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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 7905 |
You can do all of those oils yourself on your back with the car on the floor, just leave a door open and it won't drop, stick an axle stand under it if you like...
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22nd Dec 2016 3:58pm |
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alistairh Member Since: 17 Sep 2016 Location: edinburgh Posts: 801 |
Brilliant! Going to order the extra oils today and have a swat up tonight...grudge paying for a job I could do myself...cheers Pete |
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22nd Dec 2016 4:06pm |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6399 |
Do it like that every time, off road height and away you go .
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22nd Dec 2016 7:56pm |
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belldarr Member Since: 14 Jun 2014 Location: Bucks Posts: 149 |
I bought a vacuum pump last year - perfect for changing the oil in any car and most dealers use a version of this.
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22nd Dec 2016 8:33pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
As above and if you want more space park one sid on the edge of a curb for some extra clearance as above it's easy when standard, I now have to put the front up on ramps due to the sump guard and needing to get it down first FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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23rd Dec 2016 6:23pm |
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UK Marine Member Since: 22 Jul 2016 Location: Durham, County Durham UK Posts: 816 |
Just watch the engine sump plug, they strip at piece rate.
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23rd Dec 2016 8:26pm |
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alistairh Member Since: 17 Sep 2016 Location: edinburgh Posts: 801 |
I shall take a bit extra care then Picked up 10ltrs comma oil as per the wiki chart and a replacement sump plug/brass washer also got a large mechanics oil pan ..the oil for the diffs is enroute as well...gentlemen again thanks a lot for the pointers/advise... |
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23rd Dec 2016 9:02pm |
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Clivefog Member Since: 23 Aug 2015 Location: Bristol Posts: 354 |
As it is only the gearbox access that requires something better that a squeezable I got the much smaller vacuum pump that transfers a litre at a time. It does do the axles and transfer box in one suck and blow which is a bonus. Sealey 1Ltr I think was £10 from the bay of e. |
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24th Dec 2016 4:44pm |
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sako243 Member Since: 26 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 605 |
Not ramps per se but I took a chainsaw to a 4x4" fence post, cut them into foot long sections with a 45 degree slope on one end. Nailed three together in parallel. Repeat 4 times.
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24th Dec 2016 4:45pm |
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Bellini Member Since: 11 Jan 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2261 |
I find that ramps really help with things. The added height and workspace makes things much easier. Si. <This is my name.
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24th Dec 2016 7:37pm |
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