...Sorry for a long post...The first time by myself anyways. I have normally taken it to a quick lube place but after hearing some horror stories and paying $50 for them to change M1 oil it wasn't worth it. So I decided to do it myself to save some money and know what is going in the engine.
I had bought all the neccesary tools and supplies to get this done. The oil is Mobil 1 5w30 for now until it warms. A Purolator oil filter and filter wrench which I did not use (will explain later). And a oil pan to drain into.
Now for it being my first time changing oil on a car I was taking my time. Drained the oil, placed the drain plug and tightened it. And went to take the oil filter off with the filter wrench I bought but did not fit. It fit at the store on the purolator one but did not like the Valvoline (fram I assume???).
So I'm thinking how the heck am I going to get this off. The oil is drained out of the truck, don't want to put the new oil in just to drive to the store to get a different tool. And my bike tires are flat. So I just grabbed it and starting twisting it. Very very easy to do. It came off and I let that part drain. Then put the new filter on and just hand tightened it without using the wrench.
After putting the new oil in, and waiting to start. I checked everything. Started it, and there was a little leak out of the filter so I tightened that by hand...is this GOOD?
Now a few days later all seems well, level is still at the top on dipstick. LOL, call me paranoid but I go somewhere and check the parking spot for oil. When I come out, I check for any new oil. Anyone else do this or is it just a newbie thing?
When it warms up I am going to change to M1 10w30. And try a different filter after one more purolator I have since I heard they are too restrictive and I tow frequently??? BTW, its a '97 Tahoe with 94,xxx miles...now 3 changes later on M1 since 89,xxx, no leaks
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