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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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so how long does it take you guys to do a quality oil change??
by quality, i mean not one single drop of oil on your garage floor.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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30 min from jacking up the car til starting it up
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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For me a little longer because my jack doesn't get low enough to fit, so I have to get the spare lift that came with the car to get it up high enough to where my jack can fit. It's a pain...
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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45min to an hour. i blow out the old oil with a vacuum cleaner/filter, let it sit a bit, then put in the new oil. So clean u can eat off of it
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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I let it drain around 15-20 minutes so it takes me maybe 40-45 min.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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About 40 minutes from very start to very finish. I like to be clean and tidy.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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I just did my 1st oil change and it took about an hour, because I didn't have the filter wrench to remove the filter. Also, once the oil is draining, I would jack up the driver's front side for about 5 mins. to get as much out as possible.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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I would say 30-40 minutes if I take the time to drop the car to the floor and let every drop come out of the motor. Most of the time I usually spend filling up the empty quart bottles from my pan that I catch the oil with more than anything else.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by specialk22tt,Jun 11 2006, 01:38 PM
For me a little longer because my jack doesn't get low enough to fit, so I have to get the spare lift that came with the car to get it up high enough to where my jack can fit. It's a pain...
Drive onto a couple pieces of wood first.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodson,Jun 11 2006, 10:48 PM
Drive onto a couple pieces of wood first.
i was just about to say the same thing. very simple and you can use your regular lift easily.
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