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Alan's '95 540i Sport
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Oil Changing (Modem Version)
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Instructions
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BMW Synthetic Oil can be either 5w-30
or 5w-40. I have recently converted to Mobile 1 Synthetic
Oil 10w-30 purchased at Costco. (8 quarts are required
for V-8's and 6 quarts for I-6's)
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Oil Collecting Container (buy at Kragen
or an autoparts store)
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Large Socket Wrench with a 17mm
bit
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OEM Filter Part# 11-42-7-510-716
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Craftsman Strap Wrench for the Oil
Filter Canister Cap instead of using a huge socket wrench
bit. ($20 at Sears)
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Floor Jack
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Flat and Philips Headed Screw Drivers
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Hammer
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Funnel
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2 one gallon sized juice jugs (preferably
with a screw on cap)
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Plastic bags (like from the supermarket)
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Paper Towels
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Gloves
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Jack up the car using the Floor Jack
on the driver's side. You will see this rectangular area under
the side skirt. Jack up the car as much as needed.
Warning!!! Make
sure the emergency brake is secure, and put the car into 1st gear
or into park to prevent roll back!!! In addition, place stopping
blocks behind the rear wheels as well. You can DIE if the car
rolls off the jack!!!
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Put on some Gloves.
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Use the Philips Screw Driver to unscrew
the Cover Plate.
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Remove this plate to see the Oil Pan Drain
Screw.
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Use the Socket Wrench with the 17mm
bit to loosen the Oil Pan Drain Plug. You may need the
Hammer to help you loosen the plug.
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Make sure you open the air releasing valve
and the collecting hole of the Oil Collecting Container.
Make sure it is near by before unscrewing the Drain Plug all
the way.
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Place the Collecting Container under
the Drain Plug and unscrew the Drain Plug completely.
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Let the system drain for about 45 minutes
to ensure as much as possible drainage to occur.
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Locate the Oil Filter Canister in the engine
compartment. For the V-8's the canister is located on the
driver's side of the engine compartment.
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Use the Craftsman Strap Wrench to loosen
the cap.
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Be careful. There is about 1 quart of oil
in there.
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Put some newspaper and a plastic
bag nearby to catch and drips as you transfer the whole
filter and cap to the plastic bag.
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Place the attached filter and cap into the
plastic bag.
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Now away from the engine, using a Flat
Head Screw Driver, remove the old rubber O-Ring from the
Canister top.
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Separate the Canister top from the old oil
filter by simply pulling the two apart.
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Do everything in the plastic bag.
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Take the New Rubber O-Ring and coat
it with the used oil in the plastic bag.
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Slip the New Rubber O-Ring onto the
Canister Top.
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Take the New Oil Filter and snap it
into to the Canister Top.
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Go back to the Oil Filter Canister in the
engine compartment.
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Simply place the connected Canister Top and
New Oil Filter into the Oil Filter Canister.
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Screw down the Canister Top to hand tightness.
Verify that the New Rubber O-Ring seal is no longer exposed.
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Take the Oil Pan Screw and remove the Old
Metal Ring.
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Take the New Metal Ring from the New
Filter's Bag and place it onto the Oil Pan Screw.
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Once the oil has had sufficient drainage,
screw the Oil Pan Screw back into its receiving end.
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Tighten the screw enough to ensure no leakage.
Hand tightness should be sufficient with the Socket Wrench.
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Replace the Cover Plate back and screw close.
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Now in the engine compartment, unscrew the
square Oil Cap.
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Use the Funnel to begin pouring the
Synthetic Oil.
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After pouring in the fresh oil, it's time
for cleanup.
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Take the Oil Collecting Container,
full of used oil, and begin to pour the contents into a gallon
container using the same Funnel.
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I like to use the Minute Maid gallon containers
because they have a screw on top to prevent spills. Some milk
containers have pop on tops and could easily pop off if dropped.
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Please be environmentally friendly. Recycle
the oil through your neighborhood waste management service
or take it to a local auto shop.
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Do not worry about mixing used synthetic oils
with conventional oils. They all get recycled.
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