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DIY Oil Change for a 2004 Ford Taurus

    • 1). Raise the car using the floor jack and support it on jack stands. Place the oil drain pan under the car's oil pan.

    • 2). The pan is near the middle of the car's front end and is surrounded by the transmission pan and catalytic converter. Using a wrench, unscrew and remove the drain plug which located at the rear of the pan. Put the drain plug in a safe place so it doesn't get lost.

    • 3). Wait for all the oil to drain into the drain pan. Eventually it will slow to a trickle and then stop. Reconnect the drain plug once all the oil is drained.

    • 4). Remove the old oil filter, located at the front end of the oil pan, using a filter wrench to loosen it.

    • 5). Install the replacement filter, tightening it in place by hand. Once it is snug, use the filter wrench to tighten it about a half turn more. Never over-tighten.

    • 6). Lower the car off the jack stands.

    • 7). Take the oil filler cap off and put in four quarts of API engine oil using the aid of a funnel in the filler pipe. The oil filler cap is near the front end of the engine in the middle.

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