Very good. You did the oil change in the correct order by starting with the filter at top and then the draining. This is how the shop manual instructs how to do it. Way to go!
Nothing wrong with saving money. Jiffy Scre would just damage something and then try to upsell you with some unnecessary service. Thanks for watching and please subscribe!
As far as oil changes, I would recommend you build a set of these for making it easier. Car Ramp Extenders For Low Profile Cars As far as jacking it for rotations. This is what I do. For the front, if you look underneath the car, you will see a cradle that goes from the left to the right of the car. There is a bolt head on each side. Put your jack underneath this point to jack up the car. Once you have the car up high enough for stands. Look behind each front wheel and you will see a box assembly that hangs lower than the rest of the car. Put your stands here. This point is very strong and I I use it all the time and haven't had any issues. For the rear, put the jack under the coil spring carrier and jack up the car. Once it's high enough. Look towards the front of the rear wheels and on the inside of the pinch welds. There is a space to put it parallel to the pinch welds. Put your stand in that location, repeat the same process for the other side. Jacking up this car is a PIA. With it being so low to the ground and all of the aero panels on the underside of the car. You're very limited on where to put the jack and stands without causing damage. Just take you're time and you will see the areas I'm talking about.
Thanks for showing me where the drain plug and filter were located. I always torque my drain plug to avoid stripping the threads. The spec should be between 12 - 15 ft-lbs
FYI owners manual states 4.25 quarts of oil for either motor. Another video I watched said to remove filter first. (Which you did) but what I didn't realize that if you drained oil and then removed filter you would end up with that quarter quart of dirty oil in your filter would drain into your pan. $6 pretty good price. I think Rockauto has them for less than $4.50. Last time I went to Farm and Fleet they were $8.88. So you are getting a good deal at GM.
You're right about the capacity. After I shot the video I was wondering why I had a little less than a quart in the original container. Honestly, I don't think it makes that much of a difference. When I checked the dipstick after I filled it. The level was dead on and this was after it was running.for abut 5 minutes. I was shocked on the GM price on the filter. I was expecting something over $10.
I tried but I just can't get 5 gallons of oil to go in? :) Finally I welded on (5 Gallon - 4.X Quart oil bucket under the car and go t it to fit. Thanks for the video
Thanks for the video Dirk! Can you please explain where you jacked up the car to put the two jack stands on? Also, I really wanted to start doing my own tire rotations. Could you offer any suggestions as to where to jack up the back and then where to put jack stands? Thanks!
I was watching another video for changing the oil for the 2013 Cruze and they drained the oil first and then went to the oil filter and changed that. So by doing this, the oil filter was somewhat drained out and had less dripping of oil by doing that way. Would that be a better way of doing the oil change, by draining the oil first and then change the filter?
I honestly don't think that it would make a difference. The filter housing is the highest point in the system and is going to be the first thing to drain. It only drops a little bit anyway. Thanks for watching!
If you go to chessboard.com oil filters for the 1.4 engine are $5.70 so I ordered 10 and with shipping which was $14 so total was $71 instead of $10 for one and you have them for 50000 to 70000 miles.
Dirk Diggler My dad is a certified GM Mechanic and he was able to get it off with a monkey wrench I now get to go to a GM Dealer tomorrow and buy a new plug because its a Factory Only part and Advanced Auto and Auto Zone don't carry them, YAY, Car sitting in front of the house with no plug and a oil pan under it, wonderful /cry. Great video BTW, Also the 2012 Eco takes 4.25 Quarts vs 4 Quarts. He told me it looks like some idiot used an impact wrench on it. took a monkey wrench and a 2 foot metal bar for leverage to get it off, /cry If you want to see to see the damage and get a laugh let me know and ill post a picture on my Google+.
Mark Williams Post the pic. Are you a member of CruzeTalk.com yet? Great forum. Sounds like you need to buy your dad a case of beer for his efforts. lol
I notice you still had 30% oil life on your info center....any special reason you would not let it rundown to 5%...where it reminds you to do a change? According to the oil life on container this oil would be good up to 20,000km....Great Vid BTW....
I'm still under the mindset of changing it every 5k miles. Doing it this way is easier for me to know when to change the oil 5,10,15,20,25,30 and so on. Thanks for watching.
Dirk Diggler No disrespect intended Dirk...but if Chevy goes through the trouble of putting a computer in the car to tell you when you should change your oil...why would you depend on your memory? Something about old dogs...? I find the cost & time of an oil change excessive these days...
