Zee09
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What he was buying...duh
It will be a nightmare every time I change oil
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All part of the bonding experience. Mine are tiny little bolts, (not quite as many as you have) so I just use a hand tool with a tiny socket on it. That panel shouldn't be heavy, and a lot of them have built-in hooks that grab a crossmember so you don't have to balance it on your knee while inserting fasteners. Just budget yourself an extra 10 minutes.
anti-seize on the 18 bolts, and the 4 srews, the 2 push pins make it easy to put the cover back and calmly put bolts and screws back in.
Even a hyundai tucson has 17 bolts holding the cover on, and it's a bit flimsy which doesn't help.
that's why the 2 push pins, hold the cover up and push the pins in place, then it won't fall anymore and gives enough wiggle to get the bolts and screws in.Yes, I can do this but I don't know how much that thing weighs. Putting it back in is my biggest concern. I might use my knees perhaps, to hold the other end of the tray.
Well, that is what you get for buying a fancy car that is not suppose to be a DIY.
Anyway, on your first oil change, just mark where the drain hole is.
Drill a hole through the skid plate about 2x the size of the drain hole.
You are all set for the next one.
In addition, you can get a drain valve like Fumoto and next time you just open the valve.
The hole may need to be a little bigger than 2x, though.
It drains slower.
Anyway, on your first oil change, just mark where the drain hole is.
Drill a hole through the skid plate about 2x the size of the drain hole.
You are all set for the next one.
In addition, you can get a drain valve like Fumoto and next time you just open the valve.
The hole may need to be a little bigger than 2x, though.
It drains slower.
The car is at most 3" off the deck. The most he would have learned by peeking under is that there is a panel.
I'm surprised at all those in here that world re-engineer a car just to change the oil the wrong way. Well, maybe I'm not surprised... But it's still stupid.
Buy a Mityvac and enjoy the time save not crawling around under the car for something as simple as an oil change. I'd be surprised if you could get the Jag on normal ramps without scraping the front lip...
All Range Rover/Land Rover/Jaguar vehicles are designed to have the oil sucked out of the oil fill location. There is a metal tube that extends to the bottom of the oil pan, installed there for that purpose. Just need a decent oil extractor with the appropriate adaptor to fit inside that small diameter tube. That is exactly how all their dealers do oil changes. Since the oil filter is located on the top of the engine, it makes oil changes easy and fast. From what I understand dealers don't remove the large skid plate on the Land Rovers/Range Rovers/Jaguars unless they are doing a service on the automatic transmission, or addressing some other issue.
Removing those skid plates tho would be best done with the vehicle on a lift. If I had a lift, I might change the oil once that way.
Removing those skid plates tho would be best done with the vehicle on a lift. If I had a lift, I might change the oil once that way.
You actually get more oil out extracting it vs draining it on some vehicles.
Case in point:
Case in point:
Take it to a quick change place. They’ll undo the screws, remove the panel and throw it in the garbage bin. Then you don’t have to deal with it next time you change it yourself.
I'd laugh at someone that backs out of a vehicle that they decided they want to buy because "it's got too many fasteners holding the skid shield in place so changing the oil will be a pain".
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Been doing top side changes for many years well before the new craze here. On a cell I see no mention of what model vehicle he has. No signature shown.
That aside I agree and most vehicles have that nonsense under them. I crawl under everything before I buy if possible. I have had dealers put cars on a lift before I bought. I'm sure many wouldn't but if you are a great customer they would if possible.
But most here are oil nuts and if that is the case you should do your homework before you pay up.
"All these fasteners!"
" Sir, the filter and tube are right up top... takes 5 minutes."
"But the fasteners!"
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Not me. If the design stinks I move on. I can laugh at you cursing...
All the movie stars in Beverly Hills will use this guidance to change their oil.
It's not often that I drive through a neighborhood and see a late-model Jag up on ramps or a lift. Especially the big boy Jag. Kudos to OP, if this is really his plan.
I just bought a new Jaguar F Type R. It is designed to have the oil changes done from the top and doesn't even have a dipstick. It has a cartridge filter on the top as well.
After about 50 years of crawling around under my vehicles in order to do an oil & filter change, I am looking forward to doing them with the extraction method. I plan on buying a MityVac. Not an inexpensive item at about $90 but I'll bet I am happy the first time I use it. Not having to worry about jacking up or driving up on ramps, sliding a drip pan under the car to catch the inevitable drops, pouring the oil from the drain container back into the empty jugs so I can take it back for recycling, and all those other messy chores will be greatly reduced or eliminated.
You could always do it with an inexpensive pump too, but the Mityvac is designed to extract and contain up to about 8.5 quarts, and then when you want to empty the used oil back into containers for disposal, you can reverse the flow and pump it back out.
The labor saving and no mess features will be greatly appreciated I am sure.
After about 50 years of crawling around under my vehicles in order to do an oil & filter change, I am looking forward to doing them with the extraction method. I plan on buying a MityVac. Not an inexpensive item at about $90 but I'll bet I am happy the first time I use it. Not having to worry about jacking up or driving up on ramps, sliding a drip pan under the car to catch the inevitable drops, pouring the oil from the drain container back into the empty jugs so I can take it back for recycling, and all those other messy chores will be greatly reduced or eliminated.
You could always do it with an inexpensive pump too, but the Mityvac is designed to extract and contain up to about 8.5 quarts, and then when you want to empty the used oil back into containers for disposal, you can reverse the flow and pump it back out.
The labor saving and no mess features will be greatly appreciated I am sure.
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If he can do it, so can you. (unless, of course the're some physical limitations)
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