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Re: Simple maintenance questions Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Simple maintenance questions, Arik, Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:10:47 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Engine oil change. I jack up and support the right front side of the car, and remove the RF tire. I then reach in through the hole in the fender inner liner to access the oil filter. To minimize leakage, there are a few tricks. One is to loosen the filter a little, then slip a plastic baggie over it, and spin it off the rest of the way. The filter and oil stay (pretty much) in the baggie. That's what I use. Some leakage, and you must make sure the filter is hand-loose or you'll never spin it off inside a slippery oil filled plastic bag.
Another trick is to poke a hole in the filter (screwdriver, awl, nail) and slip a baggie over it. The oil drains into the baggie. Remove it when the flow stops, and then remove the filter. This takes time, because the oil doesn't drain fast. So you need to be patient, which I'm not.
I first drain the oil pan, then re-insert the oil pan drain plug. I then slide the oil drain pan backwards. When I'm done with the filter, I lower it down through the hole in the sub-frame - again, doing it through the hole in the fender inner liner.
The automatic's filter is on the underside - look for a circle about 1.5 inches in diameter, with three bolts around it. Remove the three bolts, and drop the plate. The filter is up above it. It's usually pretty well stuck in, so pull it out with a pliers. When you replace the filter with a new one, be warned that it's usually supplied with two gaskets, but you only need one, so don't get upset when you have parts leftover.
You only swap out about 1/3 of the fluid at a time, because it pools in the torque converter. There are places that can flush the tranny - many full service shops and tranny shops can. What I do is drain as much fluid as I can, put in new, drive the car for a couple of weeks, drain the fluid (leave the filter alone), and refil. After a couple of times, you've gotten a decent fluid swap. Not as good as a full flush, but a DIY.
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