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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Big Tone on 13 March 2012, 10:35

Title: Jacking car for oil change? idea?
Post by: Big Tone on 13 March 2012, 10:35

Do you guys jack the car to change oil?

If you have an air compressor you could use something like this;

(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/P1020961.jpg)

Warm car up
Remove dipstick and insert suction tube
Turn on suction and wait for oil to be sucked out
Change filter
Refill with oil & replace dipstick
Job done

This is how I do mine, takes 15mins and gets ALL the oil oil of the sump, more from experience than when I have jacked the car previously.

Just a thought. :grin:

Title: Re: Jacking car for oil change? idea?
Post by: cullygti on 13 March 2012, 12:20

you can get a bicycle type version of this to big tone but wont be as quick as a compressor  :grin:

Title: Re: Jacking car for oil change? idea?
Post by: Chris#101 on 13 March 2012, 12:23

My Sump & Pick up pipe always come off for an inspection on an oil change anyway :nerd:

cool idea though

Title: Re: Jacking car for oil change? idea?
Post by: Big Tone on 13 March 2012, 12:35

Quote from: Chris#101 on 13 March 2012, 12:23

My Sump & Pick up pipe always come off for an inspection on an oil change anyway :nerd:

cool idea though

My sump comes off every 12 months, oil change 3/4/5 times a year.

Only ever noticed the pickup partially blocked when I first did it though, been fine since, whats yours been like? How many times u replaced it?

Title: Re: Jacking car for oil change? idea?
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 13 March 2012, 12:42

Axle stands for me and as I put a new filter and sump plug on everytime I just find it easier  :smiley: