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Re: Changing Engine Oil
The plug is on your oil pan which looks like the following picture. It's practically impossible to miss, and the plug should be at the lowest point. You can see it sticking out in the picture here.
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Good news everybody!!! I found the engine coolant plug!!
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we need photos of this adventure.
still searching for that sneaky oil plug eh? |
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OK, I'm fairly confident I've found the plug. However, it requires that delightfully common socket wrench btwn 9/16 and 5/8. Do they actually make 19/32? God this sucks! Should have gone to JiffyLube.
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you have a foreign car, don't you?
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you have a foreign car, don't you? [/ QUOTE ] actually my chevy requires a 13mm socket. gm cars have been metric since the 90s. |
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I AM THE KING!!!! freaking 15mm socket wrench did the trick. Why, for the love of God, does Chevy use the Metric system? I've replaced the engine coolant, drained the oil, transfered oil into containers, now all I need to do is return the standard oil filter to get one that is considerably smaller. Now why does a truck, and I'm not talking one of those tiny import trucks, why does an american Chvey Silverado use such a tiny oil filter? Well, they do, so just a quick run up to Pep boys to get it exchanged and I am in business!
Frustrating experience, but damn did it feel good watching that stream of black coming from the oil pan after finally looseing that screw. In 100K miles, I'll even know how to drain my engine coolant. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Thanks for the help, OOT, and glad I could provide a few laughs. CSC |
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[ QUOTE ]
OK, I'm fairly confident I've found the plug. However, it requires that delightfully common socket wrench btwn 9/16 and 5/8. Do they actually make 19/32? God this sucks! Should have gone to JiffyLube. [/ QUOTE ] great here come the annoying ass euros to make stupid american comments |
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[ QUOTE ]
OK, I'm fairly confident I've found the plug. However, it requires that delightfully common socket wrench btwn 9/16 and 5/8. Do they actually make 19/32? God this sucks! Should have gone to JiffyLube. [/ QUOTE ] And once you figure this out, make sure you have a drain pan so that you can dispose of the oil properly. There are laws governing the disposal or motor oil and you'll probably have to pay a disposal fee at your local refuse station. |
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believe it or not, this much I know. Off to OSH to buy an adjustable wrench. on my bike.
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