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YOUR RESEARCHOil change. I don't need no jacks!
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first oil change i have ever done
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I work for a pressure vessel repair company and I had to inspect a vessel this morning and decided "what the hell" I'm here might as well change the oil and get paid at the same time
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I use the 12000 Extreme with my 305's and they work just fine :
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I work for a pressure vessel repair company and I had to inspect a vessel this morning and decided "what the hell" I'm here might as well change the oil and get paid at the same time
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And if the remaining say 0.25 quart of old oil is so bad it needs to come out then the oil is way past its change by date anyhow.
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I work for a pressure vessel repair company and I had to inspect a vessel this morning and decided "what the hell" I'm here might as well change the oil and get paid at the same time
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One of my first oil changes I did with the Boxster I did the oil change with the rear of the car on the ramps and then after the oil had drained until the oil was coming out in a very very thin thread, I raised the front of the Boxster to bring the car level and there was no additional oil pouring out of the oil drain hole.
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I work for a pressure vessel repair company and I had to inspect a vessel this morning and decided "what the hell" I'm here might as well change the oil and get paid at the same time
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One of my first oil changes I did with the Boxster I did the oil change with the rear of the car on the ramps and then after the oil had drained until the oil was coming out in a very very thin thread, I raised the front of the Boxster to bring the car level and there was no additional oil pouring out of the oil drain hole.
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With my 02 Boxster there's no difference in the amount of oil that drains with the car on ramps and on an incline or with the car level.
Living in a condo, it is very difficult to work on my 996. I wanted to give it an oil change and there is no way in hell I'm paying $200. I work for a construction company so I came up with a solution today. What do you think? BTW it was the first oil change I have ever done! lol.
Buy a set of Rhino Ramps. I have a set and have used them with my Boxster, Cayman S, and Turbo backing the car up on the ramps to gain room to perform a DIY oil change. The ramps work just fine and are small enough I store them under my desk here at the office.
Sincerely,
Macster.
I was going to buy some of those then my cheapness genes took over. I will get some next time for sure. It was a bit of a workout.
BTW, I think it was engineered brilliantly!!
Dunnage.
Haven't heard that term in years, I thinking maritime background.
Great plan with the ramps - not only do you get to change the oil you get to skip the weight room for a work out - just watch for splinters.
Nope. Nope.
I think his home made ramp is cool! The guy is in construction, so I'm certain this stuff was just laying around anyway. Heck look at all those trucks in the background. And he probably has enough orange safety cones around to set up a full autocross course in that parking lot.
Nope. I give him an A++. A lot more fun to set that up than to pay someone $200 to do it for him.
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Rhino ramps don't work for 295 sized tires, and unless you get the super long ones, they don't clear the front bumper. Also, they're too high to put in front of the rear wheels. I found out the hard way...
Thanks man! Those ramps look weak but they are 3/8" A-516 gr.70 boiler steel. Very strong stuff. I work for a pressure vessel repair company and I had to inspect a vessel this morning and decided "what the hell" I'm here might as well change the oil and get paid at the same time
I even used a calibrated torque wrench!!
Don't know the exact tire dimensions/callout on my Turbo's rear tires (the tires are the stock 18" size though) but I can fit the ramps right up against the rear tires and while the clearance between the car's body (bumper cover) and ramp is close, there is no contact.
Granted I can't use the ramps at the front of the car (nor my Boxster even) but I seldom need to raise the front of the car.
I was remiss though -- your post reminded me -- in not mentioning that one should arrange a test/trial fitting before buying the ramps. I did, that is I asked the store clerk if I could take a ramp out to my car to see if it would clear the car's body and promised to not use the ramp nor even scuff it up by treating it roughly during the test/trial fitting. The clerk had no objections and after I confirmed the ramps would work at the rear of the car I bought the pair.
Sincerely,
Macster.
with the rear on the Rhino.... how much oil is still in the pan since the car is not level? .25 quart?...
good work on the ramp.... a bit over-engineered, but hey.... you are getting paid for it, cant beat that.
Can't say with the 996 cause I don't have one. I have a 996 Turbo but it has a dry sump oiling system and the crankcase and the oil tank are shaped there's no way any oil is retained under the mild slope the ramps create.
With my 02 Boxster there's no difference in the amount of oil that drains with the car on ramps and on an incline or with the car level.
One of my first oil changes I did with the Boxster I did the oil change with the rear of the car on the ramps and then after the oil had drained until the oil was coming out in a very very thin thread, I raised the front of the Boxster to bring the car level and there was no additional oil pouring out of the oil drain hole.
These engines are designed to ensure oil drains to the lowest part of the sump or crank case or oil tank under all but the most extreme out of level conditions, so extreme they'd not be encountered under normal circumstances and can't occur when using the Rhino Ramps.
Also, an oil drain even with the car level does not result in all oil draining from the engine. There is at least several quarts of 'old' oil still in the engine. Even if the ramp technique left another 0.25 quart of oil in the engine, it wouldn't be a significant amount to matter to the engine any.
And if the remaining say 0.25 quart of old oil is so bad it needs to come out then the oil is way past its change by date anyhow.
Sincerely,
Macster.
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