Newbie in oil change confusion here.
01-30-2014, 06:31 AM
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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)
01-30-2014, 07:28 AM
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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.
01-30-2014, 08:05 AM
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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!
01-30-2014, 08:13 AM
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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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I've done it a few times in the past with different vehicles, it's not the easiest thing to do I'll admit, but inertia works wonders! My ramps are of the plastic sort, and the lip isn't exactly humongous. The old school metal ramps have massive lips on them, i remember. I'll retract my previous comment and just stick with the "use a jack next time" theory haha.
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