Endeavor V6-3.8L SOHC (2004)
Engine Oil: Service and Repair
9. ENGINE OIL (CHANGE)
Use the specified oil.
WARNING: Use care. Oil could be hot.
1. After warming up the engine, remove the oil filler cap.
2. Remove the drain plug to allow the engine oil to drain.
3. Install a new drain plug gasket so that it faces in the direction shown in the illustration, and then tighten the drain plug to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 39 ± 5 Nm (29 ± 3 ft. lbs.)
4. Pour new engine oil in through the oil filler tube.
Specified Engine Oil:
<Up to December 2003>: Engine oils displaying ILSAC certification symbol ("Starburst" symbol) or conforming the API classification SJ EC
or SJ/CD EC
<From January 2004>: Engine oils conforming ILSAC GF-3 certification or the API classification SL, SL/CF
Total quantity: 4.3 dm3 (4.5 quarts)
5. Install the engine oil filler cap.
6. Start the engine and run it at idle for a few minutes.
7. Pull out the oil dipstick slowly and check that the oil level is within the marks on the oil dipstick.
8. Check that the oil is not excessively dirty, that there is no coolant or gasoline mixed in, and that it is sufficiently thick and slippery.