Wednesday, November 24, 2010

How to change the oil in my dodge stratus r/t step by step?

i want to know how to change the oil in my car step by step i never did itHow to change the oil in my dodge stratus r/t step by step?http://www.ehow.com/how_11_change-motor-



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These articles pretty much sum it up. Most people that change their own oil don't get a new washer to put under the drain plug. They just use the old one and tighten it real tight. But its not a bad idea to get one or it might leak after wards. Its a special washer that compresses when you tighten the nut. They can't cost more then a buck I would think. You will need the type of oil filter wrench that fits your filter. So go to an auto parts store and get the filter for your car. Then hand it back to him and say I want the wrench that fits this filter. You don't need a jack if you can crawl under the car without one. But a cheap hydraulic floor jack is pretty handy. If you do jack it. There is no need to raise the wheels off the ground. You only want to raise the front of the car a few inches. To give yourself a little extra room. Watch the oil its hot and it can be messy. The surgical gloves are a good idea. But chances are it will run down your sleeve anyway. Have fun.How to change the oil in my dodge stratus r/t step by step?First, you need to jack up your car. I strongly recommend using jack stands, but you can get away with out them. Locate the oil pan under the car. Make sure it's not the transmission fluid pan, because they are usually pretty close together. Remove the drain plug and let the oil drain into a drip pan. Put the bolt back on, and find the oil filter. In some cases you can remove the oil filter with your bare hand, but if not, you will need the special tool for removing oil filters. Make sure you have the drip pan under the oil filter when you move it, there is a sufficient amount of oil in there. When you put the new oil filter back in, it only needs to be hand tightened. Lower the car and put the recommended amount of oil in your car. I recommend using prolong engine treatment as an oil additive, I haven't had any trouble with it. Good luck.



AndyHow to change the oil in my dodge stratus r/t step by step?it is easier to show someone then explain through writing. All u have to do is:



1. undo the oil drain plug (make sure u have a drain pan underneath the pan first). You will prob need a 14 or 15 mm wrench.



2. unscrew the oil filter, u will need a filter wrench.



3. Put the new filter on, put it as tight as u can with ur hands. Do not use the wrench to tighten it.



4. Put the oil drain plug back in, tighten it down, not too tight though.



5. Fill ur car with oil, it will say in ur manual how much oil ur car needs



While ur working on ur car, u should also check to see if ur air filter is dirty.



P.S. make sure it is brown fluid and not red, if it is red tighten back up, that would be trans fluid.How to change the oil in my dodge stratus r/t step by step?sell the stratus bucause they made a lunar engine block made of two pieces. the welds will eventually start falling apart and it will leak oil, making it where you have to constantly put more oil in. if you ignore the problem, however, your engine will catch on fire.



get rid of this car as soon as humanly possible!
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