Many of you probably already know how to do this, especially with Pelican Parts and Pedro Parts how to Articles. This short walkthrough is not exactly in order, but you get the idea.
I changed the oil yesterday. 93,400 miles. It was relatively warm out. 40 F degrees.
Just for extra precaution incase the other jacks fail.
It takes 9.2 quarts of 0W-40 Mobil 1 Oil. Open oil cap before draining oil.
You will need a good oil filter wrench. The unversal size filter wrenches do not work well at all. Get the "Dodge Sprint" Oil Filter Wrench from a Pepboys or Autozone. It is a perfect fit for our Boxsters. (Don't ask how I know) Use it with a ratchet to open it.
Here is the oil filter in middle of car. You can see I already drained the oil since the oil drain plug is missing on the bottom of the oil pan. You need an 8mm hex bit to drain the oil.
In this picture you can see the new magnetic oil drain plug I replaced. Now I can use a normal wrench to open the drain plug, making it much easier.
Here is the inside filter material that needs to be replaced once you remove the oil filter housing.
It took about 10 minutes for all the oil to drain. Make sure you drain most of the oil before removing and replacing oil filter.
Inspect oil filter for debris. Luckily, my oil filter had no clear plastic(RMS) or metal(IMS) shards.
After you tighten everything, poor 9 quarts of oil back inside. Check oil level. Add if needed. Start the car. Run for 5 minutes. Rev the engine. Check for leaks. Done.
Here is the short video revving the engine while checking for leaks.
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