As a warning, when you do drop the bolt into your oil pan there is a possibility that it could block the drain hole causing the pan to overflow all over your driveway… this comes from personal experience
Sometimes I use about a 1/4 quart of fresh oil to wash some of the old oil out before closing the drain bolt. Poured through the valve cover. So I usually buy 6 quarts in totally. I save the other 3/4 quart for later to top off between oil changes if needed. I keep a bottle of radiator fluid, oil, and rags in a 5gallon paint bucket in the hatch for roadside emergencies. Not that I have ever needed to use it.
+Llia Olsen those are all valid points and nothing wrong with being prepared it's when people are not prepared is when something always happens. Thanks for watching.
Matthew 6:19-21 NKJV "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; [20] but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. [21] For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Thanks 👍 Btw - The New replacement filter/cartridges have a note paper in box explaining that they are different from before for a reason and the missing plastic tab piece is no longer needed in the new design!! Don’t panic and read Notes/Instructions 😊
Great oil choice !! im not doubting your 5qt conclusion, but if you look in your owner manual in the back index under capacities and specifications it will tell you exactly how many quarts. great video !
Huh. I know know how to change my oil. Thanks man. Question tho, I had some folks change it, and the change oil light turned on like a week after they changed it. How do I turn this off???
It's not really an American car. The Ecotec drivetrain has been used by Opel, a German GM subsidiary for years. The engine first came here in the Saturn Astra. The engine and transmission are manufactured in Austria. Have you had to replace your windshield wipers yet? The arms are another European design and part.
Our 2015 says the engine is made in Hungary & the transmission in USA . Assembled in USA . I do not know of any " modern " car that uses SAE fastners ? God bless Wyr
Thanks mang. I came here to check and see exactly how much oil to put in because I misplaced my book and I am finding conflicting amounts online. I have the same year, Chevy Sonic, but mine has the trunk, not the hatchback. I don't know if that would make any difference. I don't see why it would, but stranger things.... Anyways....any recommends on EXACTLY how much oil? 5 sounds like alot....
So, I found out that it's 4.8 quarts. You should try to never put to much in. I don't know how much difference that .2 quarts will make or if it will cause any damage over time, but yeah, 4.8
I replaced that Torx plug with a regular 1. Still the same plug but the head is more user friendly. I've seen comments of other people not being able to get them to move & stripping the outside edges. I didn't want that headache. Also had a dealer 🛢 change once put the filter in wrong. A few days after that I had to go to a Rapid 🛢 Change & I brought in a Fram filter for them to install. The dealer filter was in many many pieces. No problems with the Fram filter. I have a 1.4 Sonic LT hatchback with the Turbo. B4 that we had a 2012 with no Turbo. As usual the newer car runs better.
@@earthscraper69 I have a Chevy Sonic 1.4 turbo LT 2014. I have had my car almost a year, and have ALWAYS bought my own oil, and filter. never dexos. Just 5w30 full synthetic. I have never known this, as I am a lady and looked up the oil I need on Auto Zones web site Mostly Only Mobile. Yes my engine is loud kind of, but not abnormally. Rough while in idle. I wonder if this is the reason
@Lawrence Duarte any idea how to get the Oil filter Cap off if the Top is broken off? I'm in that problem now. Just need to find something to remove the Cap since the nut part is broken off.
+maddux3us if you still have the nut get some gorilla epoxy and glue it back on if you don't then glue a regular nut to the top using the same epoxy hope that helps.or gives you an idea.
You say to look for the "Dexos" name on the oil we buy, but never said why we should? @5:55 you say to put the oil filter back on and turn it "counter clockwise this way to the right"... That would be clockwise...unless all clocks work differently around me haha Its funny how the American Car uses Metric Bolts...
