Ramps for oil changes

[esandes]

I'm planning on using four ramps to do oil changes. Do ramps provide enough clearance? What do you do? Of course a proper car lift is out of the budget.

[Audibot]

Ramps for the front should be sufficient. I have Rhino Ramps and they provide more than enough clearance, imho. Additionally, since the oil drain plug faces the rear, I would be inclined to think rear-angled would help drain more old oil out.

If it were Tiptronic fluid change, I'd agree with 4 ramps (still unsure how you'd get there though) or jackstands.

[esandes]

These ones look good and provide 7" lift...
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bti-rr-40

[griga]

I use whatever ramps harbor freight sells and they work fine


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[Redryuu]

I just reach under the car and undo the plug? If it’s not lowered you have plenty of room

[texasboy21]

Race Ramps

[esandes]

I just reach under the car and undo the plug? If it’s not lowered you have plenty of room

What about the filter?

[esandes]

Race Ramps

Does the oil drain out well enough with just the front end ramped up? I thought the car had to be level to drain the oil out completely.

If it does need to be level, I wonder if the car has enough clearance for the ramp to fit between the front and back wheel.

I would have to back my car up to my level garage because the driveway is sloped.

[Redryuu]

What about the filter?

I go from the top with the 2.0t

[esandes]

I go from the top with the 2.0t

The b7 filters are down low.

[esandes]

Or can they be reached from the top?

[Redryuu]

They can be reached from the top

[Jay-Bee]

They can be reached from the top

I do mine from the top too and drop it into a thick plastic bag.

Ramps are on sale at Napa this month, the Sceptre ones work fine and give enough height. 51.99 unless you can score something cheaper.

[Redryuu]

I do mine from the top too and drop it into a thick plastic bag.

Ramps are on sale at Napa this month, the Sceptre ones work fine and give enough height. 51.99 unless you can score something cheaper.

Plastic bag!!!! That’s a great idea. I’ve just been letting it dump and hoped I caught most of it haha

[Theiceman]

i have 4 rhino ramps .. they go great under all 4 wheels of the van and i just drive up and can do undercarriage work no problem .

they wont go under the back wheels of my b7 . Not nearly enough clearance.

[KJack]

Two ramps up front work great for me. Socket with extension to initially loosen the filter from below, then I unscrew it and remove it from above. I’m not aware of any way to get the car on four ramps due to lack of rear clearance. I always use wheel chocks and jack stands too, just in case.

[texadelphia]

Two ramps up front work great for me. Socket with extension to initially loosen the filter from below, then I unscrew it and remove it from above. I’m not aware of any way to get the car on four ramps due to lack of rear clearance. I always use wheel chocks and jack stands too, just in case.

I've considered either buying 4 ramps, or 2 ramps and 2 wheel cribs and driving onto the front ramps and then jacking up the rear and setting the wheel cribs or second set of ramps under each tire. lotus-on-car-ramps-and-jack-stands.jpeg

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[Theiceman]

I've considered either buying 4 ramps, or 2 ramps and 2 wheel cribs and driving onto the front ramps and then jacking up the rear and setting the wheel cribs or second set of ramps under each tire. lotus-on-car-ramps-and-jack-stands.jpeg

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that will definitely work , but i have wondered the effects of jacking one side at a time to get the back end up with the front so far off the ground. I think last time i did that i put i piece of 2 by 8 under the rear diff and jacked the whole back .... Not sure about this method though as i fear a great cracking sound coming from the rear diff.

[oVeRdOsE]

I do mine from the top too and drop it into a thick plastic bag.

Ramps are on sale at Napa this month, the Sceptre ones work fine and give enough height. 51.99 unless you can score something cheaper.

x2. I dont even remove my skid plate to do oil change.

The '' filter housing oil drain tool'' is the way to go to not spill oil on the skid/floor.

[KJack]

The '' filter housing oil drain tool'' is the way to go to not spill oil on the skid/floor.

Agree 100%. I got mine on Ebay for less than $20. It’s a great tool.

[Ray1031]

The plastic bag works and i've also cut a milk container in half and get it under the filter to catch the oil as I remove the filter and it works great. No spills anywhere.

[Jeevan]

you might not believe me but my car had no bellypan, I can easily remove oil pan bolt and oil filter without any lift or jack. I have enough clearance to poke my face under the car feeling extremely safe.

[Jeevan]

I like those wheels, where did you get those wheels from?

[oVeRdOsE]

you might not believe me but my car had no bellypan, I can easily remove oil pan bolt and oil filter without any lift or jack. I have enough clearance to poke my face under the car feeling extremely safe.

need a drop yo

[EvolutionArmory]

The plastic bag works and i've also cut a milk container in half and get it under the filter to catch the oil as I remove the filter and it works great. No spills anywhere.

Washer fluid bottles work great for this too. Cut it in half but leave a long section that goes between the engine and filter housing to act as a shield.

You can usually snake the bottle in there if you move your coolant reservoir out of the way.