Maxthedane
Monza
- Joined
- 11 Apr 2019
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Hi,
It's a long time since I've carried out an oil change myself on any car but I'm wondering if I should do it myself on my 50k mile 2003 C4.
I've spent time browsing the forum & elsewhere. Plenty of people suggest changing the oil every 5/6k miles which is much more frequent than my previous cars (where I just waited for the indicator to flag it up). I want to look after my 911 properly so if oil changes are to be more regular doing it myself might be more convenient & save money.
I don't need to change it for another 4/5k miles but having looked underneath I don't think there clearance to crawl under - so my question is: how do I do this properly ie. raise the car on the level. It's compounded by the problem of having a gravel/pebble drive. Do I need a set of ramps or a couple of trolley jacks (but then the car isn't level). Or am I best taking just taking time out and taking the car to a Porsche indy & getting it done properly. It'll cost more and end up being a 2-3hr job if that's the case.
Thanks again in advance for advice.
Paul
It's a long time since I've carried out an oil change myself on any car but I'm wondering if I should do it myself on my 50k mile 2003 C4.
I've spent time browsing the forum & elsewhere. Plenty of people suggest changing the oil every 5/6k miles which is much more frequent than my previous cars (where I just waited for the indicator to flag it up). I want to look after my 911 properly so if oil changes are to be more regular doing it myself might be more convenient & save money.
I don't need to change it for another 4/5k miles but having looked underneath I don't think there clearance to crawl under - so my question is: how do I do this properly ie. raise the car on the level. It's compounded by the problem of having a gravel/pebble drive. Do I need a set of ramps or a couple of trolley jacks (but then the car isn't level). Or am I best taking just taking time out and taking the car to a Porsche indy & getting it done properly. It'll cost more and end up being a 2-3hr job if that's the case.
Thanks again in advance for advice.
Paul