Hey all... before my P5, I had an 85 Nissan Sentra, and I did my oil changes all the time. Now, I'm near 5K on my P5 and I just wanted to know what the best way is to change my oil. Is there any specific techniques anyone uses? I hear about getting Mobil 1 oil, which I'll probably do. So, if anyone can help out, I'd appreciate it. THANKS!
Oil Change
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indeed! i forgot that this was your first oil change. take it to the dealer! most do the first change free. let them hassle with the super tight filters. and tell them not to use any air toosl while attaching the new filter.
you don't want to deal with gorrilla tightened filter. trust me. the other members will agree.
you don't want to deal with gorrilla tightened filter. trust me. the other members will agree.
Yeah that really sux a big one. I was going at mine for about an hour until my neighbor had a kick ass filter wrench that worked wonders. It wasn't one of those bands that tighten nor one of those cap that go on the end of the filter. It was like a real wrench with little teeth that bite into the filter. I would suggest one of those. The others don't work because of the tight space that doesn't give too much room for rotation.
I just changed the oil in my P5 for the first time. I was worried about getting the filter off, but the chore was a piece of cake, mainly because:
--I attacked the filter from underneath the car; and
--I used a filter cap wrench that I had lying around from my Miata. (The Miata and the P5 use the same filter.) The filter cap wrench fits on the end the filter. A rachet wrench then fits into the filter cap wrench.
Be careful about the amount of new oil you put back in. The P5 and filter supposedly use about 3.5 quarts, but you never get all of the old oil out. So I pored my old oil into a graduated container, and then put the same amount of new oil back in.
--I attacked the filter from underneath the car; and
--I used a filter cap wrench that I had lying around from my Miata. (The Miata and the P5 use the same filter.) The filter cap wrench fits on the end the filter. A rachet wrench then fits into the filter cap wrench.
Be careful about the amount of new oil you put back in. The P5 and filter supposedly use about 3.5 quarts, but you never get all of the old oil out. So I pored my old oil into a graduated container, and then put the same amount of new oil back in.
Ahhhh, sounds good... luckily I have on of those "teeth" wrenches here, so that should be fine. Other then that, i just wanted to make sure that I didn't forget anything. Do you guys still recommend I take it to the dealer for the first time? I hope they don't b**** at the intake and the painted calipers! What do you think?
Hmmmmm, that's good with me. Also, another quick question... don't know if anyone experienced this. I don't know if it's me, or what, but after painting my calipers, I feel a pulsating vibration when I brake sometimes. Maybe I'm paranoid, or maybe I might have done something wrong? Anyone else feel that?
Dude, DIY!!! Just go to a Pep Boys or other Auto shop and buy a filter wrench. But get the "end cap" style that goes on the end of the filter and your wrench attaches into it, as stated above. BUT....make SURE its made of METAL!!! Steel preferably cause plastic will simply not cut it. the part where the socket wrench attaches to the filter wrench cap will strip out as the filter is over-torqued from Japan. Another way to get the dealer 1 extra service call! 
