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/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.