step one start car and let it get warm. doesent have to be super hot just warm.
step two jack car up with wheels chalked
Wearing saftey glasses place oil pan under drain plug on the oil pan and use closed end wrench to loosen drain plug. becareful oil will be hot. lower jack and let it drain till the drips stop.
Step three raise car back up and use oil filter wrench to loosen oil filter becareful oil will drizzle out.
Step four place drain plug back in. and wipe clean
Step five take new oil filter, open a quart of oil put some on finger and lube up rubber seal
look up to the filter screw and make sure the old gasket is not stuck on.
Step six screw filter on, hand tight, quarter turn with filter wrench.
Step seven add 5 qts of oil ( V6 )
Step eight start car and put in a new oil change sticker and record in user manual.
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i have yet to find some one else who when changing their oil ( every 2000 miles or when they get bored ) details the under side of their car.
X-C April 2010,Internals April 2011, or blown engine, witch ever comes first.
The transformation has begun!
very good to know, i'll let my friend goldenslug70 know about this
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2007 Satin silver 4.0-"Sadie"- Dual Pypes Violators, JLT CAI and 93 bama race tune, motive 4.10 gears and FRPP T Lok BEST E.T.- 14.485 AT 94.1
1985 Regatta Blue 'vert 5.0 LX-"Sally" 87 5.0 motor, Holley 600 4bbl carb, edelbrock high rise intake, MSD ignition, 1.7 Roller Rockers, underdrive pulleys, A/C and smog delete,BBK O/R H-pipe, flowmaster American thunders. transformed from a 3.8 to a 5.0!
actually, about these new s197's my gas tank wont take gas very well, do you think you could...........just kidding everyone
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2007 Satin silver 4.0-"Sadie"- Dual Pypes Violators, JLT CAI and 93 bama race tune, motive 4.10 gears and FRPP T Lok BEST E.T.- 14.485 AT 94.1
1985 Regatta Blue 'vert 5.0 LX-"Sally" 87 5.0 motor, Holley 600 4bbl carb, edelbrock high rise intake, MSD ignition, 1.7 Roller Rockers, underdrive pulleys, A/C and smog delete,BBK O/R H-pipe, flowmaster American thunders. transformed from a 3.8 to a 5.0!
and jack it up on the subframe not the body, youll have a black subfram right behind the wheel and a silver body.... use the black frame
you do mean gold, my friend has a golden mustang....
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2007 Satin silver 4.0-"Sadie"- Dual Pypes Violators, JLT CAI and 93 bama race tune, motive 4.10 gears and FRPP T Lok BEST E.T.- 14.485 AT 94.1
1985 Regatta Blue 'vert 5.0 LX-"Sally" 87 5.0 motor, Holley 600 4bbl carb, edelbrock high rise intake, MSD ignition, 1.7 Roller Rockers, underdrive pulleys, A/C and smog delete,BBK O/R H-pipe, flowmaster American thunders. transformed from a 3.8 to a 5.0!
well, i just changed my oil for the first time, and i got through it just fine! a little messy, but i got it
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2007 Satin silver 4.0-"Sadie"- Dual Pypes Violators, JLT CAI and 93 bama race tune, motive 4.10 gears and FRPP T Lok BEST E.T.- 14.485 AT 94.1
1985 Regatta Blue 'vert 5.0 LX-"Sally" 87 5.0 motor, Holley 600 4bbl carb, edelbrock high rise intake, MSD ignition, 1.7 Roller Rockers, underdrive pulleys, A/C and smog delete,BBK O/R H-pipe, flowmaster American thunders. transformed from a 3.8 to a 5.0!
well actually, i found this awesome little gizmo at murrays, it was basically a big a$$ socket wrench (93 mm???) that attached to an extension on my ratchet, the filter popped right off!
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2007 Satin silver 4.0-"Sadie"- Dual Pypes Violators, JLT CAI and 93 bama race tune, motive 4.10 gears and FRPP T Lok BEST E.T.- 14.485 AT 94.1
1985 Regatta Blue 'vert 5.0 LX-"Sally" 87 5.0 motor, Holley 600 4bbl carb, edelbrock high rise intake, MSD ignition, 1.7 Roller Rockers, underdrive pulleys, A/C and smog delete,BBK O/R H-pipe, flowmaster American thunders. transformed from a 3.8 to a 5.0!
I had found that on the wife's Mustang 4.0L it was so low I could not use my ramps.. Going to have to make some that work.. But this is what I found to save a ton of time in changing the oil in that motor.. it's also much cleaner... Jack up and remove the passenger side front tire.. Do slip a jack stand under it just in case.. You can reach the filer with ease and makes for easy cleanup... I found I had enough room to drain the oil from the same side... Works great for me.. Tight quarters under there for sure.. ! George
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2007 Mustang V6 Fastback Coup, pony package, Dark charcoal leather interior. Color is red-fire and lots of power options. Drivers and passengers power seats. Had racing stripes installed at the dealer..*Hers*
2005 Rocky Mountain Edition Jeep Wrangler TJ. Black on black 6cyl auto, D44 3.73 gears, tilt wheel, air ,cd player ,7speaker sound with a subwoofer,Factory fog (driving) lights, 30x9.50X15 on ravine wheels for now.. tinted glass. Still stock*His*
I had found that on the wife's Mustang 4.0L it was so low I could not use my ramps.. Going to have to make some that work.. But this is what I found to save a ton of time in changing the oil in that motor.. it's also much cleaner... Jack up and remove the passenger side front tire.. Do slip a jack stand under it just in case.. You can reach the filer with ease and makes for easy cleanup... I found I had enough room to drain the oil from the same side... Works great for me.. Tight quarters under there for sure.. ! George
tight quarters means alot of power in a little space lol....
i know a GT person who was quite jelous of our small engines, and tons of room, with almost as much power as her engine, and no room
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i have yet to find some one else who when changing their oil ( every 2000 miles or when they get bored ) details the under side of their car.
X-C April 2010,Internals April 2011, or blown engine, witch ever comes first.
The transformation has begun!
The only thing I'd add is that having some cardboard under the oil catch pan is handy for catching any spills or drips.
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Originally Posted by George&Penny
I had found that on the wife's Mustang 4.0L it was so low I could not use my ramps..
Not sure if it would work for your ramps, but mine is lowered just enough that I can't get a floor jack underneath it. My solution was to put a 3/4" piece of plywood in front of the tire, and drive onto it. That raised the car just enough that I could get a jack underneath.
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2005 Mustang GT in Torch Red
C&L Cold Air Intake/Diablosport Predator Tune
Tokico D-Spec Shocks & Struts
Steeda Sport Springs/Front and Rear Swaybar/Front Swaybar Brace/LCAs/Adjustable Panhard Bar and Brace
Steeda-branded Borla Stingers
Steeda Underdrive Pullies
1965 "GT" Logo and some other chrome bits
how to change engine oil 
tell him if he needs help putting gas in he can call me
A pain in the As*
