DIY: Oil Change - Video Tutorial

[RingMeister01]

Awesome post.

[ortho281]

Great DIY post! Thanks for taking the time to video and post!

[WangTa]

Thanks so much for posting this. I'm currently contemplating doing this...however, I had one big question - What do you do with the remaining oil? I'm not sure how to store it before disposing?

[Leonardo629]

I use this, holds 12qt, I bought mine at Walmart for around $6.00

http://www.amazon.com/Hopkins-FloToo...=oil+container

Originally Posted by WangTa

Thanks so much for posting this. I'm currently contemplating doing this...however, I had one big question - What do you do with the remaining oil? I'm not sure how to store it before disposing?

[WangTa]

Originally Posted by Leonardo629

I use this, holds 12qt, I bought mine at Walmart for around $6.00

http://www.amazon.com/Hopkins-FloToo...=oil+container

After I posted this, I actually looked on amazon as well and found this, which I'm leaning toward buying:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A1B7M9EQGNCLQA

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by WangTa

Thanks so much for posting this. I'm currently contemplating doing this...however, I had one big question - What do you do with the remaining oil? I'm not sure how to store it before disposing?

It's easier to buy the oil change catch pans that also doubles as a storage container. You can buy those for like $20 at autoparts stores. To make it easy, make sure they're big (but flat) enough so you don't have to change pans in the middle of a change.

I recently went through a change, a few recommendations:

1. buy 2 new drain plugs (about $1.77), if this is your first change, likely the dealer may have overtightened it and you might strip your drain bolt.

2. order a oil analysis kit from blackstone. Start taking oil samples at every change, it'll give you a preview of major issues with the engine. If you change the oil before the kit arrives, store it in a container and then transfer it to the kit.

[WangTa]

Originally Posted by mdosu

It's easier to buy the oil change catch pans that also doubles as a storage container. You can buy those for like $20 at autoparts stores. To make it easy, make sure they're big (but flat) enough so you don't have to change pans in the middle of a change.

I recently went through a change, a few recommendations:

1. buy 2 new drain plugs (about $1.77), if this is your first change, likely the dealer may have overtightened it and you might strip your drain bolt.

2. order a oil analysis kit from blackstone. Start taking oil samples at every change, it'll give you a preview of major issues with the engine. If you change the oil before the kit arrives, store it in a container and then transfer it to the kit.

Thanks for the suggestions. Where might you purchase two drain plugs?

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by WangTa

Thanks for the suggestions. Where might you purchase two drain plugs?

dealership, where else?

[WangTa]

Originally Posted by mdosu

dealership, where else?

Got it - I thought they may be generic bolts I could pick up at a chain store!

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by WangTa

Got it - I thought they may be generic bolts I could pick up at a chain store!

nah, you want a perfectly snug fit.

[coogs08]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Might have to do a brake job in the coming months, so I will try my best to make a video for that as well.

And to answer the question about what to do w/the remaining oil...buy a pan just like the one I had in the video (make sure it can hold >9 quarts, some are small!). You can take the container to an auto parts store and they'll dispose the oil for you.

[ivad32]

I might have missed it in the video, but what are the two drain plugs install torque values?

[dex37]

Originally Posted by ivad32

I might have missed it in the video, but what are the two drain plugs install torque values?

I've used 25Nm.

[Hujan]

Thanks for the vid, OP.

A little off topic, but what all are you guys using for an oil change interval? I believe the dealer recommends 7,500, which feels 2,500 too late for me.

Mini recommended 10,000 which was great because I could change it myself at 5,000, let the dealer do it at 10,000, myself at 15,000, etc. Things get trickier with a 7,500 factory-recommended change interval. (If that is, in fact, the interval.)

[coogs08]

Originally Posted by Hujan

Thanks for the vid, OP.

A little off topic, but what all are you guys using for an oil change interval? I believe the dealer recommends 7,500, which feels 2,500 too late for me.

Mini recommended 10,000 which was great because I could change it myself at 5,000, let the dealer do it at 10,000, myself at 15,000, etc. Things get trickier with a 7,500 factory-recommended change interval. (If that is, in fact, the interval.)

The dealer recommends 15k, so you can use the same method as you did with the Mini (every 7.5k).

[N1COM3]

Originally Posted by coogs08

Hi guys,

I changed my oil this weekend and decided to make a video tutorial. I hadn't seen one yet on youtube for our car. Hope this helps people out.

Sorry for reviving the old thread. But you don't happen to have the video do you?

[kwike92]

Originally Posted by coogs08

Hi guys,

I changed my oil this weekend and decided to make a video tutorial. I hadn't seen one yet on youtube for our car. Hope this helps people out.

how come its saying this video doesnt exsist?

[CHV]

Just made one on E92 M3 oil change.

[u2b]http://youtu.be/Iwy8eIn6z2A[/u2b]