re: draining oil

[Robert Myers <rmyers@inetone.net>]

An alternative, as practiced my my (no longer) mechanic, was to cut an
access hole under the filter so that he didn't have to remove and replace
the fairing under the engine of my old '88 90Q.  I didn't like it when I
discovered it, but there seemed to be no problems from his having done it.

At 02:16 PM 6/10/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>>You'll have to first remove the plastic sound-deadening pan from under the
>motor before you can get to the drain plug<<
>
>No,no.  It's not a sound deadener, it is to catch all the parts that fall
off. 
>:-)
>
>Actually, it is an aerodynamic aid to smooth airflow under the car.
>
>Grant
>
>
>
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