How to Change the Oil in a Dodge Grand Caravan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Skip the mechanic and do it yourself. This step-by-step video provides you with everything you need to know to successfully change the oil in a 2011-2013 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.6L.
Oil filter(s) FRAM xx10955 - Air filter(s) FRAM xx11050 - 6 quarts 5-20wt oil(purchase 2 jugs)
Oil drain plug = 13mm - Oil filter cup cap = 24mm
System reset = Without touching brake turn key to "ON" position(not ACC & wo/starting), depress accelerator pedal fully 3x, turn key "OFF". Total time varies but will require 2 quality beers minimum.
Thank you man!!
I love u man!
If, like me, you don’t have a 24 mm socket (my set goes to 18), a 1” socket will work 👌
Fram oil filter TG-XG-PH-CH 11665
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It's nice that you give the size of the wrench needed to replace the oil filter. Why didn't you give the size of the wrench to remove the oil pan drain plug? Also, you should always put a small amount of oil on the O ring for the filter cap so it does not pinch when tightening the filter cap thus causing a leak.
Oil drain plug = 13mm
Oil filter cup cap = 24mm
@@gunwrites6222 thanks 👍
Or 15/16" and 1/2"
Oh shut the hell up
you don't recommend installing a new washer for the plug? most other vids show that.
The comments below are spot on!! 6 Quarts and the 13mm drain bolt and 24mm for the filter
You can also use a 15-16th for the oil flter.
Thanks for the size of the oil pan bolt.
Should have put some oil on the o-ring and inside the base where the o-ring goes down into to prevent binding or distortion of o-ring.
There’s already oil inside the base. I agree with you on lubricating the o ring. Everything else you said is just extra
I've been changing oil for 40 years. I do it right. @@chandlerpearson9853
U also nees a 13 mm to tske off the oil drain screw
TY I was wondering the size
Me as well
Not all heroes wear capes, thank you
This video is fast 💨 and perfect 👌. It should be called simple videos.
First off the car takes 6 QTS not 5.
Second the recommended Viscosity is 5w-30 not 5w-20
Third its probably a good idea to oil the filter O-ring
Lastly a 13mm is needed for the drain pan
Yes mine takes around 6.5 quarts. Dont know why
Everything you said is correct except that my 2013 recommends 5w-20
I called the dealer
It’s 5w 20 💯 % Synthetic
My mom has a 2016 and the recommended oil is 5w-20
5w-20
I read the comments after the video, so I'm prepared, will do first oil change on the Caravan this weekend.
So, it's a year later. Did you survive, or did the van fall off the stands and crush you?
@@nodak81 😂
This was so fun to watch 😂 I want to open an oil change shop now 😂
Anyone else ever see black plastic shavings from the threads on the filter housing after one of the Jiffy Lube Tweakers changed your oil?
How about trying get the drain plug out after they used an impact gun to tighten it.
@@BowlGatoryep, and that’s why I do my own oil changes…no more rounded drain-plug bolt heads, or stripped oil pan threads, or leaking filters. Plus I can spend about 1/3 of what they charge, and use better oils and filters than they do! 🤬
Video is still the best 👍🏿 it's that time again and I'm glad the video is still up because i needed to become a expert all over again. I'm planning on taking on a dodge journey as well this time so I'm hoping to find a video on this vehicle as well.
Short, informative, right to the point.
but missing key information like size of drain plug, oil the o-ring, where to jack it up from (bc almost no one has a lift) or how much oil to put back in it when you're done.
Short and incomplete info, slowly but surely still better
Tricky thing is, I got to drive the van onto ramps to drain oil. So I guess I have to do that first cuz I don’t want to crank the engine and have old oil going into the new filter.
That was a 5 quart container the van takes 6 quarts when doing an oil change.
5.9 lol
Sure does. I just changed mine today.
Thanks just completed my first oil change 😎
Those cartridge oil filters are so stupid. Give me a spin-on filter any day.
Short and sweet. I love it. 👍
Should u have put oil in rubber o ring ?
Robert bonham yes, that’s always a good idea.
Thank you that was helpful. I wish you all the best.
Would have been more helpful if the torque settings for the drain plug and the oil filter were provided.
My filter is stuck. I got the oil drained out and I got plastic cap off the filter and the filter won't come out. It spins freely but it's stuck.
Dealer said 5w 20 synthetic
Excellent video - helpful to me as jug shows which viscosity to use and you show which way to unscew the drain plug. Thx!
lefty loosey, righty tighty ... :)
If you don't know which way to turn the drain plug, you probably shouldn't be changing your own oil.
didnt show the oil drain bolt is a 13mm. other than that all you need. i used valvoline full synthetic.
I haven't had th cannister type filter since my 1950 chevy...
GREAT VIDEO THANKS, ACCURACY!! BUT WE NEED AN EXTRA QUART
Thank you for this video!!!
Great post, I'll do it now, thank you
muy buenos sus videos
Get a spray bottle and use the old oil for anti rust spray under the vehicle 👍🚍👍
Thanks for a great video.
Who is the background music by?
Why depress accelerator 3 times at the end?
Reset the oil change signal.
sweet to the point video.. gonna buy valvoline just cuz
Thank you!
Thanks man!
What was the 3 steps on the gas pedal for?
It resets the computer so you won't see the "change oil" message on the dash.
Doesn't give drain plug wrench size do it?
13 mm
Filter changed BEFORE new oil is put in? Doesnt make sense to me.
While the oil is still draining, I use that time to change the filter.
Used oil is down in the oil pan, so you won't mess up your new oil filter which is in the upper part of your engine :)
Thank you
You didn’t lubricate the seal before reinstalling filter
You don't have to on this type of Chrysler filter housing..
@@carlrice6973 tell me that when the seal rolls and you have an oil eruption on start up…..
Good video
Thanks for watching, Jimmy.
that's it. Nice!!
And this looks simpler than removing air cleaner hose clamps.. Just lift whole thing out of the way.... Probably needs a air cleaner every other time anyhow.. For me at least(gravel roads)...
Other equipment needed, either a lift or a skinny person to crawl under the van. Also, this type of oil pan never really drains completely. If you jack up the car from the front to reach the drain plug, it drains better.
I've got a hydraulic trolley jack, some wheel chocks, and a pair of jack stands - should be everything I need to do this safely. My one uncertainty, though, is where the best place to lift with the jack at the front of the car is. Is that big bolt right at the front a good spot? It looks like it's where two very sturdy pieces of metal framework are connected, but I'm hesitant to risk damaging my car over something trivial before tossing the question out to people with more experience than I. Perhaps further back along that piece of metal would be better, where there are three bolts aligned with the front wheels?
The bolt you speak of is fine. Bear in mind the car may not lift evenly, side to side...
If only I could change the oil that fast
The used oil goes back into the jug that the new oil just came out of...... I mean, it's right there, it's empty now and it's already clearly labeled. Just right used on it. Milk jug my ass.
You've got a point Whidbey.
Try a 14mm socket on the drain plug it spins faster
Sweet
6 quarts, not 5 quarts. Probably the most important detail and it was missed.
I like how they put the wrong kind of oil in it.
You left out the: the 1/2" drain plug wrench.
they give you a ride then you want to drive...lol
13 mm grain pan. oops
Don't do these videos unless you're going to do them 100% right.
Keep turning 24mm socket clockwise till an audible "snap!" Is heard. At this point your oil change is finished 😂
N min lol