doing a service on a hill

rick · Post by **rick** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:30 pm

i live on a bit of a hill so which way is it better to have the engine pointing when i do an oil change up hill (oil at the back of the engine) or down hill (oil at front)?
also can anyone recomend a good full synthetic oil? and good spark plugs?

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:41 pm

u need the car flat mate, if not you could possibly overfill fill the oil... nightmare, its unlikely ud underfill it. could you not service it on the peak of the hill. lol

amanda · Post by **amanda** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:58 am

i desperatley need an oil change

how much do vauxhall charge?

Post by **PaulW** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:07 am

Vaux will do an interim service on yours for about Â£90, give or take a few Â£Â£Â£\'s...

Post by **PaulW** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:10 am

also...

if your car is on a hill (like mine)

position the car so its facing DOWN the hill & then put the front of the car up on ramps & the car should be fairly level then!

I\'m going to be doing an oil-change later & upping pics for a tutorial for other people

Post by **PaulW** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:10 pm

Â£20-ish from local motor-factors!

tom87 · Post by **tom87** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:37 pm

halfords
motorworld

etc etc

rick · Post by **rick** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:54 pm

i think my uncles got a level drive so i\'ll take it over there when i service it

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:58 pm

actually i thought about it after, and you could check your oil level before you do it, and then put back the same amount you drain, should be ok with brake pads as long as you chock your wheels to be safe, and i dunno what you\'d do if you needed to touch the rear drums... you\'d need somewhere flat, even pumping the foot brake after the ignition is turned off might not hold it enough.
ramps are pure genius paul

Post by **PaulW** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:39 pm

http://www.corsa-b.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1008

little guide I did for doing the Oil Change (as I did mine earlier!)

punkheadgray - ramps are pure genius yes

but check out my \'modifications\' to the ones I have in my guide

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:26 am

the guides good paul, spot on. i like the ramps very good for low cars. lol