Changed over to Valvoline Syn Power last night...took longer to do cleanup work (put away drip pan, dump old oil in container, wipe tools down, throw out trash, put away ramps) than to change the oil....


Goose

 

It's noted in this document under the break in procedure.
http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/_r...talog_2007.pdf

 

Link does not work.....

Besides, your trying to provide a link for the ENTIRE catalog. Can you give the link for the exact page??

 

You can only see it when you download the catalog. It was the only place I have ever seen it.

 

Here's what I posted on BITOG a few minutes ago. Thought you guys might get a chuckle out of it.

So, I changed the oil today. This was the first time in my life that I had ever changed my own oil. It was humorous to say the least. All I have to say is thank goodness for cardboard

I got the car up on the Rhino Ramps, got the oil and filter ready, made sure I had the new magnetic drain plug, socket wrench, torque wrench, drain pan in position, etc.

I tried to get the drain plug out. The guys at the dealership put it on so tight it took me a good 5 minutes or so of gently tapping the socket wrench handle with my hand to get the drain plug to release.

Unscrewed the drain plug it by hand a bit some oil started coming out. With the sun shining through it, it looked like transmission fluid. Put the plug back in and looked around to make sure I was draining oil (I was).

Put the drain pan in place again, got the temp sample container ready, pulled the plug out. Whoooooosh....the oil overshot the end of the drain pan...said a few choice words, reposition drain pan and get some oil in the temp sample container. Put some rags around to soak up the oil that missed the drain pain.

While the oil was draining into the pan, went topside and took the top off the canister and removed the old oil filter. What a cute little filter.

Mopped up excess old oil in the canister with one of the blue shop paper towels, making sure to not leave any behind. Attached the new oil filter to the canister cap and reinstalled it, torquing to 25Nm (18-ft/lbs).

Oil still dripping from drain, swapped out summer windshield washer for the winter stuff. Oil has been draining for about 45 minutes.

Install new magnetic drain plug and torque to 18-ft/lbs. Added 5 quarts of Pennzoil Platinum 5W30. Checked and rechecked everything to make sure I didn't forget any steps.

Checked the oil on the dipstick (still on ramps) looked to be OK. Started her up...no warnings, no kaboom. Pat self on back, reset OLM, and turn off car.

Wait a few minutes and check the dipstick again...BONE DRY Uh oh!!!! At this point I unscrewed the oil canister cap again to make sure oil was flowing through the system...yep, nice and oily filter. Tightened it and re-torqued the cap. Let it sit for about 15 minutes, got about 2/3 on the stick so started it up and got it off the ramps. Let it sit again and rechecked the dipstick one more time. Right up to the max line this time (not over the line, which is how I get it back from the dealership).

The Syntec that came out was black in colour. That was the first run of synthetic in the car after two runs of dino. The PP that went in looked almost like honey. Will be interesting to see what colour it is when it comes out in the spring.

Nothing like the satisfaction of doing it yourself

 

It went so fast because you forgot the "drink a Beer" step.

 

Yup, changed mine to PP as well this weekend. With the nice weather we've had, what a bonus! Black Rose, if you're not in a hurry, don't remove the drain plug completely at first; it'll take a while to drain, but you can basically avoid the guesswork in predicting how far the oil is going to gush out. I let mine drain while I was having lunch.

The other option is that I was going to install a fumoto valve, but when I tried to screw the valve in, I found out that there's a recess in the pan and that our engines require the 9/16" spacer. WTF! So I put the drain plug back on and will reassess the whole fumoto situation in the spring.

Yves

 

Yep, it was a perfect weekend for car work. I think I will try that (not pulling the plug all the way out) next time.

My wife works at a woman's clothing store, so cardboard is not an issue....the mess I made sure is though

Yeah, you need the extension for the Fumoto.

 

I use to own a shop and I had (still doo) all the jacks, pans, funnels, tools, but it just too much hassel for the cost... My chevy dealer charges about $30.00 and Walmart charges about $25.. My time is worth more than that... beside I like to walk around on the lot and look new cars while they change the oil... When I took our HOnda in last time (t the honda dealer) they let me take an Element down the strreet to Starbucks.. KInda cool of them... It also reafirmed my decision to buy the hhr instead of the Element.. Maybe next time they will let me drive a Ridgline...... Life too short to change your own oil..

 

Last time I had to take a work vehicle in for a oil change, I was there for about an hour at least. I can do this in under 30 minutes and don't have to drive anyplace. Who's wasting time/gas?

I also cut my own grass. I like to take pride in what I own. I like to know it was done correct.