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How to change the oil in a Club Car golf car
The Club Car gasoline-powered engines
require an oil change at regular intervals, just
as regular vehicles do. The Club Car engine
does not have an oil drain plug for the engine
oil, so the oil has to be drained from the oil
filter itself. The oil is added through the oil
cap located on the top of the engine.
Step 1
Park your cart on a flat surface and turn the
engine off.
Step 2
Locate the round oil cap on the top of the
engine. Unscrew the oil cap and place it in a
safe area. Remove the oil dipstick from the
driver’s side of the engine. Wipe the dipstick
off with a clean rag and place it in a safe area.
Step 3
Slide under the driver’s side of the engine
and locate the oil filter that is attached to
the engine, in front of the clutch pedal. Place
a drip pan under the oil filter. Loosen and
remove the spin on/off oil filter.
Step 4
Slowly pull the oil filter off the engine. Ensure
that the O-ring is still attached to the top of
the oil filter. If not, check the oil filter base on
the engine for the O-ring. Place the O-ring on
the ground, near the bolts. Place the oil filter
into the drip pan and wait for all of the oil to
drain out of the engine.
attached to the top of it. If not, place the old
O-ring on top of the new filter. Secure the
new oil filter to the engine with the three
bolts, using the open-end wrench. Torque the
three oil filter bolts down to between 25 and
30 foot-pounds with a torque wrench and a
socket.
Step 6
Move back to the top of the engine and place
a funnel into the engine oil cap hole. Pour in 1
1/4 quarts of 10W-30 motor oil into the engine.
Remove the funnel and screw the oil cap back
on. Place the dipstick back into the dipstick
tube.
Crank the engine and let it run for about 30
seconds. Turn the engine off and let it sit for
about one minute, so that the oil can drain
back down out of the engine. Pull the dipstick
back out and check the oil level on the
dipstick. The oil should be at the “Full” mark.
If not, add oil in small amounts until the oil
level reaches the “Full” mark.
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Tips & Warnings
• The gasoline engine on the Club Car hold
between 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 quarts of 10W-30
engine oil.
• The oil filter for the Club Car can be found
at your local Club Car dealer.
• Use caution when changing hot engine oil.
Wear protective gloves to prevent burns to
the skin.
• Do not overfill the engine. This can result
in permanent damage to the engine.
Step 5
Ensure that the new oil filter has a new O-ring
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