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- 2018 CX-5 Sport
I changed my oil today and these are what I noted:
The oil registered full when I got the car, and the oil level was maybe 1/16 lower than full today.
I had bought a hex ratchet but it turns out that mine has a 17mm bolt.
I pulled my car up on ramps, and the plastic body work almost touched the ramp. I think it will be better to use 4" high homemade wood ramps.
I didn't see any metal flakes in the oil, so it was not necessary to change it so early. It was very dark though which I think is normal.
The Japan filter on the car has a slightly larger diameter than the OEM Thailand filter has, and has round hole. The Thailand one has slots.
The motor and oil fill is so far back, plus it being on ramps, I had to really lean over to pour in the new oil. I was wearing soft cloths so no worry of scratching the nose.
The drain plug wasn't cranked on too tight, nor was the filter cranked on too tight.
One push pin is fatter than the other two, it goes in a larger hole in the plastic.
There was some surface rust on some metal parts near the front brakes, I hit those with fluid film.
The oil registered full when I got the car, and the oil level was maybe 1/16 lower than full today.
I had bought a hex ratchet but it turns out that mine has a 17mm bolt.
I pulled my car up on ramps, and the plastic body work almost touched the ramp. I think it will be better to use 4" high homemade wood ramps.
I didn't see any metal flakes in the oil, so it was not necessary to change it so early. It was very dark though which I think is normal.
The Japan filter on the car has a slightly larger diameter than the OEM Thailand filter has, and has round hole. The Thailand one has slots.
The motor and oil fill is so far back, plus it being on ramps, I had to really lean over to pour in the new oil. I was wearing soft cloths so no worry of scratching the nose.
The drain plug wasn't cranked on too tight, nor was the filter cranked on too tight.
One push pin is fatter than the other two, it goes in a larger hole in the plastic.
There was some surface rust on some metal parts near the front brakes, I hit those with fluid film.