SRX oil change
New to forum and need some help. I also have 2 Mercedes that I do most of the maintainence. So, I decided to change oil on my 2004 SRX too. I usually usea Topsider to suck the oil out through the dipstick tube..it works very well on the benzs' and is fast and easy. Well I can't get the siphon tube all the way down through the dipstick tube on the SRX. So I decided to just drain it out but for the life of me I cannot find the oil pan drain plug!! I feel like a idiot but I don't want to make a mistake and drain the transmission pan or screw up something else.
Can any one guide me as to where the drain plug is located?? Thanks |
RE: SRX oil change
V6 or V8?
Neither are hidden, just on the bottom of the oil pan. I believe it is on the passenger side on V6 engines, and I think the northstar is facing the drivers side. V8 filter is underneth next too the plug. V6 is a cartridge type under the hood on the drivers side. Hope this helps. |
RE: SRX oil change
Thanks yes it is the V-6 engine. So I will take a look on the passenger side. I tried to follow the dipstick tube to where it entered the pan but just can't see it from underside.
I did replace the filter cartridge which was easy to find. I just can't find what I believe is the oil pan or at least what I think it should look like. There is a rectangular pan farther back with drain plug on bottom but I think this is the transmission plug. It would be great if someone had a drawing or picture. |
RE: SRX oil change
Well, I can close this out but not before an interesting comment. Just to be sure I went to the Cadillac dealer parts dept and asked them about the drain plug location. He pulls up the exploded view and says its a torx #45 plug and that to be careful since they get a lot of requests for these from Jiffy Lube when they screw them up or worse have to get new oil pan due to stripping them. Well it is not a 45 torx but a good ole 13mm hex plug easily visible. I just wasn't sure since the oil pan really did not look like the oil pan to me.The 45 torx is for the transmission pan drain plug.
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RE: SRX oil change
Your parts department looked up a CTS 3.2L engine.
Those drain plugs are very problematic even for us. Its always a good idea to have your vehical looked up by VIN. This can eliminate any communication problems that may occur. |
Drain plug
Just to let you know the drain plug for the transmission is a torx, not sure what size but the oil drain plug is just a regular bolt plug, its like in the middle maybe towards the driver side and the bolt faces the front driver side tire. I think mine was 13mm but I had to change the plug since walmart rounded it pretty bad, I went to the dealer and they had them in stock, same threads just a bit bigger but you can't miss it. The oil pan looks like a grate in the bottom, the transmission oil pan is flat and the torx bolt is flush with surface or pan Hope this helps, if any other problems I can take a pic and post it here.
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