How To Change Your Oil (Full) - EricTheCarGuy

How To Change Your Oil (Full) - EricTheCarGuy
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Here is the 'uncut' version of the oil change video that I did some time ago, the one thing I wish I had done differently in this video is that I would have shown putting a little bit of oil into the filter before installation as this would help with lubrication during start up.
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[@Folkracer]

I can't believe I'm watching this. I've done hundreds of oil changes, but oddly still find this interesting.

[@RamblinAround]

I think it's a great idea for you to show people how to do basic maintenance like this. Nicely done!

[@princesskimbie]

Thank you so much! I have to learn because my hubby might deploy and I don't want to be taking it to places and spend money on something I can do myself! Thanks again'

[@user-uc4sg1bm5d]

Yeah you're right

[@pleasetakeasip4556]

Just get ur hubby to teach you, prob easiest way haha

[@willptech7565]

Please Take A Sip can I have some?

[@melissakeller9011]

This was a great video! I'm a simple girl who knows nothing about vehicles, but in the past year I've had to rely on KZbin to teach me a few things. I'm about to go do my very first oil change and after watching your video I'm feeling extremely sure I can accomplish this. Thanks again!

[@Shabec2982]

After watching these videos and actually learning, I give my old mechanic the finger, over pricing bastard.

[@FallenMonk55]

How much would he charge you for the oil change?

[@saflix3537]

thank you sooooo MUCH just think your helping the young generation

[@eloctocs13]

Perfect. Just visited my in laws and showed my sister-inlaw how to change her own oil. Now 500 miles away I was a little worried she may forget. I just emailed a link to your video. I will sleep good now. Keep them coming.

[@ericthecarguy]

@DeuceReggs Humor is the only thing that gets me through a day sometimes. Thanks for your comment.

[@sheldonhelms9280]

This guy is great at explaining things without making ya feel like an idiot for not knowing how to do something so simple (to a "car guy"). Also, he reminds me of Ricky from "Trailer Park Boys"...a LOT!

[@peopleofthesuns]

thank you man God bless

[@arlenekerry]

Thank you Eric - I am finding your videos very informative and easy to follow. These days many Service Centres are charging a fortune for services and already you have saved me many dollars. Thank you for sharing to unselfishly. You are a gem :)

[@ericthecarguy]

@hobieslug45 I actually posted this video 2 years ago in 2 parts but brought it back complete here. I haven't had issue with jacking up the cars that way but I'll be paying close attention in the future thanks.

[@kirill42069]

Pro tip: Make sure you can remove the oil filter first. Sucks to have to drain the oil, come to an issue that the filter wont budge, requiring you to go to a automotive store to get an oil wrench, but its either 2am, or you need a car to get there. So you either SOL for the night, or end up not changing the filter and wasting new oil.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

No wrench?Just punch a screw driver through the can and turn. You don't need the can again anyway. Of course the oil should be drained prior to doing this. Guaranteed to work, I do it every time.

[@101Volts]

@steve b Rough words.

[@jensen2310]

all of your videos are TERRIFIC! they are all very well explained and articulated.

[@ericthecarguy]

@Karburatorix Good luck and thanks for watching and for your comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@BrianTheeKing Yes, originally it was a 2 part video but now that I can post videos longer than 10 min I've been reposting the videos that were broken up before.

[@boblolo3977]

Thanks! great video. I tried yesterday but the oil filter wouldn't budge and being all out of my medication, I kind of went bezerk with a sledgehammer, felt good on the moment but I noticed that a lot of little things broke off or came loose, and all sorts of fluids were accumulating under the car. So I started it in order to back it up and it's at that point I first saw flames, I didn't outright panic when it was evident that the garage was on fire but when the house became engulfed in a raging inferno I must admit that I lost it. Thank god I was working in my neighbor's garage! or I would have had a real bad day. Now that I encountered all this problems I can see it was a good idea to get some practice on someone else car, I wish my oil filter will be more cooperative, but if it is stuck too what to do?

[@xinic5]

+Bob “SandwichArtist” Lolo As someone who has to take meds, which one of the many reasons for needing them is to reduce irritability and anger fits... I found this funny

[@willptech7565]

I'm still waiting for the money

[@ericthecarguy]

@1dreampainter I'm sorry to hear about your husband but I know you'll do just fine and who knows after this we may move you up to doing your next brake job. Good luck.

[@ericthecarguy]

@jorgejh90 Regular is oil that is refined from the stuff that comes out of the ground, synthetic is a man made blend that works like oil but is not. Most synthetics however are a blend of synthetic and regular oil. Thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@volks1234 I plan to do a video on API ratings after reading through these comments, look for that in the future. Thanks for your comment.