Dirk Diggler the car will let you know when the oil needs to be changed. i feel like you're pretty much wasting money. i mean, why even reset the oil life monitor if you don't even use it? thanks for the vid btw. very helpful.
Thanks for watching. If you do the calculations. At 5000k with 30% left on the monitor would bring you to an interval of roughly 7000k. My commute is 95% highway. However most days I sit in traffic for at least 20 minutes just idling. Under GM's guidelines, this falls under the extreme service. You need to remember that the computer is just a calculator and is not physically examining your oil for contaminants and other particles. The money being wasted is negligible. Over 100k miles the difference between changing @ 7K versus 5K comes out to a difference of 5 oil changes. Over the life of the car. You're talking $100. I typically save that much movey in 2 weeks of gas usage compared to my previous vehicle
Do oil change places really lube chassis and if so what do they lube? I want to do my own oil changes but I want to make sure everything is lubed if that's even a real thing. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
For the most part everything on the Cruze is sealed and I wouldn't trust most lube shops to replace an air freshener. Lol. Merry Christmas and Thanks for Watching!
+Streeters Garage I just wanted to know if there's anything I should lube if I do a oil change. The air filter seems simple with taken the screws off. Do you know what the gap is in front of the battey?
I know it’s been three years but hopefully you can answer this. My chevy cruze LT didn’t come with a normal drain plug, it’s was kind of an inverted piece and I couldn’t use a socket to get it off. It’s stripped and gone now, can I put a regular drain plug into it in its place? Like the m14- 1.50 thread?
I know it’s been three years but hopefully you can answer this. My chevy cruze LT didn’t come with a normal drain plug, it’s was kind of an inverted piece and I couldn’t use a socket to get it off. It’s stripped and gone now, can I put a regular drain plug into it in its place? Like the m14- 1.50 thread?
Yes they are known for stripping. I threw the stock one in the garbage and replaced it with one from a Honda. There’s a video to it on my channel. From your description, it sounds like someone put a Allenhead set screw in its place. If you can’t get it out, you’ll need to replace the oil pan which is very easy to do in this car.
Hi Juan. If you look under the car on both sides right in front of both doors you will see 2 "Boxes" that hang lower than the rest of the body structure. I put my floor jack on those and jacked the car up and then I put the stands under the front cross member that's behind the engine. Just look for the bolts and the member. Or you can look at my other video that I posted about making a set of extenders that you can use with traditional ramps. Much easier than jacking it up.
Very good. You did the oil change in the correct order by starting with the filter at top and then the draining. This is how the shop manual instructs how to do it. Way to go!
Thanks!
Yeah man. I learned how to change my own oil. spent 35.00 total vs. when i use to take it to jiffy lube for 75.00 oil change. pretty awesome.
Nothing wrong with saving money. Jiffy Scre would just damage something and then try to upsell you with some unnecessary service.
Thanks for watching and please subscribe!
Lol wtf that’s horrible glad u learned something very useful.
As far as oil changes, I would recommend you build a set of these for making it easier.
Car Ramp Extenders For Low Profile Cars
As far as jacking it for rotations. This is what I do.
For the front, if you look underneath the car, you will see a cradle that goes from the left to the right of the car. There is a bolt head on each side. Put your jack underneath this point to jack up the car. Once you have the car up high enough for stands. Look behind each front wheel and you will see a box assembly that hangs lower than the rest of the car. Put your stands here. This point is very strong and I I use it all the time and haven't had any issues.
For the rear, put the jack under the coil spring carrier and jack up the car. Once it's high enough. Look towards the front of the rear wheels and on the inside of the pinch welds. There is a space to put it parallel to the pinch welds. Put your stand in that location, repeat the same process for the other side.
Jacking up this car is a PIA. With it being so low to the ground and all of the aero panels on the underside of the car. You're very limited on where to put the jack and stands without causing damage. Just take you're time and you will see the areas I'm talking about.
Thanks for showing me where the drain plug and filter were located. I always torque my drain plug to avoid stripping the threads. The spec should be between 12 - 15 ft-lbs
Thanks for watching. Glad it helped.
got free oil changes at dealer for mine.....wont be doing this for a few years...lol nice vid!
Not a bad deal. Thanks for watching!!!!
😊 Thank you SOOOOO much. Very helpful for my first oil change!!! 💋
You are so welcome!
