Shows you how to change the engine oil/filter on the above mentioned vehicle. In addition this could work on the other Panthers too.. **Ford Panther related …
Changing the engine oil/filter on your 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
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In many ways, this car is simple and straightforward…..but I confess I
have not figured out how to get the oil filter off without drizzling dirty
nasty drain oil all over the suspension, an electrical connection and
sundry plumbing parts.
This is a poor oil filter layout in terms of maintenance…..especially for
a fleet-type vehicle. Anyone ever replumb those lines that are in the way?
In fact, I think this might be the #1 hardest filter to change (I mean,
without making a mess) of the 15 or so cars I have ever owned, years from
1973 to 2011. Changing a headlight bulb is stupidly hard also. My 93
Lexus GS was 100x easier to change bulbs on. You never had to pull the
entire headlight assembly out on that Lexus — you didn’t even need any
tools!
I don’t usually comment, but I’m a retired Mechanical Eng, here’s how I do
my ’04 GM. Warm up the oil by driving a couple of miles. Drive up on the
ramps. Get cardboard or and old blanket to lie on. Put on disposable
gloves (CVS). Position the oil-change pan to allow for the long initial
squirt, and be ready to re-position during the draining. Loosen the drain
plug with a wrench and unscrew by hand. Just before it’s totally out,
carefully push in while slowly unscrewing, and you can delicately pull out
the plug and not get oil all over your hand. After draining, wipe the plug
and seating boss clean. Use a new plug gasket and install the drain plug
to the correct tightness (use a torque wrench, if you’re not sure) Move
the drain pan under the filter. Using a proper size filter wrench, unscrew
the filter about a quarter turn. Finish by hand, pausing to let the filter
drain first. Turn the filter up to prevent spillage, then dump it into the
drain pan, wipe it with a rag and put it in the new filter box for the
trash. Wipe off the filter boss with a rag and visually inspect for
cleanliness. Install a High Quality Filter (Mobil 1, K&N, Bosch, etc).
Put New oil on the rubber gasket and tighten by hand just until the filter
“bottoms out”. Mark a line on the bottom of the filter or put a piece of
tape on. By hand, screw the filter another 1/2-3/4 turn. If necessary,
use the filter wrench to accomplish this. Remove tools and pan from under
the car. Under the hood, using a funnel, add 5 and 1/2 quarts of Mobil 1
Extended Protection Oil 5W20 ($25 for 5 qt jug at Walmart). Don’t add
Heavier oil and/or additives because you live somewhere hot. (The engine
has a 195degree T’stat and runs at 195 whether you live in Alaska or
Florida)! Start up the car and check for leaks by sliding under the car
with a flashlight. Back off the ramps. Shut off the car, wait 5 minutes
and check the dipstck. Add additional oil to obtain the correct level.
The capacity of the 2004 GM is 6 quarts. Clean up and bring your waste
oil to Autozone or Advance Auto Parts (even if you didn’t buy it there!).
Write your Mileage and date on a piece of blue painter’s tape and stick it
inside the driver’s door doorjamb. Write it down where ever you keep your
maintenance info. You can now be confident you have the Best oil and
filter in your car and everything was properly done.
Just a little advice that 4.6 v8 takes a total of 5 quarts not 6. I have a
2000 Grand Marquis. GS. The crankcase holds for and the filter hold another
court for a total of 5
Look kid I know you meant well,but I can tell your mechanical knowledge is
very limited.This is the worst and messy diy oil change filter I ever
seen.Just go to walmart pal and don’t hurt yourself.
Thanks for the video! I changed the oil on my ’95 today for the first time
and this video was very helpful.
Glad to hear the video still helped you, despite the asshole below your
comment, lol. 🙂 and glad to hear this works as far back as ’95, of course
maybe the drain bolt may have changed and possibly the filter too (or was
it the same as I said for this video?).
Cool video, link. I usually lubricate the gasket with new oil, but either
way is fine as long as the old oil isn’t too cruddy.
Look asshole, I know you meant to just be a troll, but I’d like to see you
do any better. Additionally, you didn’t have to watch either. Just get the
fuck out and don’t hurt yourself 🙂
Interesting… wonder if the drain bolt may have been a bigger or smaller
size head too.
Good video. Disposable nitrite rubber gloves are good. Also, some people
like to preload the oil filter with oil before installing on the car. Some
believe this prevents the engine from a initial oil starvation when the
engine is first started. Don’t know if it really matters but couldn’t hurt.
Oh, yes you forgot the cardboard that you lay on when crawling under the
car. lol Thanks, for taking the time to make the video.
Dat croc
Thanks for the nice video! My only suggestion (to everyone) is to wear some
sort of plastic gloves when changing the oil. Used motor oil is a
carcinogen, and is also filthy and hard to get out from under the nails.
Okay, thanks.
Awesome. Thanks for watching 🙂 and I’ve always been told to use the old
engine oil to lube the gasket -shrugs- oh well. whatever works I suppose
Thanks for the tips and advice, however personally I’ll admit to not
pre-filling the oil filters before installing… the main reason is due to
any which way the filter can be mounted (horizontally like the Panthers or
S-series Saturns) or even diagnoally, such as the case of some imports.
I’ve heard of using the flood clear mode to prime the filter after
installing, however either I’m doing something wrong or I didn’t let it go
long enough, as the pressure still took time to rebuild.
Surprisingly the bolt is in the same spot and the filter is the same type
on a ’95. I think the only thing that changed is the total capacity of oil
and possibly the type. My ’95 holds 5 quarts and takes 5w-30.
Yep, no problem, thank you for watching and enjoying as well as taking in
the good advice 🙂 And do the plastic gloves tear up easy like the
vinyl/medical ones do?