Oil Changes (how easy is it to do yourself?)
its easy to get to the oil filter.
07-21-2004 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rock Strongo
Do you have an '04? I think the '04 is different that the 02 and 03. I could not see an easy way to change the oil on my 04' without removing the plastic skid plate fliggy. A friend upgraded from an '02 sedan to an '04 wagon and was salty because he had to remove the skid plate to do his first oil change on the '04. He said the '04 is more of a pain in the *** than the '02 he had.
07-21-2004 | 11:23 AM
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its so simple and cost-effective to do it yourself...doesnt take much at all...jack up car, drain oil which isnt that hard, and for 02-03 you dont really need to remove the skid plate, just unscrew the oil filter until it starts leaking and it will drain right past the skid plate...take it off, clean and put new filter in, drop car...add oil and baamm all done, less then 30min...
07-22-2004 | 04:56 PM
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All good advice , letting the oil drain all afternoon may not be such a good Idea but that could be debated .
The most important thing is to go to the service department and buy a bunch of those crush washers for the drain plug , do not overlook this detail and do not try to use it again ,
they are $1.14 cents plus tax here in SR , but worth not having the drip
JV
The most important thing is to go to the service department and buy a bunch of those crush washers for the drain plug , do not overlook this detail and do not try to use it again ,
they are $1.14 cents plus tax here in SR , but worth not having the drip
JV
07-23-2004 | 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by cohlineman
The most important thing is to go to the service department and buy a bunch of those crush washers for the drain plug , do not overlook this detail and do not try to use it again ,
they are $1.14 cents plus tax here in SR , but worth not having the drip
JV
they are $1.14 cents plus tax here in SR , but worth not having the drip
JV
07-27-2004 | 04:02 AM
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i didn't feel like reading the other post, cuz i'm lazy.
any who
change your own oil man, i wasted my money at the dealer but that got old real fast.
i bought a case of oil filters and the fumoto valve. now i'm sportin mobil 1 synthetic. it took just a little bit to get everything done.
i'm an idiot with car stuff, so you definately should be able to do it
any who
change your own oil man, i wasted my money at the dealer but that got old real fast.
i bought a case of oil filters and the fumoto valve. now i'm sportin mobil 1 synthetic. it took just a little bit to get everything done.
i'm an idiot with car stuff, so you definately should be able to do it
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