Changing Kizashi's Oil can be a Messy Job
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:15 pm
As I always do..I changed my own Oil in my Kizashi SLS at 2733 miles with Royal Purple 5w30 Synthetic...Still a simple job, as with most oil changes..after all you can train a Chimp to change your oil ..but anyway.
First off, you have to remove one of the plastic panels from under the car, and in the area of the oil pan/drain plug area. (six 10mm screws)
Remove the plug (17mm..I Think )
Now the Messy part, the oil filter....
it's just the awkward horozontal position which it's in, (picture a Motorcycle Engine)
you have to remove the aluminum Heat shield from in front of the Headers (10mm), then reach in with a Clamp style Filter remover (Best Type),,,best thing to do before you loosen the filter is to get back under the car and put some shop towles, and or absorbent oil rags to soak up most of the seeping oil as you loosen the filter, otherwise, it'll ooze throughout thr frame nooks, and on other parts of the engine.
I also put a VERY Strong Neodynium Magnet on the end of the Filter about a 1/4 inch thick, and round about the size of a 50 cent coin http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ This magnet will attract any micro metal particals that the Filter doesn't pick up, I'll be taking the filter apart soon to see if indeed any of the engine break in metal paticals were collected.
I'll post pic's of the Filter's Insides once I disect it open
First off, you have to remove one of the plastic panels from under the car, and in the area of the oil pan/drain plug area. (six 10mm screws)
Remove the plug (17mm..I Think )
Now the Messy part, the oil filter....
it's just the awkward horozontal position which it's in, (picture a Motorcycle Engine)
you have to remove the aluminum Heat shield from in front of the Headers (10mm), then reach in with a Clamp style Filter remover (Best Type),,,best thing to do before you loosen the filter is to get back under the car and put some shop towles, and or absorbent oil rags to soak up most of the seeping oil as you loosen the filter, otherwise, it'll ooze throughout thr frame nooks, and on other parts of the engine.
I also put a VERY Strong Neodynium Magnet on the end of the Filter about a 1/4 inch thick, and round about the size of a 50 cent coin http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ This magnet will attract any micro metal particals that the Filter doesn't pick up, I'll be taking the filter apart soon to see if indeed any of the engine break in metal paticals were collected.
I'll post pic's of the Filter's Insides once I disect it open