Thread: How To: Change your oil. With Pictures!

Thanks.. Yes the gloves are a nice touch especially when its 15deg F out I actually had to microwave the oil before I poured it into the car to warm it up a little hehe.

I usually use Mobile filters or oem when I do my maintenance. More so Mobile because they are more convenient to get (the dealer is seldom open on a Sunday )

Anyway this day in age aftermarket oil filters have the anti-drain back valve in them. It's just a matter of the placement of them and the material they are made out of.

This is a pretty good read if you want to check out different filter construction: http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html

It was done by a Mopar guy but the analysis outcome should apply for all filter applications.

Mike

I'll 2nd that. They will take up to 20qts at a time and it's the responsible thing to do.

Mike

The article on oil filters should go somewhere where more people can see it...very cool, some great info there.
I turn into a cynical mean Irish bastard when I'm at Advance reading all of the "I'm the BEST filter EVER!!" crap they put all over the boxes. I've always used Mobil 1 synthetic so the filter was a no-brainer. Glad to see that it actually seems to be well-designed.
It always amazes me when people pick up No Name/QS/Fram filters. Sometimes I say things to them in the store, bad things I shouldn't say. Its one of the most important parts of the engine !!
I grew up in CT & Maine. Used to "help" da' change the oil in the 240s when I was a kid-thats why I loved the glove shot!!

My friend works in a shop and they use car oil to heat the place! I was amazed that they could recycle it like that, maybe I should set up something similar at my house

But they didnt say anything about the K&N Oil filter which i use religously i havent changed my own oil in a long time i usualy go to a service station pay $22 dollars and not have to get rid of the oil myself i just find it easierbut i stand there while they do it.Thanks for pointing out the brass washers i never knew about that.

K&N are very good filters... from what I've read on similar studies, K&N filters are very similar to the Mobil 1 filters but with the addition of the nice nut on the end to help get em off.

The other two filters I use frequently are Bosch and Purolator Pure One - they're both a little cheaper than the Mobil 1 and K&N filters but are both very good quality filters from everything I've read. I use all 4 though. It just depends on what I feel like when I'm at the store and for which vehicle.

Gah I just realized today that yes I used the wrong word, Dyno instead of Dino. hahah

My mistake