Newbie in oil change confusion here.
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Newbie in oil change confusion here.
So I use one of the two ramps to boost my left front wheel up, cuz 8s got a passenger sided drain plug, I drain the oil then I starting to suck around... Tell me again how do I get my baby off the ramp? (To fill some new oil)
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Please stop creating threads in the DIY subforum. That subforum is only for when you have a highly detailed set of instructions to provide to other members.
Your questions are all still basic questions, so I recommend keeping them in the New Member subforum for now.
Is the front of the car really too high for you to pour in new oil? You ARE using a funnel, right? If so, just pour in 3 quarts, that's enough to fire up the engine and back it off the ramp. Then you can top it off with the last partial 4th quart on level ground. Total capacity with a filter change is ~3.7 quarts.
Your questions are all still basic questions, so I recommend keeping them in the New Member subforum for now.
Is the front of the car really too high for you to pour in new oil? You ARE using a funnel, right? If so, just pour in 3 quarts, that's enough to fire up the engine and back it off the ramp. Then you can top it off with the last partial 4th quart on level ground. Total capacity with a filter change is ~3.7 quarts.
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?? These cars are extremely light... pushing it off of a ramp in neutral wont hurt anything. Except your pride if you can't do that haha. I would suggest using a jack if the ramp is causing an issue. Or next time, you could just not drive it all the way to the flat spot of the ramp, then set your e-brake, that way when you're ready to fill it, you can just release the e-brake from inside the car and let her roll back off.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Most ramps have an anti-rollback lip, or a 'well' that the tire fits into to prevent inadvertent rolling off. In order to get the tire past this, you essentially have to lift half the weight of the car. I don't know many people that can do that
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