Jud Chapin

Anyone doing their own oil changes on a '16 S550 coupe? MB has these adapters, p/n 203 589 02 31 00:

Wondering if these are needed or not. The four are one for each corner when using a lift. I'm just talking about using a floor jack to raise the car.

okbarnett

you just jack under the normal rubber jack pads in the front. I use 2 and raise the whole front

Jud Chapin

Thanks...Where do you put the jack stands?

as.thompson

Best way to change oil is to suck it out of the oil dip stick tube on top of the engine. No jacking; no drain plugs.

Jud Chapin

What oil extractor do you use. Lots of negative comments about the Mityvac 7400 including incompatibility with synthetic oil.

okbarnett

i dont use jack stands you have to take off pans to put them anywhere.

okbarnett

I put 2x6 in the jack to block them

as.thompson

Topsider.

okbarnett

Jud Chapin

Looks like the answer except that it only holds 8 quarts while the S550's capacity is 8.5 quarts. How do you handle that?

as.thompson

Pull the tube; dump; reinsert and finish.