Oil Change

semtex · 04-10-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Now that I know where everything is, I think I might try to find a shallow pan solution that can slide under the car without jacking, and do it level on the ground next time.

Are you able to actually slide underneath the car to reach the drain plug and filter without elevating the car at all? You must be slim n' trim! There's no way I could get under there without jacking it up.

wstar · 04-10-2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex

Are you able to actually slide underneath the car to reach the drain plug and filter without elevating the car at all? You must be slim n' trim! There's no way I could get under there without jacking it up.

I can't get my body under it, but I can reach my arm in far enough to remove all the bolts for the undercover you remove to access the filter and drain plug. The last time I dropped something into that pan through those @%^#$% holes in the top, I removed the the undercover like that, and even managed to squeeze my head under the bumper to look around a little. I think if I had a shallow pan of sufficient capacity I could do the oil change without raising the car.

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