Oil Changing Procedure
Team Owner
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From: The warm part of Anger Island
St. Jude Donor '09
Here are some methods:
http://www.c5forum.com/diy/oilchange.php
http://www.97vette.com/howto/oil/index.html
http://www.corvettedreams.com/oil.htm
Lifting without pucks. :
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lift.php
Other links to recommended lifting & jacking locations. A hydraulic jack should NOT be placed directly under the CENTER of the front cross-member to lift the vehicle:
http://home.earthlink.net/~theadmira...tible/id5.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~theadmira...tible/id2.html
http://www.idavette.net/hib/C5diy/c5diy1.htm
http://www.c5forum.com/diy/oilchange.php
http://www.97vette.com/howto/oil/index.html
http://www.corvettedreams.com/oil.htm
Lifting without pucks. :
http://www.z06vette.com/diy_lift.php
Other links to recommended lifting & jacking locations. A hydraulic jack should NOT be placed directly under the CENTER of the front cross-member to lift the vehicle:
http://home.earthlink.net/~theadmira...tible/id5.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~theadmira...tible/id2.html
http://www.idavette.net/hib/C5diy/c5diy1.htm
To add to th lifting thing, I used the jack out of my 88 GTA Trans-am. It fits perfectly in the jacking slots. I see them all over the junk yard whenever I go and they can be purchased for a a few $$.
Racer
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Agreed on that error. Been there, done that (once, years ago). Messy, a little expensive, and humiliating at best. At worst, catastrophic if you don't catch it. Just a bummer. Like the man said, put the plug back in.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
This is not brain surgery here....It's no different that any other car. Most importantly---safety first. Good luck and congrats...
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St. Jude Donor '09
Think about it, a lot of filters today are being made so that they don't let the oil drain back into the reservoir/pan when the engine isn't running jsut for this reason.
Some see it as a gimmick and I see it as something that definitely isn't going to hurt my motor.
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It helps get your system primed quicker and means less time parts are rubbing against each other without lubrication. I prefer this method and it only takes a second or two to do.
Think about it, a lot of filters today are being made so that they don't let the oil drain back into the reservoir/pan when the engine isn't running jsut for this reason. Some see it as a gimmick and I see it as something that definitely isn't going to hurt my motor.
Think about it, a lot of filters today are being made so that they don't let the oil drain back into the reservoir/pan when the engine isn't running jsut for this reason.
Some see it as a gimmick and I see it as something that definitely isn't going to hurt my motor.But, if you're happy with your procedure then that's cool.
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Exactly.
My boss took his Acura RL to dealership, and they forgot to refill the engine with oil.
His wife picks up car, drives it a couple of miles, and guess what????
Dealer picked up cost of replacement engine, but I always wondered if it was a rebuilt or a new one.
Ed
My boss took his Acura RL to dealership, and they forgot to refill the engine with oil.
His wife picks up car, drives it a couple of miles, and guess what????
Dealer picked up cost of replacement engine, but I always wondered if it was a rebuilt or a new one.
Ed
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St. Jude Donor '09
Hmmm...try this next time you are under your car. Take a look at the location of the oil filter in relation to the crank case. Now, consider where you add the fresh oil at the top of the head. As the oil travels over the valves and down to the crank case, I wonder if any of those internal engine components are getting lubricated? Back to the location of the oil filter. It stands to reason, does it not, that gravity feeding the same oil to the crank case will likely feed it to the oil filter as well? Also consider the fact that the crank case holds a certain amount of the total 6.5 qts of oil in our LS1s. The engineers were brilliant in that they designed the capacity of the crank case such that oil would flow into the oil filter too.
But, if you're happy with your procedure then that's cool.
But, if you're happy with your procedure then that's cool.
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From: Arroyo Grande CA
Hmmm...try this next time you are under your car. Take a look at the location of the oil filter in relation to the crank case. Now, consider where you add the fresh oil at the top of the head. As the oil travels over the valves and down to the crank case, I wonder if any of those internal engine components are getting lubricated? Back to the location of the oil filter. It stands to reason, does it not, that gravity feeding the same oil to the crank case will likely feed it to the oil filter as well? Also consider the fact that the crank case holds a certain amount of the total 6.5 qts of oil in our LS1s. The engineers were brilliant in that they designed the capacity of the crank case such that oil would flow into the oil filter too.
But, if you're happy with your procedure then that's cool.
But, if you're happy with your procedure then that's cool.
When filling the engine with new oil, how does it get into the filter? I thought the filter was filled from pressure from the oil pump, then to the engine components.
