Hey guys.
Got a lame dilemma here.
Tried to change my oil and oil filter the other day and couldn't get hte drainage bolt undone (i think i needed a 23 sprocket adaption and i only have a 22) and i needa change my oil baddd. Its a few thousand over due and i have a weird rattle in the mornings when its in D and i got my brake on and the engine is cold.

ANYWAY
i was just playing midnight club and somehow i thought ..

if i remove the oil filter will all the oil drip out or will it leave some on the bottom?

OR

Can someone help me change my oil and filter. i dont have a jack (other than the ****ty one that comes with the car for a tire change) if someone comes over i might be able to borrow accross the roads :)

i just thought it might be easier than having hte car in the shop for a whole day just for a minor and oil change.

any help will be great :)
cheers,
Presti

Use your car jack. Put the car on level ground with a smooth surface. Raise right front and remove tyre (I did this because my car is lowered about 40mm, and didn't have the right socket) Lower car so it's level. Ample access to the sump. Remove plug, drain oil, remove & replace filter, raise front end, re fit tyre, lower & remove jack, fill with oil. One person job.

if i remove the oil filter will all the oil drip out or will it leave some on the bottom?


No, the sump will still hold about 4L of oil. The filter holds about 300-400ml, but there's no way to drain the sump other than removing either the drain plug or the sump itself.

did anyone have to go and buy a new sprocket size to remove their sump plug? cause it looks really really tight for even a shifter. perhaps i just had my dress on that day...

Don't use a shifter dude. If it's well and truly STUCK, get a pair of multigrips or stilsons, and get it out any way you can, but not without buying a new plug first.

You will need a 23mm socket though, if it's not already too far gone.

cheers mann.
ill have a look at super cheap for a multi grip and ill give it a go :)

thanks

cheers mann.
ill have a look at super cheap for a multi grip and ill give it a go :)

thanks

Just be aware that using multis on a sump plug will pretty much destroy it.

1) its called a socket, not a sprocket adaption.
get a ruler and measure it man? at least as best you can. Do not use a shifter or you will round the bolt, use a socket on a breaker bar.
If you don't, go and buy them, if you have the tools now then the next 10 oil filter changes will be easy

Mate, I am more than happy to take care of this for you, if you want to PM me we can discuss further

yeah man just buy the socket, they not that much. and you will have it for all the next oil changes

If you keep an eye out at Super-Cheap or Bunnings, they sometimes have a box of cheap tools n sockets.

I am pretty sure that my 23mm socket cost me all of $1-00 at one of those stores.

As I use it for nothing other than oil changes, the fact that its a cheap crappy socket is of no consequence - I'll probably never break it on sump plug, so may need another one of that size.

For your own sanity later, if you end up buggering the sump plug (round off the hex), then buy another one for next time and make sure you have the right tool for the job. As I say, its for your own sanity!

Or if you spent $140 on a basic 42pce 1/2" drive set with ratchet and breaker bar you'll never need another heavy duty tool again for the garage!

and face it as we are all car nuts a good 1/2" will not go astray :P

Btw you dont really need to jack the car up to change the oil.....or maybe its just me that can fit under the sump of a standard 3rd gen?

Also, if you jack a car up, make sure you have it on stands and not rest the weight of the car on the jack - if you are underneath and the jack lets go, you will be lucky to survive.

Btw you dont really need to jack the car up to change the oil.....or maybe its just me that can fit under the sump of a standard 3rd gen?

Also, if you jack a car up, make sure you have it on stands and not rest the weight of the car on the jack - if you are underneath and the jack lets go, you will be lucky to survive.

yeah, good advice there.
i usally reverse my car up onto the speed hump/gutter, and that gives me nice room.
if you do jack up your car, i usally, put my wheel under the car, and have 2 jacks spreading the load, odds of both jacks failing, on a flat concrete surface are pretty low, and the wheel/s is also there as a last resort

Everyone is saying 23 mm. My TJ has 24 mm sump plug. If it is very tight maybe get to it better with driver front wheel removed. USE AXLE STANDS. No need to raise car, but with front raised, more oil will drain out. Suggest you get also new o-ring for sump plug. Add oil to filter before fitting it, this way oil gets to moving parts quicker. Remember to put some oil on the rubber seal of the new filter. ALWAYS USE STANDS UNDER THE CAR IF YOU ARE TO JACK IT UP AND WORK ON THE CAR.

if mal is too busy ranga ill give you a hand, doesnt take too long to do, especially when you have the right ools (takes longer to get ramps out, find required tools etc)

Mmmm,
TJ's, TL's & TW's take a 24mm - 15/16" socket.

My TF has a 24mm plug aswell.

Get a good quality Socket only for that size and take your dress off..... I used a cheap quality socket and it damaged the bolt a bit.

Suggest you get also new o-ring for sump plug.
Both times I've bought the oil filter from a Mitsu dealer they've given me the o-ring too.

if mal is too busy ranga ill give you a hand, doesnt take too long to do, especially when you have the right ools (takes longer to get ramps out, find required tools etc)


aight well i pm'd him but i know he will is busy like the most of us during the day.
if not do you want me to come up to yours? i'd need your address again but i remember the general area :) haha

aight well i pm'd him but i know he will is busy like the most of us during the day.
if not do you want me to come up to yours? i'd need your address again but i remember the general area :) haha

i work during the week now man, but i can do it one morning during the weekend?