[@rharris7426]

Good tutorial. Many European cars you can change the oil and filter without any jacks or stands at all. If you have a driveway that slopes down to road level you can use that to in effect raise the front of the car to reach underneath without any danger. If you have long enough arms you can change the oil just by reaching under. Again this is probably for many European cars and is safer than any axle stand that I personally would not trust. If you have the option this is safer.

[@vince5983]

Richard Harris I wouldn't trust the brakes enough to do that.

[@bbsalcedo1]

Vince59

[@EazyDuz18]

why all the dislikes? How much more detail did he need to go into? Just lol. 170 people still dont understand how to change oil

[@dsandoval9396]

wat's wrong wit dat!?! I gav him a dislik cus he culda used more eksploshons!!! mabee sum hot girlees to! jk. This is one of the most basic thorough AND well explained video's I've seen, most times it's "...before we take the oil out you want to make sure not to hit this thing over here if you knock this off that would suck, and stay away from this tube. OK, so, let's get started..." I guess the dislikes were people that need something besides informative and clear.

[@ramneekkahlon1937]

first go and learn some English and typing and then come here for telling us your rubbish ideas and tips.

[@ericthecarguy]

@FFXIshibaa Yea, I wish I would have put that into this video but I did put it in later videos. Thanks for the comment.

[@BtSGL676]

I think your one out of many people that explicitly go through every detail and thoroughly explained. This is great man. Thanks Eric!

[@kaufish24]

whats up with the dislikes. this is good s**t

[@Serostern]

Í take my old oil to the muncipality, and tell them if they won't take it the lake will. Never gone wrong.

[@7477238]

Lol I drop off my used oil/filter in the appropriate container outside the auto parts store after it closes down. When they open up they will have no choice but to dispose of it correctly. Considering how "green" this world is trying to be they should not be charging environmental fees.

[@Serostern]

Djonkie Bonk Here in sweden auto part stores HAVE to accept old oil filters and such,

[@howlingdin9332]

You could have used it to make a perfectly good mosquito death trap.

[@leoadams6744]

I already knew how to change the oil of my car but its fun to watch the video.

[@ericthecarguy]

@RacingDude58 I forgot to put that in here but I did in videos after this one. Thanks for the comment.

[@davidandrews1693]

Lol "that's not a confidence builder"

[@chtp25]

i take the cap off before i drain the oil so that it can drain faster.

[@SamnissArandeen]

This is good advice actually. Another reason is so you know it comes off in the first place.

[@boreduser12]

What do you mean by cap?

[@saxonfan]

@@boreduser12 oil cap....

[@Simma7]

This is definitely one of the most informative layman's video for car maintenance. Just subscribed, love your channel bro!

[@ericthecarguy]

@zuniga7alex I try to be thorough but sometimes I forget stuff, the public always reminds me though. Thanks for the comment.

[@MeestairRick]

The only part of this video that I didn't like was you adding a bit extra oil. If the manufacturer recommends 4.7 quarts but you put in 5, that's not right, especially when you're doing an instructional video. I think the message for oil capacity should be "Follow the manufacturer's recommendation". Other than that, great video.

[@tractorsandagriculture5152]

R R I think he did that because the oil filter still had to fill up.

[@matthannah4621]

.3 quarts isn't gonna do anything bad... though your pushing it once you get past the .2 to .3 mark. Subarus are an excellent example... some hold 4.9 or 5.1.... I just dump the whole five quart jug in and be done with it. No need to measure out tenths of a quart....

[@ARubyIsForever]

@ 9:45 he says to turn it 3/4 of a turn. Doesn't he just do 1/4 of a turn?

[@ryanbannatyne8946]

I WISH I WATCHED THIS VIDEO. Did an oil change the other day, have done probably 100 of them so far and for the first time the rubber seal was stuck on it, started and of course oil exploded all over my garage! Smart man right here! Was gunna comment about it if it wasn't already mentioned!

[@ericthecarguy]

@cent31119 I wish I had put that into this video but I did in later videos that I posted. Thanks for your comment.

[@mr3shootr]

Does this guy remind anybody else of Ricky from Trailer Park Boys?

[@LionsofCilicia]

+mr3shootr i was thinking the same thing lol

[@venomx4093]

Damn it, now I can't get Ricky out of my mind and I like Eric's videos.

[@ericthecarguy]

@Artyfil That's the one thing I wish I had put into this video but didn't, I did in later videos however. Thanks for your comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@situationmoney That is the one thing I wish I had put into this video but didn't, I did in other videos though. As for blends I don't have any experience with them so I really couldn't say, I'll have to look into it.