GM requires Dexos oil to maintain the engine warranty . All Dexos oil is either full synthetic or synthetic blend . Why wouldn't you wish to use a high quality oil , to attempt to get as many miles out of the engine ? As you possibly can ? We own a 2015 Sonic 1.8l automatic . It gets Dexos 5W-30 . And that little cartridge filter . Bought 5 - 6 filters from RockAuto , when we first purchased the car . Cheaper than local , even paying freight . Check the sales from Advance Auto for specials of 5 quart jugs of Dexos spec oil & free filter for $ 25 - $ 30 . I only buy 100% synthetic . Recently NAPA had their synthetic Dexos 5W-30 on sale for about $ 4 a quart . Bought 4 cases of 12 quarts . I have found no grease zerks , so nothing to grease . So , an oil / filter change with synthetic Dexos cost me slightly less than my Wife had been paying for a dino oil change at the rapid change . God bless Wyr
10/10. Watched this on my break and now I know how to change my oil. Very to the point and informative.
Thank you
Thanks for the video I’m saving me 45 bucks on my oil change today so this money can go towards Christmas gifts thanks for sharing 👍
Your welcome glad I could help
I was able to change my oil today thanks to your video. Thank you!
You're very welcome
Just what I was looking for. Thanks, Man!
your welcome thanks for watching
As a warning, when you do drop the bolt into your oil pan there is a possibility that it could block the drain hole causing the pan to overflow all over your driveway… this comes from personal experience
Just got my 2014 Sonic your info was very helpful thank you
Glad this could help.
Is the full mark in top cross hatch area or is it at top solid line?
Thank you for he heads up … I did not know about Dexos!
You're welcome
Sometimes I use about a 1/4 quart of fresh oil to wash some of the old oil out before closing the drain bolt. Poured through the valve cover. So I usually buy 6 quarts in totally. I save the other 3/4 quart for later to top off between oil changes if needed. I keep a bottle of radiator fluid, oil, and rags in a 5gallon paint bucket in the hatch for roadside emergencies. Not that I have ever needed to use it.
+Llia Olsen those are all valid points and nothing wrong with being prepared it's when people are not prepared is when something always happens. Thanks for watching.
Just got mine done thanks for the video
Matthew 6:19-21 NKJV
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; [20] but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. [21] For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
tighten clockwise. remove counter clockwise (lefty loosey), righty tighty
Very useful video. That facilitates the job. Thanks a lot.
Thank you and your welcome
Thanks man wonderful vid very very helpful ....
Great video!! I'm gonna be trying it myself this weekend!
On your sonic did the oil pan bolt look like it is molded to the pan?
Thanks 👍 Btw - The New replacement filter/cartridges have a note paper in box explaining that they are different from before for a reason and the missing plastic tab piece is no longer needed in the new design!! Don’t panic and read Notes/Instructions 😊
Great oil choice !! im not doubting your 5qt conclusion, but if you look in your owner manual in the back index under capacities and specifications it will tell you exactly how many quarts. great video !
Thank you sir for knowledge changing oil.
You're welcome
Clockwise is to the right...the way a clock goes. To the left is counter-clockwise.
Holy crap does wifey drive that car? That engine is spotless!
We clean our engines regularly
Awesome! Thank you so much. I am used to changing my own oil, but for the life of me I could not find the filter on this car! lol
+Michele Austin LOL you are welcome I was surprised to find out where it was myself
Huh. I know know how to change my oil. Thanks man. Question tho, I had some folks change it, and the change oil light turned on like a week after they changed it. How do I turn this off???
Search online for your car and how to reset oil light.
Thank you sir! I was pretty sure of all of this but it was confirmation for me. 🖒
Your very welcome
It's not really an American car. The Ecotec drivetrain has been used by Opel, a German GM subsidiary for years. The engine first came here in the Saturn Astra. The engine and transmission are manufactured in Austria. Have you had to replace your windshield wipers yet? The arms are another European design and part.
+nobodyisname thanks for the info and no still working fine.
Our 2015 says the engine is made in Hungary & the transmission in USA . Assembled in USA .
