DIY: Tahoe Oil Change

[jpaeltz]

Nice write up, hopefully the majority of people in here know this though!
Still good stuff.

 

[KrautBurner]

As always, im liking the diy's. Didnt know changing the oil was that easy on tahoes. A whole better than my GTO..

oh, come on...

the gto's pretty damn easy



kinda funny how this big ass SUV dosn't have a skid plate, but the GOAT does


BTW,
I've got a black 2005 M6 throwing down 502rwhp/620rwtq

 

[01HDtahoeNJN]

never thought about punching a whole in the filter thatd make it much easier...learn something everyday!! thanks!!

 

[Rumplemenz]

never thought about punching a whole in the filter thatd make it much easier...learn something everyday!! thanks!!

yes i said the same thing... all these years of doing my own oil changes (and gettng annoyed when the oil gets all over the place) that never crossed my mind once... that hole punching idea is pure brilliance

 

[Tom Joad]

Despite you punched a hole in the oil filter it's still flooding over it.
I've just done mine without punchng a hole in it :

I've alos put this from www.qwikvalve.com :

 

[Kizmo]

That valve might not be worth the effort. What do you think?

 

[FrankU]

O/P what oil filter is that ? I have been looking for a longer oil filter . That oil filter looks much longer than the one I'm using.

 

[StickerShockPDX]

O/P what oil filter is that ? I have been looking for a longer oil filter . That oil filter looks much longer than the one I'm using.

Yeah, the one I got is tiny. I looked it up several times in different places and it is a lot shorter than the one you're using.

 

[livingez_123]

What stop road debris from flying up and hitting the valve and then dumping your oil?

I had a quick change valve on my Cummins that you unscrewed the brass cap and then inserted the drain hose. all done by hand and no chance of accidental drainage from debris.
I see on the website that there is a small lever that you turn to drain the oil. I don't think I would take a chance with my engine.

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Using Fram PN, PH3675 is 4.08" long

PH3506 is 3.36" long.

I'm sure you can cross them over to your filter of choice.

 

[MarkD51]

With whatever vehicle I ever had that had a vertical oil filter like in your pic, I would prime the filter with some oil before installing. Usually, I'll purchase the correct size Cap-Type Adapter for the Filter. Band Type Wrenches can sometimes be difficult to manipulate on many vehicles.

I generally tighten 1/2-2/3rds turn past when the Filter Gasket initially makes contact, no tighter than this. This is about close to the same as tightening by hand as tight as you can. They're always tighter when it comes time to remove them.

Another good tip, is I always keep a small notebook in the Glovebox with my maintainence logs. I write the Mileage, Date, and what services have been done.

It's a good habit at this time to also check all fluid levels since you're already under the Hood.
Mark