How To Change Oil And Filter On A 2016 Chevy Colorado Lt

Doing your own oil changes tin save yous time and money, plus you can exist sure the chore is done correct and with the best parts. Changing your oil and filter on 2016+ Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon Duramax diesel is easy!

Parts Necessary:

6 Liters/Quarts of 5w30 Dexos2 Canonical Oil (Find Dexos2 oils at IDParts)
Oil Filter ACDelco P/North 12679114/PF2262G *Hint: salve $$ if you lot become the OE filter from UFI rather than ACDelco (IDParts)
New Drain Plug O-Ring Seal GM 12616850 (IDParts)

Tools Necessary

15 mm Socket/Wrench for the oil drain plug
27mm Socket Wrench for the oil filter housing (IDParts)
Shop Towels
half dozen-liter Oil Drain Pan, Extractor or Equivalent

Procedure

For this how to we'll be using the Duramax LWM Oil Alter Kit from IDParts.com. We chose Rowe SYNT RS DLS 5w30 dexos2 motor oil, which is a premium oil from Germany.

Process:

To brand draining the oil faster we recommend removing the oil filter first. The oil filter is located on the left mitt side of the engine.

Apply a 27mm oil filter wrench to remove the cap of the oil filter housing.

Remove the cap. The oil filter will likely be stuck in the housing. The oil filter pulls straight up and out, though it can be a flake difficult to pull out.

With the oil filter removed, it is time to remove the sometime oil. There are two means to do this – drain from the lesser or excerpt from the top.

Elevation side extracting can save time and brand the job cleaner overall, especially if you are doing oil changes in your driveway. Nosotros use and recommend eXtoil oil extractors (IDParts, Extoil Direct). To extract your LWM's oil, remove the oil dipstick and insert the extractor tube down the oil dipstick tube. See our Guide to Oil Extractors for more information.

If you are going to drain from the bottom of the drain pan, the oil pan is located most the rear of the engine.

The oil drain plug is a 15mm socket size. Position your oil drain pan or collecting tool before removing the oil drain plug.

The oil drain plug uses custom molded o-ring rather than a trounce washer. You lot may need to clean off the drain plug to locate the seal.

Remove the seal and supercede with a new i.

One time the oil has finished draining reinstall the oil drain plug and tighten to eighteen ft/lbs. This is a VERY depression torque, but remember that the seal is being made by a elastomer o-ring, not a trounce washer, so there is no reason to really torque the drain plug downward.

Now information technology is time to gear up the filter. There are many oil filter brands bachelor. Here we use a filter from UFI. UFI is the OEM manufacturer for GM – it is what was installed at the factory and sold at the dealer.

Expert quality oil filters will come with replacement o-rings for the oil filter housings. This OE unit from UFI comes with a big bluish o-ring, which matches the factory o-ring perfectly.

Retrieve the oil filter cap and remove the large o-ring above the threaded section. Remove the seal and replace with a new 1.

The new oil filter should be clipped into the oil filter cap before installing it in the housing.

Before installing the filter, lubricate all three o-rings (the one on the cap and the two on the filter) with oil. This prevents the o-rings from binding when being installed.

Reinstall the new oil filter and cap into the housing. Once again, this is a Low TORQUE specification, equally noted on the cap, tighten to 25nm, which is about 18 ft/lbs.

Finally, refill the engine with oil. Exist sure to use an oil that carries the dexos2 approval.

This oil, Rowe SYNT RS DLS shows the blessing on the front label.

The 2.8L takes just over five liters/quarts of oil. And then put in v liters/quarts first and bank check the oil level to see how much y'all need to add together.

The oil level dipstick is located on the driver side near the firewall. Information technology has a yellowish cap.

Add oil until the oil level reaches that heart part. Then start the engine and let it run for a few minutes. Then check the oil level over again and add more if necessary. Starting the engine and letting information technology run will fill the new filter and other areas of the engine with oil so you lot will get a more accurate reading the 2nd time effectually.

Reset Oil Change Interval: One time the oil is refilled to the proper level go inside the truck to reset the oil life indicator. Get to information, so roll to oil life, and then press the right arrow and it will offer you the option to reset. Select and ostend. Now yous're good to go for another x,000 miles!

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