oil change/jacks

beachjumper1 · 10-25-2009, 04:27 PM

where and what floor jack will work where can I get one?

jimbosr1 · 10-25-2009, 04:39 PM

you can get a low oil change pan.you wount need to jack you car up to change your oil.you can reach the drain plug from the top and the filter also....

H20 · 10-25-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by beachjumper1

where and what floor jack will work where can I get one?

I just slide a pan under and change it from the top. No jack..No nothing.
I just did it last week. Dont even have to get the stock intake outa the way. Done in a jiffy. New Honda filter, crush washer and M1. My cars stock 07.
For some reason nobody does this. I have NO idea why.
If you are lowered then guess you need a jack but I'd just driver her up some 2x6 or something.

H20 · 10-25-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbosr1

you can get a low oil change pan.you wount need to jack you car up to change your oil.you can reach the drain plug from the top and the filter also....

HEY! Somebody else actually does it the easy way! Cool.

Jim21680 · 10-25-2009, 05:04 PM

NO! The "Easy way" to me is paying my mechanic $20 bucks to do it

That way, I get the chassis fittings greased too. It's all just too cheap & convenient.

Now, if I had a garage and an oil-burning furnace, then maybe I'd do it myself. But it's nice to know that it can be done from up top...Honda really did design this car well!

gomarlins3 · 10-25-2009, 08:40 PM

This is the one I have used for years:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91039

lonestarbuzz · 10-26-2009, 08:46 AM

i can't reach the drain plug from the top.

any name brand jack stands (i would say at least 3 ton) and name brand jack. i have to use the scissor jack to raise the front of my car an inch or so before i can slide my floor jack under it. i'm not lowered.

even if you find that you can do the oil from above, it's still worth it to own this equipment. you can't do the trans and diff from above (well maybe the diff without raising it, if your gumby). there's a lot of stuff you can't do without this equipment.

dwhale · 10-26-2009, 11:30 AM

Drain plug from the top is kinda tough.

I actually just changed my oil on thursday and parked in my friends slightly ramped car port. There was just enough room for me to get under and to get the drain pan under. Not too bad!

I might invest in jacks too, though, so I'll check out any suggestions as well.

turbosix · 10-26-2009, 12:30 PM

i cant fit a pan under my car

dwhale · 10-26-2009, 12:56 PM

can you light cigarettes with your catalytic converters?

turbosix · 10-26-2009, 01:07 PM

what catalytic converter?

rusyus · 10-26-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lonestarbuzz

any name brand jack stands (i would say at least 3 ton)

3 ton? what are you planning to lift? SUVs don't weight 3 ton...
(3000kg is over 6600 lbs) And you are lifting only one half of the car at a time...

turbosix · 10-26-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rusyus

3 ton? what are you planning to lift? SUVs don't weight 3 ton...
(3000kg is over 6600 lbs) And you are lifting only one half of the car at a time...

i have 6 ton jack stands. after having a jack fail and almost get crushed, sometimes you want to have excessive overkill.

Jim21680 · 10-26-2009, 03:44 PM

Agreed...it'll only take about half a second's worth of a car laying on top of you to change your mind about lift overkill. The more the better!

Not that I'm saying that from experience....but I've heard some pretty horrible stories, and I know how heavy 3,000 lbs is (all you gotta do is move about 30 or 40 bags of concrete, and you'll have a new appreciation for how powerful our little 4-bangers are)!

lonestarbuzz · 10-26-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rusyus

3 ton? what are you planning to lift? SUVs don't weight 3 ton...
(3000kg is over 6600 lbs) And you are lifting only one half of the car at a time...

i understand simple math, thank you. as stated above, there is no reason to buy anything less than 3 ton.

H20 · 10-27-2009, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by lonestarbuzz

i can't reach the drain plug from the top.

If you have a stock S2000 or even one with a fresh air intake AND you have an unmodified stock human body, you can reach the drain plug.
YOU CAN DOO EEET!
Hows come you cant reach it Lone? Something not stock?
BTW I have a full compliment of Jacks, Stands, Ramps, Tools, compressors, welders sand blasters, impact guns, air ratchets and on and on. But for a simple oil change I just reach down and do it. All twice now anyway. The first time I moved the air box forward. The second time I stood there and wondered why I moved the airbox the first time. It's the easiest car to do oil changes on that I ever owned in 40 years. And I did all the changes on all of the cars/ trucks.

