How to Perform Oil Change 2014-19 Chevy Silverado
Created on: 2019-05-13
Learn how to change the oil in your 14-18 Chevy Silverado. This video uses the 1500 5.3L V8, but the process will be similar for other models as well.
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step 1 :Draining the Oil and Filter
- Raise and support the vehicle if necessary
- Place a drain pan under the oil drain
- Remove the 15 mm oil drain plug
- Allow the oil to drain into the drain pan for several minutes
- Inspect the oil drain plug and gasket for wear
- Replace the drain plug
- Loosen the oil filter and allow it to drain
- Remove the oil filter
- Make sure the oil filter seal has not stuck to the engine
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step 2 :Installing the New Filter and Filling the Oil
- Apply a small amount of oil to the oil filter seal
- Install the oil filter hand tight
- Lower the vehicle if necessary
- Remove the oil fill cap
- Fill the oil using a funnel
- The Silverado 1500 5.3L V8 uses 8 quarts of 0W-20 Oil, refer to your owner's manual for other model's requirements
- Replace the oil fill cap
- Run the engine for 30-60 seconds
- Wait 60 seconds for the oil to settle
- Check the oil with the dip stick
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step 3 :Resetting the Oil Life Monitor
- Turn the ignition to the ON position, without starting the engine
- Turn the dial on the gauge cluster until the screen reaches Oil Life
- Hold down the dial button
- Turn and press the dial to select YES
- The oil life status should now read 100%
Tools needed
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Funnel
15mm Wrench
Oil Filter Wrench
Drain Pan
Cloth Rags
Brake Parts Cleaner
What's up, guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto. In this video, I'm going to show you how to change the oil on this 2015 Chevy Silverado. If you need parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to 1AAuto.com
So, we're going to put a drain bucket underneath the vehicle. The oil pan is located right here with the drain plug. So, I'm going to take a 15 millimeter wrench, loose up this drain plug, pull it out, drain the oil.
We want to look at the back of the drain plug. This is a rubber seal on this drain plug. It looks like it's a little bit crushed. It would be a good idea to replace that seal or this drain plug at this time.
All right, now that the oil is drained out, put the drain plug. Install that and take the wrench, tighten it up, snug. Now we can grab the filter. Try to grab the filter first and see if you can loosen it up. This one is kind of loose. If you need to, you can take a strap wrench, go around the filter and loosen it. Once you get it loose, then you can take it off. Let the oil drain. Use a rag, take this filter off.
All right. Take it out. Then we're going to drain the filter. We want to check on the engine side. See if the seal is stuck to the engine. A lot of times the oil filter seal will come off the oil filter, so double check that. I always check the oil filter itself to make sure the seal is still there. Take a rag and just wipe this off.
I'm just going to take a little bit of the new oil and lubricate the seal and wipe it on the seal. That's going to make it seal better and then when you go to remove it next time, it'll come off a lot easier. Once it's snug, you're going to do another quarter turn, and that should be good right there.
Just going to take a little brake part cleaner and clean this up a little bit. Take a rag, wipe it off. I'm going to pull the oil cap off. The oil cap is right here. This oil cap says 0W20 on it. We're going to use that. You can also check your owners manual to make sure it's the appropriate oil.
Then we'll take a funnel, install the funnel. And it doesn't really sit too well, but that's okay. I'll just have to hold it. And then add the appropriate oil.
This Chevy Silverado happens to be a 1500 with a 5.3 liter V8 engine. This truck takes eight quarts of oil. If you have a bigger Silverado like a 2500 or 3500, make sure you check the oil viscosity is going to be different and the amount is going to be different.
You take the funnel out. Take the cap, put the cap back on. Now, I'm going to start the vehicle for about 30 seconds and then check the oil. Dipstick is located right here, so let's pull that out. I'm going to wipe it off right off the bat. Make sure the vehicle is level and after you start it, just let it sit for about a minute or two. Let that oil drain back down to the pan. Pull it out. I'll check the level. And we want the level in between these two hash marks, preferably, right about there. That looks good.
Reinsert the dipstick and we're good to go. All right. We're going to take the key, turn it to the on position without starting the engine. You let everything stabilize. Then right here on the actual cluster, there's a little dial. Now, different models may be different. This is more of a strip model. It doesn't have a lot of options, so we're going to scroll through. There's the speed. There's the trip, fuel range, economy, tire pressure, oil life.
So, once we get to the oil life, it's 32% right now, just going to hold down this button. Are you sure you want to reset? Scroll to yes and then click the button again. It goes to 100%. You can scroll back to where you want to be. Shut the key off.
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