Dip a clean gloved finger into a bottle of new oil and spread the oil onto the gasket of the new oil filter.

Wipe off any excess oil from your hands/fingers when you are done as the oil may make handling the filter or tools difficult.

Guide the oil filter back over the engine's oil filter threads and turn the filter clockwise until it is snug.

If the filter is difficult to turn at the beginning of its threads, stop! You may be cross threading the oil filter. Re-align the oil filter and try again.

Do not over-tighten your oil filter. Doing so may cause the oil filter seal to leak and will make removing the oil filter very difficult in the future.

Remove the oil drain pan from under the car.