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Old 12-23-2015, 02:17 PM
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I actually jack up one side at the rear support in front of the rear wheel, slide the catch bin under the oil filter and drain plug and remove. I then carefully and slowly lower the car so its as flat as possible without touching the catch basin and let it drain for a while. No ramps involved.
Interesting time saver. I typically drive the fronts onto ramps (to have the car flat - don't know if that's worth while or not), jack up from the rear suspension mounting points and use jack stands in the rear.
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