You dont need to disassemble anything except the air temperature sensor and you can get the oil filter with an extension on your 1 1/4 socket. That should make it a little quicker. Thanks for the info I used it to change my oil today.

 

You drive a 2.4L. Guess you dont need mobil 1. the oil at the dealer is a little less than $10 per liter. that is $60 of oil. plus filter and time. $80 to $100 Cdn for the change.

Even on sale at a store we may pay $28.99 for 5.4L.

 

Can I get a picture of this wrench? thanks

 

I have a 2.2L and I have been using Mobil 1 oils and only Mobil 1 oils in my cars for years now. I also use the Purolator Pure One oil filter. I buy my oil filter from Advance Auto Parts and a 5 qt container of oil from Wal-Mart. I have the 2.2L so 5 qts is all I need.
I'd suggest you guys check out the Pure One filter; there are filters that cost more that aren't as efficient.

Scott

 

Sorry this was just funny, not being mean or nothing, but torque wrenches are for tightening, if I were to use a torque wrench for taking a component off, they would beat my ass...I actually just finished using a 4 1/2 foot torque wrench that takes 3 guys to tighten with it...

 

LOL Yeah I was going to say something but didn't want to seem mean....

Here at the office we have one that goes to 1200 ft-lbs - I sure don't want to know what it cost!

 

oil change for dummies?? dummies shouldnt even try to change their own oil they might forget to refill the oil after they drain it. lol

 

yes mine is a 2.4 so I don't need mobil 1, so it is just $30. The Lexus takes modil 1, I only use what is recommended. I change the oil @3000 regardless of what "they" say you can go. With the modern additives in oils, syn. or regular, the oil will last a long time, it is the contaminates, i.e. carbon from combustion, that gets suspended in the oil that I want to remove from the engine. So there is no benefit for me to use it when not recommended. I am entirely sure the SC requires mobil 1 as the M62 supercharger is increasing overall pressure, with the base being 9.5:1 plus boost.

 

I don't know where the filter is on the Lexus, but if it's mounted high up like in the SS/SC Cobalt, have your thought about just swapping the filter every 3000 and changing the oil every 6 or 9k? That may save you some money, and still alliviate your worries about contaminates. On the cheap oil, I'd agree with changing every 3-5k depending on driving habits though.

 

$13 for labor...7.00 for parts .....55.00 for oil...5.00 in tax ....80.00 for an oil change...pricey not priceless but i wish it was free

 

I unplugged some sensor and I could fit and extention down to get a socket on the filter. But a big problem I had was trying to get the damn thing out of the engine bay. theres no real room to get it out. there is so much stuff in teh way. So I got like 3rd degree burns all over my arms from trying to get the filter out, but my oils changed damnit.

 

I have the same problem. I cannot get the filter w/ cap out of the engine bay. I always have to flip it upside down, pop the filter off, pop on the new one, flip it back over and secure.. There has to be a secret to this... maybe reach up from underneith or what?

 

The filter on the lexus is right underneath the exhaust manifold, sounds easy enough, until you realize the exhaust manifold wraps around the entire thing! You have to go in from the side between the engine and exhaust 'cage'. It is a pain, barely room for your hand much less a filter wrench, but for me the cars are a $22,000 and $40,000 investments and if I can't afford to protect them with basic 3k to 5k oil changes, then I shouldn't have them. Buy what you can afford including operating costs, people focus on "whats my payment" to much and not how much is this vehicle going to cost me a month to own with everything factored in. The solution to this problem would be simple enough to resolve on the SS/SC if someone just made a remote filter kit for it, I do have a remote filter on my '94 thunderbird 4.6, just mounted it right behind the radiator on the side radiator support. I can just reach under there and unscrew it, and it made it easier to install the oil cooler, goes through the filter then the cooler then back to the engine.

 

Once I got it loose with a socket wrench, I was able to reach through just above where the air intake hits the s/c, and unscrew it by hand. I was also able to take the entire unit out through that area, but it took a bit of wiggling. Make sure your car has been off a *long* time. Mine sat for 5 hours in the shade, and the s/c was still almost too hot for me to get it done. Best time to change the oil is first thing in the morning before you go anywhere.

 

I find that the oil will drain better when its hot because its thinner so I guess il just have to lose some skin each time.