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How to Remove Water From Oil Pumps

Contaminated engine oil can result in costly damage to your motor. Engine oil lubricates the moving parts of your cars engine. It also cools, cleans and prevents corrosion. Oil contaminated by water can cause serious damage to your engine. Contamination can occur through a leaking or blown gasket or severe weather. The water thins the oil and reduces its effectiveness. Symptoms of water in your oil pump include oil levels increasing and coolant levels decreasing. You will need to change the oil immediately in order to prevent extensive and expensive damage to your cars engine.

Instructions

1

Drive the car around the block to heat the oil. Heated oil drains better from the engine block.

2

Turn off the engine and set the parking brake firmly. Put on the gloves and use the jack to raise the front of the car. Place the jack stands beneath the outer edges of the cars front frame. Place the chocks around the rear wheels.

3

Locate the oil pan drain plug under the raised car. Slightly loosen the plug by turning the nut to the left with the socket wrench. Place the newspaper under the plug and the oil filter. Slide the drain pan under the hole and pull the plug out. The contaminated engine oil will drain out of the car.

4

Remove the oil filter with the oil filter wrench carefully. The filter will be full of hot oil. Pour the oil into the drain pan and set the filter aside.

5

Open the hood and take off the oil filler cap. Wait one hour for the contaminated oil to completely drain out of your vehicle.

6

Insert the new oil filter and secure it in place with the wrench. Use the socket wrench to put the plug back into the oil pan. Slide the drain pan out from under the car.

7

Put the funnel into the oil filler hole and pour one can of engine oil into the car. Pour the engine oil flush and replace the oil filler cap.

8

Start your car and let the engine run for three to five minutes.

9

Turn the engine off and repeat the oil change process one more time. You do not need to add engine oil flush this time.

10

Close the hood, and use the jack to lower the car. Remove the newspaper, jack stands and wheel chocks.