Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

1

  • Oil Change
  • 4 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Lift up truck
  • There are two metal bars across the passenger and driver side to lift the car with a jack.
  • Make sure to have a tire or scissor lift gate under vehicle to not fall under while working
  • Have something block back tires from moving.

There are two metal bars across the passenger and driver side to lift the car with a jack.

Make sure to have a tire or scissor lift gate under vehicle to not fall under while working

Have something block back tires from moving.

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Step 2

              Remove old oil
  • Its a 16 mm nut
  • After all oil has drain reinsert the 16mm nut back and clean around it.
  • Have a bucket or container to collect the oil.

Its a 16 mm nut

After all oil has drain reinsert the 16mm nut back and clean around it.

Have a bucket or container to collect the oil.

Step 3

              change the oil filter
  • The filter can be seen from the tire.
  • Apply the new filter with a dab of oil around the top for lubrication.
  • If filter is hard to get loose consider buying a oil filter wrench.

The filter can be seen from the tire.

Apply the new filter with a dab of oil around the top for lubrication.

If filter is hard to get loose consider buying a oil filter wrench.

Step 4

              Add oil
  • Add 4 qt of oil
  • Check under vehicle to make sure there is not oil spilling.

Add 4 qt of oil

Check under vehicle to make sure there is not oil spilling.

Congratulation you have successfully done your first or another oil change.

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