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DO NOT USE THE FACTORY JACK!!!!! (more) (archive)
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Posted by Jack Li on December 05, 2000 at 01:28:00:

In Reply to: Re: Changing Oil Question on 330i..... posted by Leo 323Ci on December 03, 2000 at 22:51:26:

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER use the factory jack to support the car and work underneath it!!!! You are signing your own death warrant! People have been crushed using the jack - which was never designed for anything but an emergency tire change. Buy quality jack stands (Walmart has them cheap) if you'll be working under the car. Or use the wheel ramps mentioned.

Jack


I would definitely use a jack when changing oil. Jack up the drivers side because the plug is towards the passenger side. There is a screw holding a small flap that is directly under the drain plug. It is towards the rear of the engine. The small flap is pretty noticable because it is a different color compared to the rest of the plates.


The car is too low for me to check to see if I have to remove the belly pan to access the oil drain plug. Where is the fricking plug anyway, front or rear of the engine? How do you guys get the car high enough to change oil?




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