Engine oil change and other updates on my Maruti Suzuki XL6

The alloys were insanely dirty with lots of tar deposits.

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Utilized the weekend to carry out these jobs:

• Engine oil change, cleaning air filter.
• Thorough wash and detailing the car.
• 5 Wheel rotation.
• Comprehensive brakes cleaning, and switch to Toyota's grease.

Tools and parts lined up for oil change:

OW16 Shell:

68K00 filter:

Crush gasket:

Drained oil:

Torqued the drain bolt to 35Nm. Thanks to these practices, such nuts bolts still open without much difficulty, just like how it comes from factory:

Perfecto:

The alloys were insanely dirty with lots of tar deposits:

Comprehensive washing:

Special attention was paid to the wheel wheels:

Wheels post cleaning:

Even the nuts were cleaned, hate when these get deposits all around:

Brake job, pads looked dity:

Cleaned:

Wear looks minimal:

Stuff used, really like Toyota's grease for it's longevity. Also used LM Copper grease on areas where pads/shoes slide:

Disc cleaned:

Drums were surprisingly clean:

Opening the right way using two 12 size bolts. Hate when mechanics hammer to remove drums:

Cleaned everything using APC and then washed using manual sprayer:

A clean engine bay is a car-gasm for me:

Regards,

Shashi

PS: I was shocked yesterday due to a very slightly tilted steering towards left on some familiar roads. But it got rectified on it's own after a few kilometers, guess one of the tyres from rear was developing conicity.

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