What do I mean by “Top Kill” oil change? It’s a stand-up oil change you do entirely from above, without jacking up the car and crawling underneath. It’s poss…
2010 GMC Terrain “Top Kill” Do-it-Yourself Oil Change Video
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The fucking local Valvoline gave me a quote of 81 bucks for an oil change with full synthetic oil. WTF!?
Check to see if you have zebra rings on your cylinders if your using a lot of oil
Is that your GMC Terrain and if it is do you like it. Do you think the ecotec has good power?
but thx for the filter spot
i did like the vacuum, but I tried it and he did not remove all the oil. so I prefer the old school one under the car. if I do it for a other car then mine I will use the vacuum because is easier will use
Ya it looked like 5 quarts filled up the vacuum pump so in other words that pump wont work with my silverado holds 6 quarts that pump doesn’t look like it will hold that much;)
Ya know, anyone can buy a service manual for their vehicle from the dealer. Inside you will find all the information necessary to do an oil change and much much more… Its the same manual the auto technicians use.
You can buy the oil filter cartridges at Walmart of any other place that sells FRAM oil filters. About 6 bucks each if I recall. The filter cover should be torqued to spec with a torque wrench. The spec is embossed on the cover itself. This is just like my Saturn ION ECOTEC engine.
Don’t buy the Buick lacrosse with the 2.4L it’s sluggish. And rattles startup
Is that Dexos 1 oil? I couldn’t see it on the label.
well that could be true but remember the pump is creating vacuum just like it normally would when running, only difference being this is direct source to the oil pan so most of the sediment wiil be picked up, but when I do it, i pump then drain from bottom just so there is less of a mess underneath, If your not willing to put a lot of time into your vehicle and or let some random person do it for you “like walmart” then what is the point of buying a vehicle that is going to be trash.
Where can I guy that “Top Kill” Autozone? Advanced?
I am about to buy a GMC Terrain and SO glad I watched this video. I actually searched “GMC Terrain problems”. I would have spent hours searching for the oil filter. I have 3 questions for you and greatly appreciate your input. 1: Are you happy with the GMC Terrain/Any Problems 2: Do you buy the filters from the dealer if so how much are they? 3: I am OCD and do my own Oil changes too. Is there a specific inch lb/FT lb torque to properly tighten the Oil filter?
Would be nice for some running commentry also, I am a woman I would love to be able to do this..as all the men in my life keep promising they will sort my oil out and then they do not. : (
Thank you.. I am at a castrol oil lube place and they are charging me $49.99.. I had no oil in the engine… I am doing my own next
Fantastic job on this video. I had no idea it was that easy to do. And to think the GM dealer in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada is charging $45.00 a pop. Hopefully you have a video for a 2006 Honda Accord 6cyl as well.
Very informative and created beautifully. Awesome video
This was extremely helpful. Thank you so much for posting the video. Very professionally done!
another way to save less time under the hood….. buy synthetic oil
hey were can I buy this at, I love it
Very cool. Thanks for the info…
Conventional oil in a 2010 model year car? I would’ve thought GM would advise the use of synthetics. I’m not saying one is wrong and the other is right, but it seems to be the going trend so it’s just a little weird seeing it being used on a newer car.
This video illustrates another way, a less messy way. It does not claim to be the right or only way. The drain plug is on the bottom of the pan in a fairly standard location. See my other oil change videos for examples or where to look and how to drain oil from the bottom–a perfectly good way to do it if you are willing and able to jack up the car, safely put it on stands and crawl under.
I’ve done this several times, on a variety of cars. I’ve removed the drain plug to see if anything solid (or liquid, for that matter, was left behind. If you do it right the answer is nope and nope. If the oil change interval is followed, the filter is always replaced at each change (there’s where the solids are) and the car isn’t old, there isn’t a risk. I’ve sent oil samples to Blackstone Labs and consulted with them on this, too.
if you show me a video where SHOWS THE THE DRAIN PLUG (video response) would be a better critic.
what you say make sense but you are not giving an example of the right way to do so.
Sucking oil out the top is for quick change oil places. If you are going to do it yourself, at least pull out the drain plug, this way you remove the heavy sediments at the bottom of the pan. If that is too much trouble, why bother changing your own oil?
Great. Thanks. I LOVE the Terrain