A set of tools needed to change the engine oil and oil filter
1. Drain container — should be shallow and wide enough to minimize the chance of oil spilling onto the ground. 2. Rubber gloves - will help protect your hands from burns if oil inevitably gets on them while turning out the drain plug of the oil pan. 3. Gate - sometimes the drain plug is tightened quite tightly, which requires considerable effort when turning it out. 4. Interchangeable socket - used in tandem with a gate or a drive equipped with a ratchet when turning out the drain plug, it must correspond to the latter in size. 5. Band wrench - allows you to unscrew the full-flow oil filter in conditions of limited access to it. 6. Special spanner - is put on the end of the filter and can then be rotated using a winch or a ratchet drive, must match the filter housing in size. |
1. Prepare all the necessary tools and materials (see illustration above). Also stock up on enough old newspapers or rags to catch any spilled oil.
2. In order to provide free access to the oil pan and oil filter, lift the car with a winch, or jack it up and place it on props.
Attention! Never carry out any work under the car, supported only by the bumper or held in a raised position only by a jack!
3. Climb under the vehicle and familiarize yourself with the location of the oil pan drain plug and oil filter. Remember that the power unit and components of the exhaust system will remain hot enough during the entire procedure - consider a safe hand manipulation scheme to avoid accidental contact with heated surfaces.
4. Warm up the engine to normal operating temperature - hot oil is more fluid and is better at flushing out sludge and deposits. Use the forced downtime in order to lay out in a convenient manner all the necessary tools and materials. Stop the engine and remove the cap from the oil filler neck on the cylinder head cover.
5. Make sure that the car is securely fixed in the raised position.
6. Climb under the car and place a drain pan under the boat pan, taking into account the fact that at first the oil will flow through the hole with a decent pressure. Taking care not to touch the hot surfaces of the power unit and exhaust system components, remove the drain plug from the bottom of the oil pan (see accompanying illustration). Depending on the temperature of the oil, you can use rubber gloves or refuse them at the final stage of turning the cork.
7. Allow the oil to flow freely into the container. As the jet pressure weakens, move the container accordingly.
8. After the oil stops flowing from the crankcase, wipe the drain plug with a clean rag - small metal filings can stick to it, which will immediately lead to contamination of fresh oil.
9. Wipe the surface of the pan around the drain hole, screw in the plug and tighten it firmly with a wrench (if possible - dynamometric).
10. Move a drain pan under the oil filter.
11. Using one of the special wrench types, loosen the filter (see accompanying illustration). In the process of turning out the filter housing may be damaged, which is not of particular importance in the case of its unambiguous replacement (in the latter case, the old filter for turning out can simply be pierced with a large screwdriver - get ready to collect spilled oil). Manually unscrew the filter completely from the block - remember that there is still some oil left in it, which should be released into the drain container. Make sure that the rubber seal is removed with the filter, if not, separate it from the surface of the engine block.
12. Thoroughly wipe the filter seat on the unit with a clean rag. Once again, make sure that the old gasket is not left on the engine, if necessary, use a scraper.
13. Make sure that the new filter matches the size removed from the car. Lubricate the rubber seal of the new filter with a thin film of clean engine oil (see accompanying illustration). Screw the new filter into the engine, observing the direction of rotation indicated by the arrow on its housing. To avoid damaging the gasket, do not use any wrenches to tighten the oil filter. After the filter is pressed by the gasket against the surface of the block, tighten it another 3/4 turn.
14. Remove all tools and materials from under the car - try not to overturn the drain container. Lower the car to the ground.
15. Pour fresh oil into the engine intake - use a funnel to minimize wastage. Wait a few minutes, allowing the oil to drain into the sump, then check its level on the dipstick (see Checking fluid levels (every 400 km or weekly)). If the level is above the lower mark on the dipstick blade, start the engine with fresh oil circulating.
16. After running the engine for about a minute, shut it off again and immediately look under the vehicle, checking for leaks from the drain plug and full flow filter. Tighten the leaking component slightly if necessary.
17. After fresh oil has circulated through the engine, the final filling of the new oil filter has taken place. Now it is necessary to check the oil level again and, if necessary, add some more of it, bringing the level to the upper mark on the dipstick blade.
18. During the first few trips after changing the engine oil, check the oil level as often as possible.
19. Waste oil drained from the engine cannot be reused and must be handed over to a special collection point. In no case do not drain the mining to the ground or into the sewer - pour it into a hermetically sealed container and hand it over as soon as possible.