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jpotter · 09-19-2012, 09:59 AM

Awesome write up! Anyone know if the old filter drips too bad on the way out? Just wondering if I should lay some rags around the canister when I'm removing it...

horrido · 09-22-2012, 11:29 AM

Am I the only one who checks the dip stick AFTER the oil change?

kjd15 · 10-02-2012, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpotter

Awesome write up! Anyone know if the old filter drips too bad on the way out? Just wondering if I should lay some rags around the canister when I'm removing it...

Its really not messy, but have a rag handy for little drips. I just did mine again Saturday.

edu · 11-18-2012, 01:28 PM

Great job!! Very detailed!!!

ryan's camaro · 12-21-2012, 01:20 AM

what happens if i torque the oil filter housing wrong?

Sir Nuke · 12-21-2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan's camaro

what happens if i torque the oil filter housing wrong?

if its too lose....it could leak......if you get it too tight, it could be hard to get off. Personally, I don't "TORQUE" mine, I just hand tighten it with a wrench, and I've never had a problem.

ryan's camaro · 12-23-2012, 11:09 PM

Alright. I will hand tighten.

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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

if its too lose....it could leak......if you get it too tight, it could be hard to get off. Personally, I don't "TORQUE" mine, I just hand tighten it with a wrench, and I've never had a problem.

Sir Nuke · 12-24-2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ryan's camaro

Alright. I will hand tighten.

Just so ya know, look at the top of your filter housing. on its top, molded into it is the torque value, 25 Km which is 18.5 ft-lbs. So thats not real tight....just to get you a reference as how tight to get it.

Mohamed Sharaf · 03-07-2013, 02:28 PM

I just want to ask if its worth the money to have full synthetic oil such as mobil 1 on a V6, I haven't changed my oil yet, and my camaro's agency is saying that only delphi is GM certified, so by not filling my Camaro with delphi I might void the warranty!! So I just want to know if having mobil 1 worth arguing my agency abt it? FYI, I must change my Oil every 6213 miles at the agency not to void the warranty. (It just feels right to me to change the oil after 1800 miles)

SimpleGreen · 03-07-2013, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mohamed Sharaf

I just want to ask if its worth the money to have full synthetic oil such as mobil 1 on a V6, I haven't changed my oil yet, and my camaro's agency is saying that only delphi is GM certified, so by not filling my Camaro with delphi I might void the warranty!! So I just want to know if having mobil 1 worth arguing my agency abt it? FYI, I must change my Oil every 6213 miles at the agency not to void the warranty. (It just feels right to me to change the oil after 1800 miles)

Around here Mobil 1 full synthetic is pretty affordable. Synthetic is definitely recommended. Actually, the Camaro calls for 'Dexos' approved oil and Mobil 1 is 'Dexos' approved right on the front of the bottle. No worries. Heck, Mobil 1 is (or used to be) the factory oil on many or all GM vehicles.

chathen613 · 04-06-2013, 04:08 PM

Excellent write up! Just used for reference in completing my first self-oil change EVER! Thanks a ton!

KaBoom1701 · 05-15-2013, 10:10 PM

I spilled the crap out of my oil the first time. The drain plug is at an angle and it shot out almost horizontal when I removed the plug.

LOL

Just fyi....

Chris97b · 05-15-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenster

My ex worked at Jiffy Loob and they bought an average of one new engine a month, mostly because the parolees they hired would forget to tighten the drain plug or forget to put in the oil. Probably because they were busy looking up skirts through the grate.

I worked at a Jiffy Lube for 3 years while I was in high school and part of college, in all that time we had our share of incidents, but nothing worse that what a dealer or any other shop sees. Most could be attributed to problems that had been long standing. Non-sealed battery came in dry and blew up when we turned the key (well, blew a vent cap, but it sounded like an honest to god explosion), car came in with a spark plug hanging from the plug wire and tried to blame it on us, that sort of thing.

We only ever had a single incident that involved a motor replacement, which was attributed to a bad batch of filters with incorrectly machined threads (filter came loose while driving and yeah... that ended badly...)

Did everything go exactly by the book 100% of the time? Definitely not, but I'd wager a guess that we were no worse than a dealer or any other shop.

Oh, and about the whole looking up skirts through the grate thing? Totally true.

Saint_Shroomie · 06-27-2013, 10:06 PM

Just changed my oil today using this write up. Made my life so much easier. If I hadn't had it, I would have found out half way through the process that I did not have the correct socket for the oil filter. Thank you much.

12-21-2012, 01:20 AM	#89
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03-07-2013, 02:28 PM	#93
Mohamed Sharaf passionate Drives: 2012 IOM 2LT/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Riyadh Posts: 113	I just want to ask if its worth the money to have full synthetic oil such as mobil 1 on a V6, I haven't changed my oil yet, and my camaro's agency is saying that only delphi is GM certified, so by not filling my Camaro with delphi I might void the warranty!! So I just want to know if having mobil 1 worth arguing my agency abt it? FYI, I must change my Oil every 6213 miles at the agency not to void the warranty. (It just feels right to me to change the oil after 1800 miles) __________________ I love you my precious

04-06-2013, 04:08 PM	#95
chathen613 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Detroit Metro Posts: 216 View My Garage	Excellent write up! Just used for reference in completing my first self-oil change EVER! Thanks a ton! __________________ 2010 2LT RS Black w/ Synergy Green Stripes My ride: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242142

05-15-2013, 10:10 PM	#96
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	I spilled the crap out of my oil the first time. The drain plug is at an angle and it shot out almost horizontal when I removed the plug. LOL Just fyi.... __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

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jpotter Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kansas Posts: 20 View My Garage	Awesome write up! Anyone know if the old filter drips too bad on the way out? Just wondering if I should lay some rags around the canister when I'm removing it...

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11-18-2012, 01:28 PM	#88
edu Drives: Camaro V6 2011 - Victory Red Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sao Paulo - Brazil Posts: 1 View My Garage	Great job!! Very detailed!!!

06-27-2013, 10:06 PM	#98
Saint_Shroomie Drives: 2013 Chevy Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 136 View My Garage	Just changed my oil today using this write up. Made my life so much easier. If I hadn't had it, I would have found out half way through the process that I did not have the correct socket for the oil filter. Thank you much.