[s-cars] oil change

[Lee Levitt]

Anyone care to guess how much dirty oil is left over in your pan after an
oil change?

I found out today.

Fighting with a snug oil filter I lifted the right side of the car by about
10 inches to make more room for the battle.

Guess what poured out into a 6 oz dixie cup underneath the open Fumoto
valve? About 8 oz of *really* dirty oil.

I was concerned that I'd have to escalate measures with the oil filter but I
was able to get a better perch on it and managed to get it off.

Given what ended up in that dixie cup (and elsewhere), I think briefly
lifting the right side of the car will be SOP for oil changes in the future.
Normally I drive the car up onto 4" wooden blocks to give myself enough
clearance underneath...but next time I'll give the right side a boost just
to get the last of the dirty oil out.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant (with fresh Mobil 1 oil)
'96 A6 quattro avant