[Robby]

You can change the oil filter with no oil loss.

Get the short shoulder socket for the housing.....mine is from Lisle(auto parts store item in the tool isle).
A correctly installed housing will require nothing more than a wrist twist to loosen....it is not meant to be tight since there is a 'O' ring seal.
The new filter (I only use OE) comes with a new 'O' ring.

Loosen the housing till the 'O' ring rises above the adapter on the block......this provides a air entrance so the housing can drain into the pan. Wait about five minutes.
Remove the housing, snap the filter out of the locating pins and discard. Note the location of the 'O' ring and R&R using the new one in the filter kit.....snap the new filter into the housing and re-install several turns by hand.....finish by using the socket and extension but remember.......just firmly tighten......there is really no torque involved (the housing is plastic).

If allowed the several minutes to drain you will lose no oil (maybe a drip) during the process.

Rob

 

[Robby]

At the risk of sounding stupid, can you post a pic of the short shoulder socket? I'm getting stuck on the description.

Search Lisle 13310 for better description and photo......this is a 24mm short socket, 3/8ths drive.

Hardly a stupid question.....I probably should have provided the info in my first response........old mechanic itis....we assume the world knows everything that we take for granted, in this case, specialty tools.

Rob

 

[Robby]

We recently bought my wife a 2015 Cruze LT w/ Turbo. This is the first time I've delt with a car that has the cartridge style oil filter, I'm used to the canister style. I'm thinking about using an extended life synthetic oil with this car but it seems like there aren't many extended life oil filters out there that are compatible, they all seem to be the canister style. Some of the oils I'm looking at are good for 15,000-25,000 miles. Are the oil filters able to be changed in between oil changes without draining the oil? Any opinions on a good quality compatible oil filter for synthetic oils?

Also I see this model calls for 4.2qts of oil. Anyone have much experience doing oil changes on these models that call for 4.2qts? I know typically there is *some* oil left behind when you drain it. Should I be able to get away with only buying 4qts of oil?

Sorry....failed to address the quantity question.

Myself, I just put in 4 quarts and the dipstick on my Cruze (and now, both my Trax(s), also 1.4's, reads full. It appears that .2 of a quart really doesn't show on the stick.
Knowing that all engines are designed to operate with oil level anywhere between 'Add' and 'Full', the .2 really doesn't matter.

Rob