Changing your Sonic's oil.

[SSpeckerwood]

I was referring to what my dealer told me.

 

[theenico]

I was referring to what my dealer told me.

Right on.

 

[sonic hotness]

OK so got the wix filter $9 bucks

And castrol edge with titanium for $27 bucks its dexos 1 approved

 

[SSpeckerwood]

Thats better than fram and quaker state... Lmao!!!

 

[sonic hotness]

Lol yup

 

[aveosonic]

thanks!!!1

 

[Bogus]

i just changed the oil on my 1.8

i didnt have that shield thing though.

super easy

 

[mitdr774]

Having seen failed Fram filters I would never use on in any of my vehicles. I know that this style of filter is really hard to screw up but so are air filters.

A good example of why will never use a Fram air filter would be Grand Am Ram Air cars. The OEM filter will be packed solid with **** (the whole surface covered with a thick layer of ****) in 10k miles, yet the fram filter will still look brand new after 20k. That alone makes me worry about the filter elements in all of their filters.

 

[Aldakoopa]

Never seen so many people hate FRAM in one place... I might be changing my preferences then...

 

[SuperFudd]

For those that can't make up thier minds about oil filters, I suggest you get a 4 cylinder 1963 Pontiac Tempest. They didn't have oil filters.

 

[Eric Smit]

For those that can't make up thier minds about oil filters, I suggest you get a 4 cylinder 1963 Pontiac Tempest. They didn't have oil filters.

Cheap to insure and no need for an oil filter? Best of both worlds! Unfortunately it's a Pontiac Tempest. ;P


-Eric Smit

 

[djinn]

Cheap to insure and no need for an oil filter? Best of both worlds! Unfortunately it's a Pontiac Tempest. ;P


-Eric Smit

Poor old ninny thinks it's a cadillac. (nice version).

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[Aldakoopa]

For those that can't make up thier minds about oil filters, I suggest you get a 4 cylinder 1963 Pontiac Tempest. They didn't have oil filters.

That's one of the most frightening things I've ever heard of.

 

[theenico]

Same with the old air-cooled VWs. They have a sump screen that you clean out.

 

[ChannonToth]

Changing your Sonic's oil

Thanks for the writeup and photos. Interesting to see that the oil filter is like the Cobalt and the belly pan reminds me of the Honda that I just sold....



crate engine

 

[oldertech]

Since so few Sonics had the belly pan, this thread may need to be updated.

 

[Calculon]

Am I supposed to change the oil every 3,000 miles or just when the oil light comes on? When the oil light comes on is what it says in the manual.

 

[SSpeckerwood]

I've been going until the oil is at 20% life

 

[Bogus]

Am I supposed to change the oil every 3,000 miles or just when the oil light comes on? When the oil light comes on is what it says in the manual.

First oil change, the sooner the better. All oil changed after that 7,500 to 10,000 depending how you drive. You should download that Remote Link app to check your oil life percentage.

 

[Smartdave]

I change mine at 4k-4.5k. I use mobil1. Not interested in extended oil changes. Part of the oil's job is to remove acidic byproducts of the combustion process, and I want to get them out regularly. I just sent an oil sample to blackstone labs, will post the results when they come back