ricerokets4life

I'm trying to drain the oil but i was unable to locate the jack point in the front underside of the car. is there some other way to lift my car up so i can access the drain bolt?

scorchie

It might just be easier to spend $30 on a topsider...

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otis3

I use ramps.

scorchie

You must have a car that is not lowered, or tires that aren't wide, or both!

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KWiK

ramps???? suck the oil out....much less hassle

ricerokets4life

do they sell topsiders at pep boys? they seem kinda expensive...

scorchie

If you think $30 is expensive... then I guess you should keep trying to jack the car up.

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KWiK

I have both the topsider & the MityVac, the MityVac works much faster with a lot fewer pumps. It's well worth the money.

torrick

The jacking "tubes" for the front are aft the front wheel wells, beneath the front doors. These, have to be used with the jack supplied with the car. You remove the plastic cover to access the "tube". To work under the car, you need to put it on jack stands though.

The jacking "points" for floor jacks and jack stands, are right beneath the tubes, padded with thick round rubber pieces. The problem, you see, is that the spot where you want to put the jack is also the spot you need to put the jack stands. A solution coud be to use the front engine cross-member to lift the car prior to securing it with jack stands.

However, all that said, the oil drain plug is easily accessible without lifting the car, unless it's been lowered.

ricerokets4life

yeh that cross-member thing was the only thing i saw but it looked pretty fragile to be supporting all that weight.

otis3

Yep! Stock height, with 205s. Still have to jam the ramps under the air dam though it`s a tight fit. What I like is it gives me a chance to check under the car to see if things are OK down there. I can also hide from wife and kid for hours WOO HOO!!!!

scorchie

That's a good point. Not enough people look under their cars to see what it's like down there.

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henry47

well personally i dont like the top slider as i would not know if i got everything out. i know scorchie here will have a mouthful to say to me, but by unbolting the drain, at least i know i got everything out. i've tried the top slider and i just plain dont like it. sometimes i dont even know if the hose is fully inside the oil pan. the jack points on the car should be under the side skirts on both sides.

tpliquid

been using topslider since 95 still working good. better than opening the drain plug. and gettign dirty.

henry47

i'd have to disagree. it's easier to drain from plug for me

tpliquid

STFU I"LL KELL U

henry47

i will beat your mom

scorchie

Unbolting the drain doesn't get everything out, so you don't KNOW you got everything out. There's not really much you can do to get everything out without dismantling the engine.

That's why you put new oil in, it dilutes the old stuff that's left behind.

Also, why are you so worried about getting the old oil out? It was in your engine for 3000 miles before, is it there something that makes it unbearable to be in your engine once it hits 3000? And this is how you show your respect? I hope J knows that when she hits 3000, she's outta there.

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tonewheel

The only ramps to go with for low profile bodies are Rhino Ramps. Get them at any decent auto parts store. The have a long, gradual, wide incline and work perfectly on both my 04.5 SS Sedan and the wife's Cooper.