I do not know of any " modern " car that uses SAE fastners ?
God bless
Wyr
GM is a domestic manufacturer with a global footprint. GM has used metric fasteners since the 80's, so no big surprise.
Have you tried the mobil zero weights? I live in Texas and use 0w30. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the demonstration. The auto parts guy handed me the "filter" and i said "the hell do i do with this?"
+wertyuiness LOL you're very welcome glad I could help
liked no bull complete info to get the job done. simple cool nice subsribed
Thank you I got alot of bull in other videos 😆 🤣
Very helpful video and great Dad joke about the Cops lol....
Lol thank you
Did your hatch back come with all that pink on it? Or whered did you go for those parts?
+Juan Cosme I have videos showing how I did that
warm not hot but warm motor oil is soothing
thank you, save me time trying to find the filter!!! Blessings
You should loosen the oil cap before draining, it will flow faster and get more dirt out and sluge if any.
Yes that's very true thank you.
Good video help me out a lot.
Thanks mang. I came here to check and see exactly how much oil to put in because I misplaced my book and I am finding conflicting amounts online. I have the same year, Chevy Sonic, but mine has the trunk, not the hatchback. I don't know if that would make any difference. I don't see why it would, but stranger things.... Anyways....any recommends on EXACTLY how much oil? 5 sounds like alot....
So, I found out that it's 4.8 quarts. You should try to never put to much in. I don't know how much difference that .2 quarts will make or if it will cause any damage over time, but yeah, 4.8
My pan plug is a T45. I've never seen a Torx plug aside from mine.
Yeah it was definitely strange for me as well
I replaced that Torx plug with a regular 1. Still the same plug but the head is more user friendly. I've seen comments of other people not being able to get them to move & stripping the outside edges. I didn't want that headache. Also had a dealer 🛢 change once put the filter in wrong. A few days after that I had to go to a Rapid 🛢 Change & I brought in a Fram filter for them to install. The dealer filter was in many many pieces. No problems with the Fram filter. I have a 1.4 Sonic LT hatchback with the Turbo. B4 that we had a 2012 with no Turbo. As usual the newer car runs better.
Have a 1.8l in our Saturn Astras. I used M1 AFE 0w-30 (winter) and 5w-30 Pennzoil Ultra (summer). Wix of Napa gold filters.
@6:00 you said counterclockwise, even showed what direction. witch is clockwise. just so you know.
Nice catch yeah I messed that up thanks for pointing it out so others know.
Josh Goode *which
Love this ❤video
👌🏼awesome! So much helpful. Thanks.
You're welcome
I cracked my oil pan and need to replace it. Before I get too far into it, how difficult do you think it would be to replace it?
Josh Miller not too hard
You should do videos on other fluid changes
getting ready to help my son change his.....Now we know ,thanks
You are welcome glad this can help.
very through video bud. thanks a lot.
Thank you! Nice job!
Great video man!
Do you have to have it on ramps?
I have the same year but not the hatch back. Pretty much just the same. Thanks.
Nice and your welcome.
How many quarts ? I have 2012 1.8 sonic
Great for your guidance!
Thank you!
Thank you for the know how share!
Does it have to be mobile dextos.? I bought Mobile one without dextos, what will happen?
I don't know dexos is what it calls for
@@earthscraper69
I have a Chevy Sonic 1.4 turbo LT 2014. I have had my car almost a year, and have ALWAYS bought my own oil, and filter. never dexos. Just 5w30 full synthetic. I have never known this, as I am a lady and looked up the oil I need on Auto Zones web site Mostly Only Mobile. Yes my engine is loud kind of, but not abnormally. Rough while in idle. I wonder if this is the reason
Great video!
Thank you
Very helpful!!
This helped. Thank you
+Samuel Boyd you're welcome glad I could help
Great vid!
