Doing oil change - what else while I'm doing that

[RyanGphoto]

So I'm going to be doing an oil change here this weekend. This will be my second time changing it at roughly 10,000 miles with the first coming at 1500 miles. While I have the car disassembled is there anything I should clean out or check or fix while I'm already changing the oil?

Unfortunately I can't add a oil catch can as I didn't order it in time (I have access to a lift this time, but it's not readily available) , but is there anything else I might be missing or I should do while I already have the car apart?

Any other oil I should try and change out (that's pretty easy to do)?

Thanks for the help!

Ryan G

 

[iatros]

Have a look and a wiggle at your Toe links (old Elise habit.) Clean the leaves that get inside the body work and collect behind the rear wheels in the grates!
Grab a beer and just have a look at the cool under belly ( I personally really like the air intake under the car)

 

[Jinba ittai]

Have you swapped for a magnetic drain plug yet?

 

[RyanGphoto]

Have you swapped for a magnetic drain plug yet?

I plan on doing that

 

[RyanGphoto]

Have a look and a wiggle at your Toe links (old Elise habit.) Clean the leaves that get inside the body work and collect behind the rear wheels in the grates!
Grab a beer and just have a look at the cool under belly ( I personally really like the air intake under the car)

What am I looking for when I wiggle the toe links? I'm not very mechanically inclined and I don't even know where the tool links are located actually so I'm going to have to look that up unless you want to point me in the right direction. Much appreciated

 

[geoffbland]

What am I looking for when I wiggle the toe links? I'm not very mechanically inclined and I don't even know where the tool links are located actually so I'm going to have to look that up unless you want to point me in the right direction. Much appreciated

The toes link sets the toe on your rear tyres, how much they point out or in from the side/centre of the car (just a few degrees off straight ahead). They do rotate around the bushing to allow the suspension to move up and down.
Just check there is little play in the link, that it is firmly holding the wheel in position, also check that the bushings are in good condition, the locking nuts are tight and the arm is not bent.

 

[myfastlotus]

Just take a look around and make sure nothing is leaking or broken. You already did the 3rd cat delete, and i love how you are enjoying the car!

 

[RyanGphoto]

Just take a look around and make sure nothing is leaking or broken. You already did the 3rd cat delete, and i love how you are enjoying the car!

I did the 3rd Cat for a friend. Mine is stock. But I will def look around. I'm closing in on 10,000 miles, so time to do the oil.

Would you guys recommend doing the transaxle or bleeding the cluch?

Literally anything else that I might want to do as I have a friend who's super handy and has offered to help me and he has a lift so this will be a little bit easier for sure

 

[myfastlotus]

I did the 3rd Cat for a friend. Mine is stock. But I will def look around. I'm closing in on 10,000 miles, so time to do the oil.

Would you guys recommend doing the transaxle or bleeding the cluch?

Literally anything else that I might want to do as I have a friend who's super handy and has offered to help me and he has a lift so this will be a little bit easier for sure

I would bleed the clutch. i think it is easier from the top.

 

[Inilep]

It's a lot of bolts to take it all down. If you're planning on doing valve controller / 3rd cat you mind as well while you have it up on a lift. Beyond that at 10k I'd probably swap the brake/trans fluid too.