I started changing oil. No leaks so far in the highlander from the fumoto valve, the garage ground is clean for the past year of oil.
I read some threads in regards to the fumoto valve as well. I decided not to purchase the one with the rubber hose attachment site because 1. Plastic pan needs to come out anyway for the oil filter and 2. The car has such a low clearance, that rubber hose attachment on they type N comes out 180 degrees from the car so I was concerned about it catching on a stray speed bump or what not. However, there are those that love the attachment.
The ramps are great and I definitely agree that the front of the bumper can catch on the ramp. An easy fix that I did was placing a piece of 2x4 in front of the ramp. The 2x4 lifts up the bumper by obviously about 2 inches and it seems to tilt the bumper up slightly so it clears the ramp even more so, likely my imagination. If you have a car that has less than 2 inches of clearance, all I have to say is wow.
I installed the fumoto valve, the one without the brass nipple. I have one in our highlander and even though it seems like such a little thing, it's one of those things where I wish I knew about it when I started changing oil. No leaks so far in the highlander from the fumoto valve, the garage ground is clean for the past year of oil.
I read some threads in regards to the fumoto valve as well. I decided not to purchase the one with the rubber hose attachment site because 1. Plastic pan needs to come out anyway for the oil filter and 2. The car has such a low clearance, that rubber hose attachment on they type N comes out 180 degrees from the car so I was concerned about it catching on a stray speed bump or what not. However, there are those that love the attachment.
The ramps are great and I definitely agree that the front of the bumper can catch on the ramp. An easy fix that I did was placing a piece of 2x4 in front of the ramp. The 2x4 lifts up the bumper by obviously about 2 inches and it seems to tilt the bumper up slightly so it clears the ramp even more so, likely my imagination. If you have a car that has less than 2 inches of clearance, all I have to say is wow.
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Originally Posted by dieselaznrock
do you think 5.75 qts is too much oil? or will I still be ok?
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Originally Posted by terrycs
I've never used ramps before, only floor jack and jack stands. Is it possible to get the front of a lowered car onto ramps?
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Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
+1... you need to more than just hand tighten the oil filter and drain plug. Once you feel the filter is tight, give it another 1/2-1 full turn (as tight as your hands will let you). The drain plug needs to be tightened back on with the 14mm wrench, dont do it too tight though, just make sure its "snug" (i've done 2000+ oil changes in the last 2 years so i'm not just talkin outta my a$$) also, when changing the filter... make sure that the gasket from the old filter comes off with it (sometimes they like to stick to the housing) and if you double gasket it you'll have one BIIIIG mess to clean up.
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Can anyone describe what the crush washer should look like. I went to the local autozone, bought everything (i dont need a new drain plug, correct?) and asked the guy for a crush washer.
He gave me some blue plastic ring, that looked like it had a star cut in the center, perfectly round on the outside. Does that sound right?
He gave me some blue plastic ring, that looked like it had a star cut in the center, perfectly round on the outside. Does that sound right?