Does anyone else not like changing the oil on their 3.0?
#26
It's never bothered me. I'll change it when the engine is cool, doens't take a pro to figure that much out.
I slide the oil pan under the truck to where the oil filter is (to catch any spilled oil) then remove the old filter from the top. It hardly spills. When the filter is off, there's enough room to flip the filter on it's back and pull it out on up. I have large hands, so maybe that's why it's easy. I'll slap a new filter on, get under the truck, wipe up any oil that leaked down on the splash gaurd and starter. Then I'll remove the drain plug and drain the pan.
Really easy stuff.
Now an oil change on the g/f's 94 Civic is another story. Only way to remove the filter is from the bottom, and it's a PITA to remove the filter.
I slide the oil pan under the truck to where the oil filter is (to catch any spilled oil) then remove the old filter from the top. It hardly spills. When the filter is off, there's enough room to flip the filter on it's back and pull it out on up. I have large hands, so maybe that's why it's easy. I'll slap a new filter on, get under the truck, wipe up any oil that leaked down on the splash gaurd and starter. Then I'll remove the drain plug and drain the pan.
Really easy stuff.
Now an oil change on the g/f's 94 Civic is another story. Only way to remove the filter is from the bottom, and it's a PITA to remove the filter.
Removing the old filter isn't a big deal, it's the "slapping" the new one on that isn't fun. It's hard to put it on when you can't see where it's supposed to screw on to. Maybe it's easy if you don't care about getting junk on the gasket, but I try not to get dirt and stuff on there.
I'd much rather change the oil on a Civic than a 3.0. I change the oil in my roommate's '97 Civic, and once it's up on the plastic ramps the filter is very easy to reach and get leverage on.
#28
I have to jack up my car just to fit a drain pan under it. Then I can barely reach the plug, which is angled on the 4.6, so I have to position the pan perfectly. Then I have to blindly find the filter and on the way down it spills all over my steering rack, which blocks my wrench pretty well. All in all, at least you can crawl under your truck.
#35
Its not that bad. My 04 had the 3.0 and it wasnt terrible. I wasnt easy but i only had a real problem the first time i changed it. After i figured it out it wasnt such a big deal. I ALWAYS got the filter out from underneath the truck, stock height, with the starter funnel in place. I even got to use a filter wrench at times. Hell, i even filled the filter with oil and put it back on from underneath without spilling anything.
Im also 6'0 tall, 250ish lbs and i dont have small hands or arms.
Im also 6'0 tall, 250ish lbs and i dont have small hands or arms.
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Personally I haven't got the knack of it yet so right now, it's a PITA. I also have a 4x4 so all the stuff under the truck blocks any access to the filter. It takes some time to screw the thing off. Getting it back on, that's another fun little task.
I seen where some where saying about taking the splash gaurd off. I'm gonna try that next time I have to change my oil.
I seen where some where saying about taking the splash gaurd off. I'm gonna try that next time I have to change my oil.
#38
Its not that bad. My 04 had the 3.0 and it wasnt terrible. I wasnt easy but i only had a real problem the first time i changed it. After i figured it out it wasnt such a big deal. I ALWAYS got the filter out from underneath the truck, stock height, with the starter funnel in place. I even got to use a filter wrench at times. Hell, i even filled the filter with oil and put it back on from underneath without spilling anything.
Im also 6'0 tall, 250ish lbs and i dont have small hands or arms.
Im also 6'0 tall, 250ish lbs and i dont have small hands or arms.
#39
I always took mine off from underneath when the truck was stock. Maybe its the difference in the frames between the EDGE/XLT and 2wd XLT trucks.....
#40
i dont remember seeing a heat shield. I remember that it was TIGHT between the starter and the frame, but it still made it. The funnel would get in the way but it would still come out. I also had to kind of blindly screw it on from underneath.
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The 3.0 is a cinch compared to my project car, a Pontiac 301 V8, its a short deck block, the oil filter is right behind the passenger side exhaust manifold on the side of the block. Being a short deck, the oil filter is down almost level with the upper control arm. The only way to get to it is from underneath, between the control arms and exhaust pipes. You can get the filter out, but trying to fingertip roll the new one until it threads is an utter *****.
Thankfully I put some headers on it and an oil filter relocation kit, that was the best $60 I've ever spent.
Thankfully I put some headers on it and an oil filter relocation kit, that was the best $60 I've ever spent.
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I've never had any trouble changing my oil in my 3.0. I do everything from below the truck and keep the filter pointing up so the oild doesnt spill out. There actually used to be a little funnel attached next to the starter to guide oil away from it? I'm not sure but once I ripped that out it was a breeze.
#45
On the integra i eventally got good enough to not burn my arm on the exhaust .... but still spill a lot ... thank goodness for a dirt driveway.
#47
Removing the old filter isn't a big deal, it's the "slapping" the new one on that isn't fun. It's hard to put it on when you can't see where it's supposed to screw on to. Maybe it's easy if you don't care about getting junk on the gasket, but I try not to get dirt and stuff on there.
I'd much rather change the oil on a Civic than a 3.0. I change the oil in my roommate's '97 Civic, and once it's up on the plastic ramps the filter is very easy to reach and get leverage on.
But changing the oil on a 3.0L is very very easy. Everything is wide open and there is plenty of room to work. If it's that much of a chore, seek professional oil changes from the stealership.......LOL This poor kid needs help!!
Last edited by Rolldogg; 04-14-2009 at 07:34 AM.
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#50
yeah, ive done that before with the tool i use to loosen the filter, done it three times now, looks cool, but scary at the same time