FYI owners manual states 4.25 quarts of oil for either motor.
Another video I watched said to remove filter first. (Which you did) but what I didn't realize that if you drained oil and then removed filter you would end up with that quarter quart of dirty oil in your filter would drain into your pan.
$6 pretty good price. I think Rockauto has them for less than $4.50. Last time I went to Farm and Fleet they were $8.88. So you are getting a good deal at GM.
You're right about the capacity. After I shot the video I was wondering why I had a little less than a quart in the original container. Honestly, I don't think it makes that much of a difference. When I checked the dipstick after I filled it. The level was dead on and this was after it was running.for abut 5 minutes.
I was shocked on the GM price on the filter. I was expecting something over $10.
I tried but I just can't get 5 gallons of oil to go in? :) Finally I welded on (5 Gallon - 4.X Quart oil bucket under the car and go t it to fit. Thanks for the video
Need to try harder. Lol
You are the man 🎉
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Will the cold and hot hand go back to normal?
@@YourFunny2 ?
Thanks for the video Dirk! Can you please explain where you jacked up the car to put the two jack stands on? Also, I really wanted to start doing my own tire rotations. Could you offer any suggestions as to where to jack up the back and then where to put jack stands? Thanks!
Still have it?
I was watching another video for changing the oil for the 2013 Cruze and they drained the oil first and then went to the oil filter and changed that. So by doing this, the oil filter was somewhat drained out and had less dripping of oil by doing that way. Would that be a better way of doing the oil change, by draining the oil first and then change the filter?
I honestly don't think that it would make a difference. The filter housing is the highest point in the system and is going to be the first thing to drain. It only drops a little bit anyway.
Thanks for watching!
damn thought jacking it up and jack stands would be easier than a ramp. i almost go too fat over the ramps. hahahaha
Yes. I came real close to driving it off the ramps one day. Still quicker than a jack and jack stands though. Lol
If you go to chessboard.com oil filters for the 1.4 engine are $5.70 so I ordered 10 and with shipping which was $14 so total was $71 instead of $10 for one and you have them for 50000 to 70000 miles.
How do u get the bolt off once it's been stripped anyone know
+Jen Ostaba
I have a video on my channel that shows you how.
Thanks for watching and please subscribe!
Some idiot at a valvoline quick line stripped my oil plug.
Don't be lazy when it's winter, do it your self....
That sucks.All you need to do is bump it and you're good to go. Just goes to show, with minimum wage, you get minimum intelligence.
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Dirk Diggler My dad is a certified GM Mechanic and he was able to get it off with a monkey wrench I now get to go to a GM Dealer tomorrow and buy a new plug because its a Factory Only part and Advanced Auto and Auto Zone don't carry them, YAY, Car sitting in front of the house with no plug and a oil pan under it, wonderful /cry.
Great video BTW, Also the 2012 Eco takes 4.25 Quarts vs 4 Quarts.
He told me it looks like some idiot used an impact wrench on it. took a monkey wrench and a 2 foot metal bar for leverage to get it off, /cry
If you want to see to see the damage and get a laugh let me know and ill post a picture on my Google+.
Mark Williams Post the pic. Are you a member of CruzeTalk.com yet? Great forum.
Sounds like you need to buy your dad a case of beer for his efforts. lol
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Mark Williams Carnage...that needs to go up on the wall of shame,
Anybody know what that driver peice is for the 24 inch, trying to find out but cant seem find out what its called
Huh?
@@StreetersGarage nvm i was talking about the tool you used for the oil filter
Ok
@@StreetersGarage hey sorry to bother ya man do you knownif the drain plug needs a washer
Regular washer. No crush washer.
You forgot to film when you put the drain plug back in.. its common sense but why leave out one of the main and only steps
really?
Just get a wix/napa gold and call it a day. Any synthetic works as well.
Thanks!
I notice you still had 30% oil life on your info center....any special reason you would not let it rundown to 5%...where it reminds you to do a change? According to the oil life on container this oil would be good up to 20,000km....Great Vid BTW....
I'm still under the mindset of changing it every 5k miles. Doing it this way is easier for me to know when to change the oil 5,10,15,20,25,30 and so on.
Thanks for watching.
Dirk Diggler
No disrespect intended Dirk...but if Chevy goes through the trouble of putting a computer in the car to tell you when you should change your oil...why would you depend on your memory? Something about old dogs...? I find the cost & time of an oil change excessive these days...
