Joe

RT <noyabusiness@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:n6nlu1t2902apedk3prgb1mb0ladser4do@4ax.com:

> On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:44:24 -0600, "KJ.Kate"
> <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote:
>
>>Amy,
>>Some of the guys will raise hell about this but here is my take on it.
>>
>>I think that Ron's advice is sound in some ways ONLY IF you are using
>>a floor jack.
>>If you are using the jack that came with the car, jack it at the jack
>>points. The little rinky dink jacks that come with these cars are good
>>for emergency use only.
>>
>>If you try to use the little jack that came with the car, and then
>>crawl, under it you are asking for trouble in the form of a car
>>planted on your chest.
>>
>>There is a part of me that has to ask why do it yourself?
>>Why not just go down and have the oil changed at Speedy Lube? They
>>dispose of the old, check everything, and lube the rest, check it all,
>>top it off and even vacuum it for you and wash the windows. For not a
>>whole lot of money. It's definitely worth the few extra bucks
>>considering the mess it is to deal with used oil, taking it to the
>>recycling center, messy oil filters and so on.
>
> yeah, and they also don't put enough oil in your car, don't tighten
> the drian plug enough, overtighten the drain plug, don't tighten the
> oil filter enough, over tighten it... etc etc.. they're cheap because
> they have idiots do the work that can't do anythign better. They also
> screw this up.
>
>>
>>If you really want to DIY get some ramps at Pep Boys, and drive it up.
>>Put a good block (like a brick) behind the rear wheel and be sure that
>>your brake is firmly set if it's an automatic, be sure it is in park.
>
> ramps are the best investment I did for my car... until I bought the
> cobra and can't drive it up the ramp because the front hangs down too
> much. Still need to jack it up. but yeah, for my previous mustang and
> any other car I used the rhino ramps. works very well, and it's safe.

That's exactly why I made my own ramps from 2x4s. The store-bought ones
are too high, as my LX is lowered and won't fit on them. But the 2x4s
are perfect.

Joe
Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies
Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC


>>Damn... be careful. NEVER crawl under a car without jack stands under
>>it or unless it's on ramps.
>>
>>Oh, let us know how you do ok!
>>
>>Kate
>>
>>
>>"RSCamaro" <rscamero@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
>>news:6hsku1dbfeisif67fua31ia45d7c79efi4@4ax.com...
>>: On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:11:13 GMT, "Amy Andrews"
>>: <amyken@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>:
>>: >OK, this is probably the most basic question you will get here, and
>>: >I'm
>>sure
>>: >it will make most of you laugh, but here goes. When jacking up my
>>Mustang
>>: >to change the oil, what is the proper way to get the car up? Do
>>: >you use
>>the
>>: >front cross member as the jack point, or jack up one side at a
>>: >time? I
>>have
>>: >a floor jack and jack stands. Once the car is up, what is the
>>: >proper position to put the jack stands? I know this is car care
>>: >101, but I
>>really
>>: >don't know the answers.
>>:
>>: The largest piece of metal that you can find is what you want. The
>>: engine cross member is what I use. Stay away from sheetmetal as you
>>: can do some fairly major damage the body. Use jackstands for
>>: obvious safety reasons. The extra 60 or so seconds it takes to put
>>: them under the car is worth it.
>>:
>>: ...Ron
>>: --
>>: 68'RS Camaro
>>: 88'Formula
>>: 00'GT Mustang
>>
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