Re: Oil change interval

"Butch Haynes" <butch@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> "Elle" <honda.lioness@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>> "Butch Haynes" <butch@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>> I always used to do my own oil changes for the same 
>>> reason you do. But the aging bod has increasing trouble 
>>> getting down that low and crawling into the dimini****ng 
>>> amount of clearance cars seem to have these days...not 
>>> to mention finding and reaching the oil filter. I think 
>>> I may need to start doing my own again though...
>>
>> Rhino ramps: 
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000AMMN9O/ref=dp_olp_2
>>
>> Around $35 at Pep Boys, Autozone, and Wal-Mart.
>
> Interesting product-- but then the car is inclined towards 
> the rear. Wouldn't that prevent all the old oil from 
> draining out?

The oil pan has a deep, cupped area at the bottom (where the 
drain bolt is) that is designed to ensure the oil is going 
to drain and drain well, practically regardless of tilt. I 
know this only because I had the oil pan off a few years ago 
and replaced the oil pan gasket.

I have been using ramps (first steel ones; then rhino ramps) 
for over a decade with my 91 Civic. I have done at least two 
oil changes a year since 1991. I love my rhino ramps.