Anyone know were the oil filter is located on this car? Also what kind of oil it takes? Doing it for this girl I know and she has no info on it so I have no idea. Car has 185000 on it, any recommendations on brand of oil? Thanks guys!

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R.I.P 2001 Se :(

Isn't that a canister style, where you have to remove a cover?

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If it's like my friend's 97 Sunfire, the oil filter is in a pain in the ass location to reach on the back of the engine (in between the engine and firewall) sort of towards the bottom. But really hard to get to.
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No, the canisters were only used on the Ecotecs (which started in 2004, IIRC).

Dan is right on - up in the back by the firewall. I always reached mine from under the car. It's not so bad once you get used to it.

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2012 Ford Fusion SEL, 2012 Chrysler Town & Country, 2007 Chevy Silverado LT, 1999 Pontiac Firehawk, 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

If it is like the 02, my friend has, I got to it by removing the front wheel and the dust cover and it is right there.

Oil brand : I always recommend high mileage full synthetic Valvoline. I put that in my sisters blaze every oil change.

Edit: i like this stuff here http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/motor-oil/full-synthetic-motor-oil/3

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It's been a very long time, but, I am still around!

Is the motor a 2.2(2200 ) or the 2.4 Twin Cam?

High mileage oil is nothing more than a marketing ploy, IMO. Our 242K Tahoe still runs just fine on the bulk oil from the quickie lubes and gets 60 lbs of oil pressure.

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2012 Ford Fusion SEL, 2012 Chrysler Town & Country, 2007 Chevy Silverado LT, 1999 Pontiac Firehawk, 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

they actually use different additives, it's not just a ploy

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- Rachael

Ive heard that if you have good oil pressure and you aren't losing any oil, then the high mileage stuff isn't really worth it.


I always just buy straight valvoline conventional and use a pureone filter.

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