Before you begin you will need the following items.

1. About 5 Litres of Engine Oil check your owners manual on the capacity and Grade of oil
2. A old pair of jeans or a Overall for you to slip on while you work under your car
3. A shallow Pan to collect the used Engine oil

1. A shallow Pan to collect the used Engine oil
2. A engine oil filter always recommended when changing the Engine oil
3. A set of Spanners either Ring or Fix will do
4. Some old rags incase you have some spillage around and to wipe your hands
5. A oil filter wrench {quite inexpensive}

No since you have all your stuff ready time to change your outfit and pull on the Old Jeans and let get Started.

1. Crawl under the front of your car, there you will notice a large pan know as the Sump pan on it there is a Bolt know as the Drain cork/Plug on either the front side of the pan or bottom or any where just look for it.
2. Open slightly the drain plug with the right size of Ring spanner or Fix spanner and before you completely remove the drain plug.
3. Place the Shallow pan under the sump and remove the drain plug and let the used oil drain out.
4. Replace the drain plug once the entire oil has been drained out look for the oil filter normally it somewhere on the side of the engine.
5. Place the wrench around the filter and gently rotate it in a counter clockwise direction remove the filter and usually some oil present in the filter drain it in the shallow pan.
6. Put a small film of New Engine oil around the rubber seal on the filter, now Screw in the new filter. This time rotate it in a clockwise direction please NOTE DO NOT over tighten! Normally once the filter is in contact with the engine it only take about an additional ¾ turn.
7. Pour the new engine oil in the engine, the oil cap is located on top of the engine usually a mark “OIL” is on top of the cap, keep a note on how much oil you pour in according to the owner’s manual and monitor the filling with the dip stick.

Ok so you have the oil changed check for any leaks beneath the car and now its time to roar the car star the car and then re check for any leaks.

The used oil should be disposed at your local fuel station they normally have a used oil collection drum. Please never dispose any engine oil or lubricants in the drain! It’s harmful to our environment.

Change your engine oil every 5000 kilometers note down your current mileage place a sticker or something visible to notify you about when its time to change the oil.

Article by S Merchant

www.sohelauto.com

All information contained in this article is only general guide and can not replace professional advice or service garage