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Time to change the oil. Where's the best resource to find out how? The only vehicles I've changed the oil on are my 89 cavalier and 88 buick. They all have nice labels that say where the oil goes. I don't seem to see an oil filter on the 235 under the hood and I'm generally feeling kinda clueless about the process this first time. Help please. Thanks. :confused:

It may not have an oil filter. Probably does not if its the original motor. Are you sure its a 235? It could be a 216...

Its really not a difficult process and no different than your cars.

Plan ahead so you don't make a mess. Remove the drain plug with something underneath to catch the oil. Watch till its all out.

Replace the drain plug. Remove the oil filler cap or breather cap, and poor in oil one quart at a time, checking the level using the dipstick after each quart.

Poor and check because if you dohn't know exactly what the motor is, you may not get enough oil in is just adding four or five quarts. My GMC takes eight quarts plus one for the oil filter.

Enjoy!

It's a 235, the original 216 is in the bed of the truck where the PO left it. Thanks

My '50 3100 had the original 216 and definatley had an oil filter.. it was a can type on the drivers side of the engine with a 3/4" head in the center.

I pulled the plug out of the oil pan and let it drain, and then opened up the filter can by simply loosning the 3/4" bolt head. The "lid" of the can just lifts off once the bolt is loose, and inside the "can" sits the filter.

My '46 2 ton with the original 235 engine did NOT have a filter.

Like OldSub said, it isn't any different than changing the oil in modern cars.. drain the old oil, put the plug back in the pan, and fill with fresh clean oil.

Only difference would be the way the oil filter (if yours has one) looks like, and being able to recognise it.

Oil Change instructions for Women:

1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
2. Drink a cup of coffee.
3. 15 minutes later write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money spent: Oil Change $20.00 Coffee $1.00 Total $21.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:

1. Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree.
2. Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of taking it to the recycling center, dump in hole in back yard.
3. Open a beer and drink it.
4. Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7. Place drain pan under engine.
8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9. Give up and use crescent wrench.
10. Unscrew drain plug.
11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in process.
12. Clean up mess.
13. Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14. Look for oil filter wrench.
15. Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off.
16. Beer.
17. Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.
18. Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.
19. Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20. Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
21. Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22. Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
23. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24. Remember drain plug from step 11.
25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26. Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
27. Drink beer.
28. Uncover hole and sift for drain plug.
29. Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the ground.
30. Drink beer.
31. Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32. Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33. Begin cussing fit.
34. Throw wrench.
35. Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit your Miss December (1992) poster in the left boob.
36. Beer.
37. Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
38. Beer.
39. Beer.
40. Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41. Beer.
42. Lower car from jack stands.
43. Accidentally crush one of the jack stands.
44. Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step 23.
45. Beer.
46. Test drive car.
47. Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48. Car gets impounded.
49. Make bail.
50. Get car from impound yard.

Money spent: Parts: $50.00; DUI: $2500.00; Impound fee: $75.00; Bail: $1500.00; Beer: $25.00; Total-- $4150.00 -- But you know the job was done right!

Sorry, but I could not resist to post this here

Frank

Stovebold - there is much truth in that...

I would take my truck to a oil change place, but the ones around here can't seem to tighten the filter on, or snug up the drain plug bolt on other vehicles I've driven, so I just do it myself.

I mean, it's a small block chevy, how hard can it be?

-W

Woogeroo you seem to have the opposite problem with the quickie places. Down here they overtighten them so much it takes 3 men and a boy to get the filter and plug removed. My son just spent over an hour removing the filter on his Honda due to this problem. He's been taught to screw on the filter until the gasket makes contact then another 3/4 turn. Easily comes off without tools the next time around.

I like to drain my oil when it is warm. Too hot and you can burn yourself if you let it run onto your hand when removing the plug. With it warm a lot of the garbage in the oil is in suspension and will drain out in the oil.
I have a 57 235" in my 49 and it takes 5 quarts. I also have a remote filter with a drop in cartridge. I just changed my oil and replaced the filter which is a Purolater L20701. Different filters take different cartridges.

Step 31A--Use Vise Grips to re-install drain plug, which was rounded off by the crescent wrench used in steps 9 and 31!

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