How to change the engine oil filter – VE and VF Holden Commodore V6 LE0 LY7 engine

OK, so you have jacked up your Commodore and have started the oil draining out the bottom of the sump pan. Now it’s time to take out the oil filter so you can replace it with a new one. The oil filter is a cartridge type and is held in a housing on the left side of the engine – the right side if you’re facing into the engine bay:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Take a 24mm socket:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Loosen the cap:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

If you have a rag handy put it in one hand and get ready to put it underneath the cap as you lift it, as oil will probably drip out. Better on a rag than across your engine bay. Lift the cap away and the filter should come with it:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

You can pull the filter away from the cap and dispose of it appropriately:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

For a replacement filter we use the Ryco R2605P (a quality filter, available inexpensively on eBay AU):

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

If you want the genuine article the part number for the oil filter + associated O-ring is 92149006 (available on eBay AU). The oil filter comes with a new O-ring for the filter housing:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Remove the old one with a pick or similar tool, being careful not to scratch the housing:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Install the new O-ring:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Press the new filter on – orientation doesn’t matter:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Place the oil filter and cap back on the holder:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Spin it on by hand to begin with to ensure that you don’t cross-thread it. Once it is seated torque it to 25 Newtonmetres:

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Oil filter change, done!

Here's how to change the oil and oil filter on a VE Commodore with the LE0 (LEO) or LY7 motor, as shown on MotoFaction.org. This page focuses on the oil filter part!

Now that that’s done, let’s go back to the underside of the car to put the sump plug back and fill it up with oil.

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