Where Is The Oil Filter Located On '01 Yukon 5.3l

[Starrman]

Time for the first oil change since I've owned the truck and I can't find the oil filter. My father-in-law was the previous owner and always took it into the dealer to have it done.

[Schmids5.3l]

Should be under the engine, the oil pan kinda wraps around it half way.

[Starrman]

thanks, found it. My view was blocked by the 4wd hardware and the skid plate that covers the underside of the motor and half of the oil filter...lol

 

Now how do I reset the "Change Engine Oil" light on the dash when the motor's started? I thought it was an automatic sensor type thing and would detect the new oil and quit coming on

[VMax2007]

thanks, found it. My view was blocked by the 4wd hardware and the skid plate that covers the underside of the motor and half of the oil filter...lol

 

Now how do I reset the "Change Engine Oil" light on the dash when the motor's started? I thought it was an automatic sensor type thing and would detect the new oil and quit coming on

 

Does your truck have a manual? It explains this in detail. Basically, you put the key in the run position without starting the engine. Then press the gas pedal completely like 3 or 5 times within 5-10 seconds, then the oil light should flash a few times if it reset, if no flash, try again.

[Starrman]

yup, has a manual. I just wanted to be like a lot of other people and be lazy and ask on here hoping someone would have the answer quickly without having to dig it out and flip through it

[redvett]

Oil filter is in the same place since 1956. Just look.

[Starrman]

Oil filter is in the same place since 1956. Just look.

 

sorry, I'm new to a GM/Chevy motors thing. This is the first I've had in 20 years of owning vehicles. You might have noticed a bit after I started this thread that I replied that I found it. I originally took a quick look from under the front, but the skid plates were hiding it (it stops under the filter). I figured it might have a remote filter behind a headlight or something like some of the other models (blazer for example). Once I got the truck high enough for me to roll all the way under it I clearly saw it at the rear of the engine.

 

I'm not ignorant when it comes to cars....the mustang in my sig I built and did all the work myself, including 2 complete engine/tranny swaps that involved fabrication because of using a non-stock tranny. I'm just not familiar to GM