Java Junky · 10-27-2009, 05:45 AM

Change'da earl widd'out puttin'er upp?
Um-m-m-m-m-m . . . yeah. I knew you could'doo'datt.
(Thanks Cap'n. 'Saved me half'a'da job.)

lonestarbuzz · 10-27-2009, 08:38 AM

H20 - i'm uber jacked and i can't fit my cannons down that puny opening.

j/k. honestly, i can't reach down there. maybe i didn't try hard enough the one time i did try.

i thought about getting the fumimoto oil plug that has a quick release. i'd consider it if i really can reach down there. any thoughts on this, folks? how likely is it to come open if something hits it on the freeway?

turbosix · 10-27-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by lonestarbuzz

H20 - i'm uber jacked and i can't fit my cannons down that puny opening.

j/k. honestly, i can't reach down there. maybe i didn't try hard enough the one time i did try.

i thought about getting the fumimoto oil plug that has a quick release. i'd consider it if i really can reach down there. any thoughts on this, folks? how likely is it to come open if something hits it on the freeway?

about as likely as getting struck by lightning while being attacked by a shark.

lonestarbuzz · 10-27-2009, 09:54 AM

maybe i'll have to buy one.

D1sclaimer · 10-27-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by turbosix

about as likely as getting struck by lightning while being attacked by a shark.

So you're saying theres a chance?

H20 · 10-27-2009, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lonestarbuzz

H20 - i'm uber jacked and i can't fit my cannons down that puny opening.

j/k. honestly, i can't reach down there. maybe i didn't try hard enough the one time i did try.

i thought about getting the fumimoto oil plug that has a quick release. i'd consider it if i really can reach down there. any thoughts on this, folks? how likely is it to come open if something hits it on the freeway?

50" Pythons Huh. Heh..heh..
Ya dont need no stinking quick thing. It already IS quick. You need a ratchet with a 2 or 4 inch extension. You cant touch it and see it at the same time so it takes a bit of skill. Hell not much though. Still I give it a 3 on the difficulty scale. Maybe a 2 even.
I do like that name..fumimoto..reminds me of fujitsubo..

beachjumper1 · 11-01-2009, 10:50 AM

the obvious is the hardest to see,moved the harbor frt to the xmas list. sincere apology for fng post in f/s peace&love. now I can easly change the oil.
thank you all

Java Junky · 11-18-2009, 06:30 AM

Okay Cap'n . . maybe you can reach'n wrench'da oilpan plug from'da topp, but'da li'l guinea wuzz heavily layin' on Stewie'z fender, leggz danglin'n kickin' inn'a air ('Half 'spected 'Roo'da grab my feet'n save me from bein' eatin' by my @*#&in' Honda.) 'n jus' barely gettin'a plain ol' box wrench onn'itt.
Remind me never'da gedd'inta'a slug-fest wit' you'n yer long reach.

10-25-2009, 04:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Jim21680 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 365	NO! The "Easy way" to me is paying my mechanic $20 bucks to do it That way, I get the chassis fittings greased too. It's all just too cheap & convenient. Now, if I had a garage and an oil-burning furnace, then maybe I'd do it myself. But it's nice to know that it can be done from up top...Honda really did design this car well! __________________

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gomarlins3 "Enjoy the drive" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 4,290	This is the one I have used for years: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91039 __________________ Yablownowitz Racing brought to you by Anytime Fitness. Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me. "Whatever you do, where ever you go, enjoy the drive." I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!! After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name.

10-26-2009, 11:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
dwhale Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 50	Drain plug from the top is kinda tough. I actually just changed my oil on thursday and parked in my friends slightly ramped car port. There was just enough room for me to get under and to get the drain pan under. Not too bad! I might invest in jacks too, though, so I'll check out any suggestions as well. __________________ Sophie -----------------^

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10-25-2009, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
jimbosr1 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 80	you can get a low oil change pan.you wount need to jack you car up to change your oil.you can reach the drain plug from the top and the filter also....

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dwhale Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 50	can you light cigarettes with your catalytic converters? __________________ Sophie -----------------^

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10-26-2009, 03:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jim21680 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 365	Agreed...it'll only take about half a second's worth of a car laying on top of you to change your mind about lift overkill. The more the better! Not that I'm saying that from experience....but I've heard some pretty horrible stories, and I know how heavy 3,000 lbs is (all you gotta do is move about 30 or 40 bags of concrete, and you'll have a new appreciation for how powerful our little 4-bangers are)! __________________

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Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 6,628	Change'da earl widd'out puttin'er upp? Um-m-m-m-m-m . . . yeah. I knew you could'doo'datt. (Thanks Cap'n. 'Saved me half'a'da job.) __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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beachjumper1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8	thank you the obvious is the hardest to see,moved the harbor frt to the xmas list. sincere apology for fng post in f/s peace&love. now I can easly change the oil. thank you all

11-18-2009, 06:30 AM	#24 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 6,628	Okay Cap'n . . maybe you can reach'n wrench'da oilpan plug from'da topp, but'da li'l guinea wuzz *heavily* layin' on Stewie'z fender, leggz danglin'n kickin' inn'a air ('Half 'spected 'Roo'da grab my feet'n save me from bein' eatin' by my @*#&in' Honda.) 'n jus' barely gettin'a plain ol' box wrench onn'itt. Remind me never'da gedd'inta'a slug-fest wit' you'n yer long reach. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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