Oil Change DIY

[mutatio]

Not sure if this has been mentioned or how long it will last, but I just picked up a 5qt jug of Mobil1 5w20 for $22 at Wally world and it wasn't a sale tag. That's down here in the Fort Lauderdale, FL area.

[packers04]

yeah, same here, only problem is walmart don't have the mobil 1 filter here. they only got the crappy fram ones.

[bignewegg]

^ try ordering a hamp filter. procivic.com has some for around $10 and other sites also carry them i hear they are pretty good filters from japan.

[Giffels]

I have been using the fram filter on my cars for quite some time they are not all that bad, and the ruberized coating on them is quite helpful

[blackouthx]

Doing my first change right now, man that filter made a mess in the garage next time ill def use the bag trick. How long do you guys let it drain, mines been draining for about 20mins now

[jomasoccer9]

subscribed! I read through many pgs. and still trying to figure out
how to get to the oil filter for the Si...hopefully i'll figure it out myself...
any other tips?

[akronmusician413]

i need to change my own oil next time...

[borabora1989]

Originally Posted by blackouthx

Doing my first change right now, man that filter made a mess in the garage next time ill def use the bag trick. How long do you guys let it drain, mines been draining for about 20mins now

doesnt work. I tried it severally times. TOo fustrating. I just have a dedicated shirt for oil now.

[racerex]

Originally Posted by blackouthx

Doing my first change right now, man that filter made a mess in the garage next time ill def use the bag trick. How long do you guys let it drain, mines been draining for about 20mins now

The bag trick works most of the time for me......provided I take my time and I make sure the I keep the bag tight to the oil cooler as I remove the filter. One wrong move and you'll have a 1/2 qrt of oil on you chest. Also take care as you remove the bag with the oil and filter from under the car......if you're using a cheapo bag and you hit the bag on something sharp.....you'll have a 1/2 qrt of oil on you.

Honestly, there's no sure fire way to get a mess free oil change on Si. I'm coming up on my 15th oil change and I'd say that I end up with a mess 25% of the time.

[racerex]

Originally Posted by blackouthx

Doing my first change right now, man that filter made a mess in the garage next time ill def use the bag trick. How long do you guys let it drain, mines been draining for about 20mins now

The bag trick works most of the time for me......provided I take my time and I make sure that I keep the bag tight to the oil cooler as I turn the filter to remove it and it drops into the filter. One wrong move and you'll have a 1/2 qrt of oil on your chest. Also take care as you remove the bag with the oil and filter from under the car......if you're using a cheapo bag and you hit the bag on something sharp.....you'll have a 1/2 qrt of oil on you.

Honestly, there's no sure fire way to get a mess free oil change on a Si. I'm coming up on my 15th oil change and I'd say that I end up with a mess 25% of the time.

[fishermoe14]

i take off my wheel and let it run off... i dont care as long as its not getting on my shirt..

[Zeuceone]

just clean up after.

[J808AllDay_Si]

is this an si?

[mugen959]

your right on that one!!!

[Poser]

great post ethlar. I wrote a little Si (Fg2) supplement... which is just a hi-jacked version of your DIY with Fg2 pics and a little more time spent on the filter. It can be found here

Again... great DIY. Thanks.

[rnrlove143]

I put the car on ramps. Thank you to the original poster of this post for the great pictures it helped me on my first oil change for my car and it was much appreciated. Even with the car on ramps, getting the drain bolt off is a pain in the ass..

Do have a quick question for you guys, I have a 2008 4 door automatic EX-L, I dont drive it hard and I use synthetic oil. Ive been using valvoline synthetic 5w20 and the best fram oil filter (the ones for synthethic/ extended miles), and when I changed my oil this time (after about 6k miles/ 40% left) The oil looked terrible, the car only has 28k miles on it. But i mean like sludge terrible. The oil was jet black, thick and ive never seen that on my car before.. Is that normal for our cars?

[akronmusician413]

im pretty sure oil is supposed to look dirty when you take it out because you know it is doing its job (cleaning and lubricating the engine)

you should also drive it hard every so often to clean out that engine...no joke

[drahgon]

yep, black dirty oil is normal. x2 on the driving hard, carbon build up ftl!

[rnrlove143]

my car has been really slugish since i bought it with mixed driving as in hard/ normal since i bought it, ive put many highway miles on it and some city with 28k miles on the car im barely averaging 30 miles per gallon. On the highway ill get 32 tops, but if its all city i will only get about 27 miles per gallon, with the slughish performance and im using synthetic oil would you guys suggest I do a round of seafoam treatment on my car???

[packers04]

i just hit 50k miles on my 06 ex and when i change my oil its usually pretty dark, i like to change my oil before it gets really hot in the spring and really cold in the winter, i usually change oil bout 3 times per year. i am averaging 37 to 38 mpg. mostly highway miles though. its been consistent for me so far.