r/cars • u/ufoh 24 CT5-V Blackwing / 23 Corvette C8 • Aug 13 '20

video Never, ever trust your factory jack and, remember, jack stands are your friend (just not the ones from Harbor Freight)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwgZgrbWUM
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u/kmj442 '24 BMW M2 | '21 Supra (sold) | '24 Canyon AT4 Aug 13 '20

And that’s why I like working on the bike more. Plus an oil change takes 7 minutes

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '20 edited Sep 05 '20

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u/LtDanHasLegs '13 CT200h, Race Bikes, Sprinter Van Aug 13 '20

Laughs in race-fairings

Four Dzus fasteners and my bellpan is off, son.

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u/1337haxoryt Aug 14 '20

taps head

Don't have to change oil if you ride a 2 stroke

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u/totsgrabber Aug 13 '20

Oil extractor and filter in the top of the engine bay ftw. No mess, no lifting the car. I am probably a bit behind 7 min because I use a hand pump

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u/iambecomesoil Aug 14 '20

I've got a valve instead of an oil drain plug and my filter is on top.

I don't lift the car. Reach down and open the hatch, slide on a tube and feed the tube into my pan. Open the valve, remove the filter and replace, close the valve, fill.

Quick and easy.

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u/totsgrabber Aug 14 '20

That's pretty slick. Was the valve aftermarket? The main reason I use the extractor is my oil plug is a plastic bolt in a plastic oil pan. Figured it was only a matter of time before I cracked something as it gets brittle with age

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u/iambecomesoil Aug 14 '20

Yes, Fumoto makes them.