+Dr. Wells thank you doc
I'm planning on trying this out for the first time. I noticed you didn't have jack stands, is this recommended?
Correction for you.
Oil pan drain bolt is actually a 10mm I believe
And I believe the oil filter cap is either 15/16 or 24mm
+MyLonewolf25 awesome thank you.
@Lawrence Duarte any idea how to get the Oil filter Cap off if the Top is broken off? I'm in that problem now. Just need to find something to remove the Cap since the nut part is broken off.
+maddux3us if you still have the nut get some gorilla epoxy and glue it back on if you don't then glue a regular nut to the top using the same epoxy hope that helps.or gives you an idea.
Lawrence Duarte I tried that and no good at all.
+maddux3us damn well only other thing I can think of is putting a couple screws in the top so u can have something to turn then get a new one
Thank you,sir!!!
+DuceBannerSmash your welcome
Good stuff bro
Did your Wix filter come with a new O-Ring ?
We have a 2015 Sonic & I have been using Delco filters . They come with new O-Rings .
God bless
Wyr
+Wyr Twister yes it did.
Sorry . I saw that at the ned of your video .
Thanks ,
Wyr
God bless
+Wyr Twister no problem and your welcome.
I like your colored badger dude! Just kidding I like the video!
Lol and thank you
You say to look for the "Dexos" name on the oil we buy, but never said why we should?
@5:55 you say to put the oil filter back on and turn it "counter clockwise this way to the right"... That would be clockwise...unless all clocks work differently around me haha
Its funny how the American Car uses Metric Bolts...
+Riley lol you make valid points and the dexos is recommended
GM requires Dexos oil to maintain the engine warranty . All Dexos oil is either full synthetic or synthetic blend . Why wouldn't you wish to use a high quality oil , to attempt to get as many miles out of the engine ? As you possibly can ?
We own a 2015 Sonic 1.8l automatic . It gets Dexos 5W-30 . And that little cartridge filter .
Bought 5 - 6 filters from RockAuto , when we first purchased the car . Cheaper than local , even paying freight .
Check the sales from Advance Auto for specials of 5 quart jugs of Dexos spec oil & free filter for $ 25 - $ 30 . I only buy 100% synthetic .
Recently NAPA had their synthetic Dexos 5W-30 on sale for about $ 4 a quart . Bought 4 cases of 12 quarts .
I have found no grease zerks , so nothing to grease .
So , an oil / filter change with synthetic Dexos cost me slightly less than my Wife had been paying for a dino oil change at the rapid change .
God bless
Wyr
Are u doing a oil change on the dodge
I probably need to
mine is a flat torx on the oil pan no socket head!?!?! 2015 sonic
Ps the oil pan bolt says 10mm if you Google it. Apparently it's a 13mm on mine.
Good to know thank you
cute little car mine looks just like this but not as pink =)
Police....maybe fire or paramedics, "yep paramedics" like he guessed it 🤣
Thanks dad
You're very welcome
As long as the oil is certified by api you can use any 5w30 oil
Nope, dexos rating required
Thanks
Thank you.
You are welcome
Grate video but I just change my oil same car it's a 10 mm bolt
Awesome thank you
I think mine, oil filter, never clips in at all
Hhhmmmn
They give you a new o-ring with the new filter
Mine did come with one so I don't know if it's still the same now
American car built in korea...
Counter clockwise isn't to the right js
REPENT AND FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST BEFORE ITS TOO LATE 🔴
Car is only American in name its GM Korea AMD alotnof GM Germany parts
Other video said 15 mm bolt in oil pan. US cars have been metric for decades. Left stupid english system behind decades ago.
Counter clockwise to the right? Hmm lol
Lol yeah I noticed that to haha but I said oh well I didn't want to reshoot and edit lol
It's the similar to American metric.
Lol American cars have been all metric for at least 20 years.
American car - metric bolt, american guns - metric caliber, american money - decimalization. Your life is just a frustration
Lol so true