How to Change the Oil on a Suzuki Carry

As with any other vehicle, the Suzuki Carry requires the oil to be changed at least every 3,000 miles, in order for the engine to continue at its best performance. Unlike other vehicles where it’s almost impossible to change the oil, the Suzuki Carry’s oil is very easy to change and can be done anywhere.

Equipment you will need:

• Oil drip pan


• Socket wrench


• Vehicle jack


• Jack stands


• Oil filter wrench


• New oil filter


• One gallon or four quarts of motor oil


• Old newspapers


• Rags

1. Park your Suzuki Carry on a flat surface and let your vehicle's engine cool for about 15 minutes. This will help to insure that it will be cool enough for you to work on it.

2. Use your jack to raise the front end of your vehicle and spread old newspapers underneath it. This will help to keep any oil from leaving an oil stain on the ground.

3. Crawl underneath your Suzuki Carry and find its oil pan (directly under the engine). Use your fingers to find the oil pan bolt and then place your oil drip pan directly underneath it.

4. Take your socket wrench and unscrew your oil pan's bolt and make sure that the oil drip pan is ready because once you unscrew the bolt the oil will come gushing out.

5. Wait for a minute as all of the oil is draining into your oil drip pan. Once all of the oil has drained, grab your socket wrench and reattach your oil pan's bolt back to the bottom of your oil pan.

6. Find your oil filter. It will be on the side of your engine and will either be orange or white in color; it’s not hard to miss. Use your oil filter wrench to untighten your oil filter by first placing the wrench onto the filter. Lock it into place and then slowly twist it off of your engine.

7. Grab your new oil filter and tighten it on by hand. Don’t tighten it too hard, because that can make it hard to get off for your next oil change. When you begin to feel a little resistance, just give it another little turn and this will be enough to secure it to your engine.

8. Remove your engine's oil input cap and pour four quarts of new oil into your engine. Then lower your van and start it up. Let your Suzuki Carry run for at least five minutes then turn it off and look underneath your van to insure that there are no oil leaks.

9. Take the old oil to your local oil recycling center or auto parts store to recycle it.