[@carolinealderfer]

whos here on drivers ed

[@iskate4myself]

I have an oil leak coming from the seal around my oil pan.. Should I completely remove this pan clean it off real good then just reseal it?? Need Info..

[@iskate4myself]

Shop would charge 50$ just to look at it! I fixed it for under 30$

[@tea4all]

Try a new oil pan gasket? It's really not hard to do. Drain, Unbolt, clean out, remove the old gasket, hand tighten pan back on, torque to specs, fill with new oil. Easy.

[@topherd1011]

In a lot of cars it's not as simple as "unbolt, drop, and clean the pan"..

[@iskate4myself]

Oh yeah I figured that out the hard way..

[@AjayRhys]

+Christopher Spohr what happened?

[@SimonNicholsonTF]

Your videos are very helpful, they're to the point an always on topic, and been a first time driver its hard to get to grips with what you're doing when most people tend to go off topic and explain things you haven't/aren't skilled enough to learn just yet. Keep 'em comin man! :)

[@kiapolo2002]

He is as step by step as can be. I have a 2000 Dodge Neon and learned through one of his videos how to get my heater working again without having to take it to a mechanic. Wasn't looking for it - I was trying to fix another problem - but it still came in handy. And he was working the problem/solution on a completely different vehicle in the video. What I like about ETCG videos is that he is able to dumb it down for people who know almost nothing about cars without actually making them FEEL dumb.

[@Grawnster]

This guy is very helpful. He is a professional and knows how to help with words everyone can understand! Thank you so much for your help, Eric!

[@alliekatRuca]

Dude saved my life! My car needs an oil change pronto and I don't have time to get it to someone and my dad doesn't have time right now!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@TheIrishman867]

Perfect blend of personality and straight forward information. Thanks for this excellent video!

[@LuckyCharmVision1]

Dude You are Awesome!!!! It is very rare that I come across an honest and well informed Mechanic video .. with a smooth training approach... KUDOS!!!!!

[@ericthecarguy]

@spelunkerd Yes I think it's our mistakes that teach us more than anything. Thanks for the input and for your comment.

[@doggycrap55]

Thank you man! your helping a future mechanic learn the ropes here! What your videos talk about might be small but they sure as hell help more then you know!

[@ericthecarguy]

@Chills327 Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment.

[@aznoy]

you got me with your tuturials on your ability to train on easy objectives like changing your oil. You teach between the lines also which is very important. i am happy to have subscribed.

[@ericthecarguy]

@KingBazia That is the one thing I wish I would have put into this video. Thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@binbin723 Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@xylenol15 Good point, thanks for the input.

[@Michiganborn1969]

I do have to admit that I still enjoy watching this video even though I seen it back when you 1st uploaded it as a 2 part video. Great stuff.

[@beauchampy]

Thanks Eric, you have empowered a complete amateur here. Managed an oil change on my GT TDI Golf MK5, even got confidence to do the air and pollen filter too.. Next onto the fuel filter and a glow plug! Knowledge is power. Thank you my friend!

[@ericthecarguy]

@mkalam0004 I'm happy to hear the video helped. Thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@MileyCyrus192 I wish I had put filling the filter in this video but I did put it in the description and in other videos. Thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@SmopuiM Especially in colder weather I would recommend sticking with the 5w30 that is called for.

[@ericthecarguy]

@PIchillin456 I wish I had put that into this video but I did in later videos. Thanks for your input.

[@ericthecarguy]

@DARKSCOPE001 Thanks for your input and for your comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@MeowJW I'm pretty sure it's the 4.7 that I mentioned but thanks for your input.

[@ericthecarguy]

@13FravelJ You could cover it with a piece of aluminum foil to help keep the oil from contaminating it. Just make sure to keep it away from the electrical connections.

[@DesiDude297]

Thanks man. Everything Im learning with cars is pretty much self taught. I watched your other videos as well and Im learning a lot. Thank you.

[@ericthecarguy]

@mixwell1983 Thanks for the input and for your comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@sleepy1130 I recommend resting the car on jack stands whenever you are going to work under the vehicle, I hope that answers your question.

[@lepreemo]

Well put together, simple, to the point. Thank you very much for this. It was enlightening.

[@autothisw0rld841]

Thank you for making this 11 years ago!! ,💖 Loved the intro 😂

[@ericthecarguy]

@polypolyman That's a great tip, thanks for the info.

[@altamer]

Thank you Eric! I plan to do this in a few days for the first time! Tired of shops charging for something I can do myself!

[@randomguylolz555]

Thank you so much Eric. I changed my oil for the first time today and used this video. Saved me time and money!

[@XCI5ION]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos Eric. I don't have television but this is better anyway. Keep it up!

