first oil change.....what an adventure

[tmctguer]

yesterday i finished my "all day oil & tranny service" project. i really enjoyed it, but taking all of those underpanel fasteners was a real pain.

the only two parts that were a little challenging was the size of the oil filter housing cap and the size of the tranny drain plug. luckily i had a 36mm open end wrench from my specialty tools collected for working on my Porsches. then on the tranny drain plug, it was tricky to get a 32mm socket around the plug because there was very little space between the nut & surround housing. it is good that nut has a low torque on it.

i found out i overfilled the car with oil (about 1/2" above the top of the full line), so i'm going to figure out how to extract a bit without resorting to removing the bottom end again. i have a suction gun i use for tranny fluid -- i'm going to see if i can fit a very small diameter hose to it and go in via the oil dipstick.

has any one had much luck getting a quart out via the reservior tank like this?

 

[tmctguer]

i was able to extract a quart of oil from the reservoir tank using a small diameter hose connected to my tranny fluid pump. what a great tool to have !

 

[Fubar]

I did the same thing yesterday. I always enjoy tinkering on the GT. I have even gotten used to the belly pans. It doesn't even phase me when I look 50+ screws that are going to come off. The smell of motor and transaxle oil kept my wife at bay too.

 

[Hydra GT]

Do you need install any new copper washers or any sort of washer on the drain plugs?

 

[Fubar]

It is not called for in the manual. One side is the filter which is a reusable metal screen and the other is a drain plug. When filling it back up I use a silicone tube and lodge one end in the fill hole with a clean shop towel to help hold it. Then I fill from the top of the engine bay. 4.5 quarts (+1 if you have the transaxle cooler).

 

[MAD IN NC]

i found out i overfilled the car with oil (about 1/2" above the top of the full line), so i'm going to figure out how to extract a bit without resorting to removing the bottom end again. i have a suction gun i use for tranny fluid -- i'm going to see if i can fit a very small diameter hose to it and go in via the oil dipstick.

How about a "Turkey Baster"?

 

[2112]

How about a "Turkey Baster"?

Only if it says "Snap On" on the side :wink

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[Specracer]

A marine lower unit oil pump would probably do the trick:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...toreNum=10106&subdeptNum=10434&classNum=10440