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05-31-2014, 04:47 PM | #1 |
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Oil drain plug location
Anyone know where the main drain plug is located in terms of the front or rear of the oil pan? What I'm getting at is, if I lift only the front of my car for an oil change will I be leaving a lot of oil in the pan?
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05-31-2014, 09:55 PM | #2 |
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I would never get under my car with just a jack supporting it and that's not what I was asking, sorry if I was unclear. What I was trying to say is, if you have the front of the car up (ie on ramps, jack stands, etc) which means it is tilted backwards, how would that affect the oil draining process? If the drain plug is towards the back of the pan this wouldn't matter as you would be tilting the car towards the drain plug...but if the plug is towards the front of the pan then you wouldn't not be draining the whole pan. So I wanted to know where the plug was located on the pan and how much oil could get "stuck" in the pan by only raising the front end.
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05-31-2014, 11:24 PM | #3 |
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You were clear in what you were asking ... I got it wrong. I deleted the response to avoid further confusion.
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06-02-2014, 05:04 AM | #4 |
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There are two plugs, both fairly close to each other. Don't worry if the car is tilted back, you will get almost all the oil.
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06-02-2014, 05:06 AM | #5 |
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Also the rear plug will handle the excess you're worried about leaving behind. Make sure only put in like 8.25 bottles then check the oil level.
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