Dirk Diggler the car will let you know when the oil needs to be changed. i feel like you're pretty much wasting money. i mean, why even reset the oil life monitor if you don't even use it? thanks for the vid btw. very helpful.
Thanks for watching.
If you do the calculations. At 5000k with 30% left on the monitor would bring you to an interval of roughly 7000k. My commute is 95% highway. However most days I sit in traffic for at least 20 minutes just idling. Under GM's guidelines, this falls under the extreme service. You need to remember that the computer is just a calculator and is not physically examining your oil for contaminants and other particles.
The money being wasted is negligible. Over 100k miles the difference between changing @ 7K versus 5K comes out to a difference of 5 oil changes. Over the life of the car. You're talking $100. I typically save that much movey in 2 weeks of gas usage compared to my previous vehicle
good point!
Do oil change places really lube chassis and if so what do they lube? I want to do my own oil changes but I want to make sure everything is lubed if that's even a real thing. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
For the most part everything on the Cruze is sealed and I wouldn't trust most lube shops to replace an air freshener. Lol.
Merry Christmas and Thanks for Watching!
+Streeters Garage I just wanted to know if there's anything I should lube if I do a oil change. The air filter seems simple with taken the screws off. Do you know what the gap is in front of the battey?
I found out that the 1.8L takes 4.25 quarts also (according to the Manual.)
Excellent!
Does the O-ring ride in the last groove or get compressed between the plastic cap and the metal sleeve?
There is a dedicated groove in the plastic cap for the seal.
Can u do one on transmission oil
Done
Those drain plugs can be real nightmares lemme tell ya.
I know it’s been three years but hopefully you can answer this. My chevy cruze LT didn’t come with a normal drain plug, it’s was kind of an inverted piece and I couldn’t use a socket to get it off. It’s stripped and gone now, can I put a regular drain plug into it in its place? Like the m14- 1.50 thread?
yes they are
@@sasoriXxxXsmexy yes you can I do it all the time 3 years too late sorry
I hope you enjoyed the cookie dough!
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Do I use right up to 4qts or should i use up a little bit under the 4th qts like in your previous carton?
Harmony Of The Seas
It takes a little over 4 quarts
Streeters Garage Thanks
Do we use the same drain plug over and over ?
Yes
suprised you actually had a 10mm socket
I’ve been very lucky. Haven’t lost one yet. 😀
My filter cap is stripped how do I get it off the motor?
Channel Locks around the body of the cap.
@@StreetersGarage it turn but it's not screwing upward
I know it’s been three years but hopefully you can answer this. My chevy cruze LT didn’t come with a normal drain plug, it’s was kind of an inverted piece and I couldn’t use a socket to get it off. It’s stripped and gone now, can I put a regular drain plug into it in its place? Like the m14- 1.50 thread?
Yes they are known for stripping. I threw the stock one in the garbage and replaced it with one from a Honda. There’s a video to it on my channel.
From your description, it sounds like someone put a Allenhead set screw in its place.
If you can’t get it out, you’ll need to replace the oil pan which is very easy to do in this car.
Thank you so much! I’ll be getting a new drain plug tomorrow! Today has been very frustrating aha
Anytime. Good Luck.
How many miles does it recommend for this oil?
I believe it's around 7500. But I do mine every 5000. Thanks for watching.
+Streeters Garage Thanks, That's what I was gonna do too.
Walmart correct very cheap 5qt oil
Ok
Nice camera LOL . Can you remove the Vaseline from the lens next time? Oh and where do you buy your coke?
That's where she's been. Been looking for her. Thanks for finding her.
@@StreetersGarage good reply 😂😂😂
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. 😀
How did you jack up the car? Where on the car did you out the jack on? Thank you
Hi Juan.
If you look under the car on both sides right in front of both doors you will see 2 "Boxes" that hang lower than the rest of the body structure. I put my floor jack on those and jacked the car up and then I put the stands under the front cross member that's behind the engine. Just look for the bolts and the member.
Or you can look at my other video that I posted about making a set of extenders that you can use with traditional ramps. Much easier than jacking it up.
So you jacked up one side. Put a jack stand and then went to the other side and did the same thing?
Juan Ortiz Yes, exactly.
Hate auto correct cheapchevyparts.com.
Ok
Who taught YOU metric, yank?
Your Mom?
Ducking talk too much
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