i have spent too much time trying to locate the oil filter so i can change my own oil. where the heck is it. pls don't tell me i have to take off some of the protective shieds underneath the car to get at the filter.
just did my first oil change on my 2007 Santa Fe with the 3.3 engine. It took me a while to find the filter, but after I did I found it to be very easy to change. It is located on the top of you engine compartment, under the hood, to the right (Driver Side) of the engine and left of your battery. You need to take off the plastic engine cover (two bolts and four screw nuts) to expose it. It is cylinder in shape with a black plastic cap, which screws off to show the oil filter. The filter is different than your normal one, it doesn't have a outside metal cover to it. It looks like a air filter but round. Also in the box with your new oil filter comes two "O" rings, one small and one big. The big one replaces the "O" ring at the top of the screw part of your black cap and the small one goes on the bottom of the same cap. I hope this helps you out
Posts: 215 | Location: Waukesha, WI USA | Registered: Mar 03, 2004
i will go check it out. i saw this cylinder but dismissed it as i didn;t think they would put it under a cover nor did it look like the spin on type. talk about feeling foolish. if u only knew how much time i have spent on my back looking for the damn thing. even went to the library to look up the manuals but chilton didn't show it. they probably don;t know where the damn thing is either. tu.
