Changing My Oil
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 191
Likes: 0
From: Ellicott City Maryland
Changing My Oil
I am going out this morning to change the oil on my Vette and need a real quick run down of directions or just a link to a post that already covered this. I appreciate the help.
Thanks Again,
Joe
Thanks Again,
Joe
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 23,283
Likes: 906
From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 35,617
Likes: 167
Tech Contributor
Cruise-In 11 Veteran
NCM Ambassador
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'10
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 0
From: Stop staring at my azz!!!! IL.
Originally Posted by Patches
Change it like you would anything else,nothing out of the ordinary 
Pro
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 672
Likes: 3
From: S. Elgin IL
Originally Posted by sharpvet03
Change it like you would anything else,nothing out of the ordinary 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,772
Likes: 1
From: Tampa FL
Originally Posted by Sasso1
Can't one use Rhino Ramps as well? Is it not possible to drive a non lowered vette onto the Rhino Ramps?
The biggest problem i found with the rhino ramp's were getting the whole tire onto the flat portion.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Pro
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 672
Likes: 3
From: S. Elgin IL
Originally Posted by Neablas
I used a sheet of 1/2" plywood about 3 feet long as a ramp onto the ramps. But it's because i had scraps laying around from the hurricanes that came through.
The biggest problem i found with the rhino ramp's were getting the whole tire onto the flat portion.
The biggest problem i found with the rhino ramp's were getting the whole tire onto the flat portion.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 23,283
Likes: 906
From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Originally Posted by Sasso1
So one cannot simply use the standard Rhino ramp alone. You'd have to add a little "ramp" to get onto the Rhino ramp itself. Does it scrape and where if you tried without your homemade plywood ramp?
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 19,496
Likes: 0
From: St. Louis MO
Originally Posted by Sasso1
So one cannot simply use the standard Rhino ramp alone. You'd have to add a little "ramp" to get onto the Rhino ramp itself. Does it scrape and where if you tried without your homemade plywood ramp?
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 24,652
Likes: 298
From: NJ
St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by Zilla
Just remember to put the drain plug back in and install the oil filter 
Wait - you take the oil filter off? I thought they were good for the lifetime of the car? -
