Originally Posted by perfect_oil
Originally Posted by billt460
Help me out here. I'm gathering the whole point of this thread, is over concern that draining oil with the vehicle on a ramp will somehow prevent the pan from completely draining every drop, due to the angle.
Yes you are correct, that is the whole point of this thread. The drain plug on my car faces the rear, so the more I raise the front of the car, the more oil comes out. What I might do is go ahead and put the car up on ramps and drain the oil. After all the oil is drained with the car up on ramps, I might slide the floor jack in between the ramps and see if I can get more oil to come out.
So to maximize the effectiveness of this, wouldn't the absolute best approach be to let the car set for a few minutes on a level surface so the greatest amount of oil would drain down from the top end? Then tilt it and let it drain.
Originally Posted by billt460
Help me out here. I'm gathering the whole point of this thread, is over concern that draining oil with the vehicle on a ramp will somehow prevent the pan from completely draining every drop, due to the angle.
Yes you are correct, that is the whole point of this thread. The drain plug on my car faces the rear, so the more I raise the front of the car, the more oil comes out. What I might do is go ahead and put the car up on ramps and drain the oil. After all the oil is drained with the car up on ramps, I might slide the floor jack in between the ramps and see if I can get more oil to come out.
So to maximize the effectiveness of this, wouldn't the absolute best approach be to let the car set for a few minutes on a level surface so the greatest amount of oil would drain down from the top end? Then tilt it and let it drain.