[@ericthecarguy]

@lilbatista01 Since they don't really go bad I don't see that happening anytime soon. Thanks for the suggestion though.

[@joelusmorolus]

i loved the slowed down pantera opening! and eric you are the best on youtube. thanks a million!

[@ericthecarguy]

@efonoti0409 Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@NDOGG26 I normally take them and tip them upright into my catch pan overnight and then throw them away, that way most of the oil is out before I put it in the trash. I believe there are places that take them for recycling however you might want to check to see what is available locally for that.

[@SamuelPulis]

NEVER KNEW that you were supposed to change the drain plug washer. Just got a new car and was about to do the first oil change (about 1600 miles) and i thought, lemme just watch the etcg oil change vid juuust incase he has a tip or two i never knew. good thing i already have a whole new drain plug, with a magnet in it! Thanks ETCG, I've learned so much from your vids, and still learning every time i watch!

[@ericthecarguy]

@DragsterNFS No, I think you could just swap the filter out and be just fin. You might consider filling it with a little oil before you install it however.

[@ericthecarguy]

@brandon804va No, that won't work you either need to repair the threads (which can put metal in the pan), replace the pan, or do what I show in this video.

[@ericthecarguy]

@kendrickevans301 Yea those use a lot of oil. Thanks for the comment.

[@ReconByFiree]

Awesome videos dude, I've gone through about 3 of them so far. I would watch more but its 1am...subscribed!

[@ericthecarguy]

@mixwell1983 Interesting, thanks for your input.

[@ericthecarguy]

@annapolisslim Glad you like them, thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@SpitfireZero And therapeutic, thanks for the comment and for your input.

[@ericthecarguy]

@imthechandyman You normally get the most accurate reading first thing in the morning before you start it but the point is to check it, that is the important thing.

[@ericthecarguy]

@RamblinAround Thanks man.

[@ericthecarguy]

@dungeonhack420 In truth most synthetics are blends of regular oil and synthetic so by design they are made to mix together just fine. My issue with synthetics is that most people don't need them and if you have a high mileage car you may end up making any oil leaks you have worse by using synthetics because they tend to have different flow characteristics that have a tendency to slip past where regular oil will not. The real benefit is being able to extend your oil change interval.

[@trevorennis3760]

I'm 13 years old and I found this video very useful my dad owns a garage and every one that comes in needing a oil change he has me do it so agian thx and I pretty shur I'm gonna watch more of ur videos

[@ericthecarguy]

@DJYIC I haven't posted a brake bleeding video yet but I hope to at some point, got a backlog at the moment. Good luck with the oil pan.

[@ericthecarguy]

@travjg Filters are not all the same but I didn't want to get into that in this video. Perhaps I'll see if I can track down an expert at some point to weigh in on that. Thanks for the comment.

[@ericthecarguy]

@Michiganborn1969 It's different when you can watch it all the way though. Thanks for the comment.

[@Chrisshao]

Very informative and Thorough, love it. This is how I like to do my review videos. I am ready to change my Car oil! Camry 2011... !

[@ericthecarguy]

@DJYIC Not knowing what kind of car you have makes it difficult to answer that question but for the most part oil pans are easy to replace depending on the access.

[@ericthecarguy]

@agretz It's good practice to replace it every time but I have reused them several times in the past without incident, if it's leaking obviously replace it.

[@jaredcoffey6202]

very helpful! this is my first time changing my own oil and i feel very confident thanks to this video! thank you!

[@ericthecarguy]

@AGreedyTree They normally give temp ratings as well, given that you are in a warm climate I would go for 10W30 in summer and 5W30 in winter.

[@ericthecarguy]

@aeligos I would use a gasket as it would still be serviceable after you do the replacement, if you use silicone then you will have a mess to clean up if you had to remove the pan again. You should have no trouble reusing the bolts.

[@emma-gc7hr]

Excellent presentation. Explanation very short & sharp. Easy to understood theory & practical. Double thumbs up to Mr. EricTheCarGuy for your very useful info. I really enjoy watching all your videos clip. I liked your way of tutorial, slow & calm. Once again a big thank you to you to gave me some useful tips... You are Professor David Einstein of modern mechanical engineers. :-)

[@ericthecarguy]

@hubbleISS Remember that pressure is actually a result of the resistance on the system not the oil pump. I haven't really known any issues using those ad ons personally.

[@TrueBlueYukoner]

Nice video Eric. I also use cardboard for a creeper. Works great. Even catches spilt oil before it reaches the floor. Back in the day ( about the middle 60s ) I ran a service station. We did many oil changes. Only charges were for the oil and filter. Those days are gone.