oil change question
 

right here goes. lol. is this the correct way to change the oil in my 04 sti please.

after jacking the front end to get enough clearance under the front of the car (obviously) , undo oil filler cap, drain the oil , remove old filter , and then as its draining, backfill the new filter until it absorbs no more, refit drain plug , fit new full oil filter, and then fill up with new oil. and before starting the engine, i unplug crank sensor and turn the engine over until the lights go out.

is this correct ?

dan

Yes apart from refit the oil cap back on before you crank over and start the car! :thumb:

lol. well spotted batman. :D

You dipstick ! :D

Looks good to me :thumb:

great line. :thumb:

After the oil warning light goes out keep crankin fo a little longer 10 secs or so is good practise .A warning light will show when running because the crank sensor has been disconnected ,this will eventually disapear after a few starts .Did on mine anyway.

cool. cheers dude. :thumb:

LOL :king:

Like it's been said above just crank alittle longer as always best buddy! :thumb:

cheers cossie. now you can reply to my spark plug question. lol.

dan

:SuspiciouWhy cant we do it as the owners hanbook states as mine makes no mention of unpluging anything to prevent the engine firing if subaru do it as the handbook when you get it serviced at one off there dealerships as mine has and that adds up to 10 oil changes with bills to prove it cant have done any harm or ??????????????:cry:

Dont forget to smear a little oil on oil filter seal before fitting it ;)

Instead of messing with the crank sensor why not just take a fuse out that will stop the engine starting? :wonder:

Link ?

The handbook doesn't even mention anything about pre-filling the oil filter! There's absolutely no reason not to!

JohnD

do you dry crank every morning before you start the car?

normal starting isn't done without oil in the cooler or oil galleries.

that told me then Paul :lol: ;)

perhaps, but I would say that cranking for say 1 minute and not getting pressure (due to thick oil, cold tired battery or whatever) is far worse for the engine than a literally a second of actual running while bringing the pressure up to normal. Decisions decisions!