S?C Question / Oil Change

[facevedo17]

Hello everyone , just wondering what opinions a lot of you SC guys might have on the following ,

I have a SC had it since March 2007 funny and a lot of you would prob want to slap me in the head for having one in storage for so long , lol
When I bought it from an member on the board I have everything I need even the Oil was change

Now Im ready to but it on the car within the next couple of weeks , just curious since it sat for such a long time should I change the oil in it before installing it to the car ??

[CamryOnBronze]

I would think its probably alright...

[Akfahad]

^^same, i would think it would be fine.

[JavaJoe_2]

Just slap it on the car already.
It's a synthetic oil, it should be fine.
But, I guess it couldn't hurt.

[Eye8Pussies]

^ that, and if you're really just changing the oil, it'll take 5 min and 10bucks for a bottle of gm s/c oil

[facevedo17]

won't I need to replace the coupler as well that comes with the TRD kit when changing oil ?

I think Im just gonna put it on its synth oil should be fine if it doesen't work you'll be hearing from me lol

Thanks peeps

[Eye8Pussies]

nope...

when you change the oil, you just need an allen key to get the plug out, dump out the old oil, and then fill it back up...

you only really do the coupler if you take the nose off and it needs it..


I just changed the oil in my sis' solara and I also had to take the nose off because it had to be resealed due to a small leak....surprisingly, the coupler was in perfect condition and there has been no rattling noise, so I left it instead of replacing it even though I have two better ones sitting around

[YESCA]

I want to get the oil changed in My S/C is there a DIY on how to go about doing it?

NVM Stupid question, I see what i need to do. BTW is there a gasket for the S/C if I need to replace it. i saw it leaking a tiny bit of oil, but that could jet be because one of the bolts was loose.

[99V6solaraSE]

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=37833

[Eye8Pussies]

I want to get the oil changed in My S/C is there a DIY on how to go about doing it?

NVM Stupid question, I see what i need to do. BTW is there a gasket for the S/C if I need to replace it. i saw it leaking a tiny bit of oil, but that could jet be because one of the bolts was loose.

if there is any oil leaking, then the best course of action is to reseal it, since it will continue to leak unless it gets gunked up- which would not be a good thing either since it would take ALOT of breaking down for synthetic oil to gunk up. lol.

take a look at the link above for the TRD instructions, or take a look at the thread that I just finally posted up about my change (with pics):
http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?p=434711#434711

as for gaskets, you're supposed to use an anaerobic gasket maker, but I used a paper gasket

[facevedo17]

I saw the write up thats really good ....
well guys the SC installation has been delay once again sorry Dawgs I know what you are thinking , I ran a little scrae thinking my tranny was all Fck up , but luckily it was just the clutch ,,,, the new one is in there went back to stock ran me 450 i say descent .......im going away for a couple of weeks so My lara will have to wait for its blower ..jjaaaa maybe

[CamryOnBronze]

^ i hope it is a toyota oem replacement... I had a new clutch in the car when i boosted mine and it slipped instantly because it wasnt a genuine toyota clutch... couldnt even enjoy the charger at all with it.

[Eye8Pussies]

^ now that's strange....most aftermarket clutches are quite decent...that's some bad luck- I never knew that you had to do it twice? I guess that's why your car was in the shop for so long...


and I have to say that it's probably a good idea to break in the clutch before boosting.....you don't know how hard it was to not push the car right after my tranny swap....lol