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Replacing a leaking oil pan is one of the best ways to ensure your engine is receiving the oil it needs, and it can sometimes be done in a matter of a few simple steps. For the lucky few, the source can be a loose oil-pan drain plug, a dipstick tube that’s come unseated from ...
Take out the radiator and the oil fill tube with its adapter. Carefully remove the crankshaft pulley and the front cover. Step 3 Remove the oil pump then clean the surfaces with a rag to rid them of all debris and contaminants. Install the New Oil Pump Step 1 Install the new oil pump,...
Open the hood on your 4Runner while the engine is cold and check the oil by removing the oil-check dipstick. Wipe the dipstick clean with a cloth and reinsert it into the dipstick check-tube. Remove the dipstick once again, checking the oil against the minimum and maximum lines printed o...
1. Remove Oil Fill Cap and Dipstick With the engine cold, remove the oil fill cap to inspect for brown milky goo that has collected on the bottom of the cap, which is an indication that coolant is leaking into the oil. Chances are the head gasket has failed, but if theengine has bee...
Rubber or latex gloves to keep your hands clean An oil drain catch pan A clean funnel Identify the type of oil required by your engine; this information is typically found in the owner’s manual, though some new cars have it stamped directly on the oil cap. One common type of oil is ...
5. Drain the Oil Remove the drain plug and allow the used oil to flow into the container. Remove the dipstick from the oil fill tube. This allows some airflow through the system to prevent suction and improve the flow of oil. 6. Reinstall the Drain Plug ...
How to check your oil level before use of product or engine? Park on level surface and remove the dipstick cap. Remove dipstick and wipe with a clean rag so reading will be accurate. Before reinstalling the dipstick, make sure the teeth on the cap match the grooves on the dipstick tube....
Start the Craftsman power washer and let the engine warm for five minutes. This warms up the oil and makes draining the oil quicker. Shut off the engine and clean the area around the drain plug and dipstick with a rag. The drain plug is to the right of the dipstick/fill tube on the...
both diesel and automotive engines, General Motors reported that “compared to a 40-micron filter,engine wear was reduced by 50 percent with 30-micron filtration. Likewise,wear was reduced by 70 percent with 15-micron filtration”. Read that again. That's a lot of motivation for clean oil!