Where is the oil filter on a 99 Intrigue and how do you change it?

Answer 1

Get under the car and look on the bottom of the oil pan. You change it by removing the black (usually plastic) cover. Use a 74/76 mm (15 flutes - 2 Step) size oil wrench. It makes a mess :) Pull out the old filter if it didn't fall out and gently push the new one back in. Put the cap back on. If you really get desperate for the tool, go to matcotools.com (or anyplace that sells OTC tools) and it's available mail order. To the person who originally wrote this answer-- not everyone is maechanically inclined and realizes that the black cap on the bottom of the oil pan is the oil filter housing. The filter on this engine (the 3.5L) is internal and is NOT visible by climbing under the car.. no matter how LOUDLY you type it. Be nice to other people. Access to the Oil Filter on a 1999 Intrigue appears to be blocked by a steel cap located under the engine block. It is too tight to remove by hand but does have grips on the rim as if that you are supposed to remove it by hand. It also appears to have PSI notations as if you are supposed to tighten it to a certain degree. This is the only access point under the block and the filter is otherwise not visable so I am assuming this is it. Not sure how to loosen that cap, especially with the limited torgue you can enforce lying on your back while the Olds is on ramps. Good luck! I bought a few oil wrenches from an auto part store and try to see the one that fits. The wrench is the type that hooks up to a rachet wrench. The dealer told me this is what they use, but they weld it to a piece of steel. The oil filter is under the engine block on the passenger side. Although you can get to it without doing this, it is much easier to get to by removing the right front tire. The car will be jacked up anyway if you're doing an oil change. Be sure to oil the rubber seal on the filter and hand tighten only.