The oil in your car engine is essential to the life of the car. For example, the oil in your car lubricates the pistons as they move up and down in the cylinders. The oil allows metal to touch metal without creating friction. Without oil, the heat from the friction would cause the metal surfaces to weld together resulting in a seized engine. As the oil is used dirt will clog the filter and the dirty oil will pass on into the engine. This is why it is recommended that you change your oil and filter every 5,000 miles if you are using conventional oil or every 7,500 miles if you use synthetic oil. You can save some cash by learning how to change your engine oil at home.
Remove the rear most belly pans using a Torx-25 and a 10 mm socket. Here you will find 6 Torx screws. Remove the screws and take off the belly pan.
Drain the oil f ilter housing. While on your back you will see on the right is the oil pan drain plug and on the left there is a black circle which is the cap of the oil filter housing and drain plug.
Use the 6 mm hex socket and extension to remove the drain plug of the oil filter housing. It will take a couple of minutes for the oil to begin to flow. After it is drained replace the drain plug and tighten. The washers on both the oil drain plus are not reusable so be sure to replace them.
Remove the oil filter housing and replace the O-ring. Remove the oil filter cap using the 36 mm socket and extension. Remove the housing cover and the old oil filter. Pull the old oil filter out by pulling away from the housing then replace the O-ring with a new one. Take the new oil filter and install it by pushing it back up into the housing.
Remove the drain plug using the 19 mm open ended wrench or 19 mm socket. Replace it with the new 50NM drain plug and tighten.
Run the engine and check for any leaks before reinstalling the belly pans. Replace the belly pans and pour in the new oil.
