What else to do when changing oil?
03-07-2017, 12:17 PM
#4
Race Director
I also like to look under the engine for any oil residue or leaks and wipe them down so I can see if they're a potential problem or not. I also check tire inflation, and log the date and maintenance in my book. Then I'll have a cold beer or two right after a short drive in my 911.
03-07-2017, 12:27 PM
#5
In these cars you aren't really "in there" to change the oil since it's so easy and there's nothing in the way. So you won't really save any labor by doing anything else at the same time. I'd just have a general look around for leaks, worn suspension bushings, cracked hoses, etc.
03-07-2017, 12:45 PM
#6
Nordschleife Master
1. First, go buy yourself a mechanic's onesie with your name on the pocket.
2. Jack the car up with your cheap walmart jack, but pretend it's the one of those fancy 10,000 lb lifts
3. Go grab your Harbor Freight tool box... you know the one, with the big "Snap-on" sticker on the side.
4. While you're draining your oil in the individual milk jugs, take Sneaky Pete's advice, and sit back, have a drink, and watch it drip.
5. While it's drippin', imagine getting a phone call from Jake Raby begging you to come and work for him. You've been asked to be the chief engineer for M96 reconstruction. You accept, hang up the phone, and turn to see your wife and family in tears of joy, huggin' you tightly and exclaiming, "you're the best!". Now imagine the day you take your job, you get a police escort to the shop in Cleveland GA. Just before you leave, you get a phone call from the president congratulating you on the very important job for the country. All of this is being broadcast live on television. You leave in the bullet proof government limo while people line the roads to wave your goodbye, and when you arrive, you're greeted by the entire staff at Flat 6. They're standing in two lines wooting loudly as you walk down the center waving and smiling... and at the end of the lines is Jake himself clapping his hands and saying, "Well done soldier, you deserve it... now come on in and let me show you were your new office is located."
About that time.... BAMMMM! You're awoken back to reality to see your cheapo walmart jack just broke causing the car to slam on the ground crushing all the milk jugs full of Mobil1 oil.
Oh well. Back to work.
2. Jack the car up with your cheap walmart jack, but pretend it's the one of those fancy 10,000 lb lifts
3. Go grab your Harbor Freight tool box... you know the one, with the big "Snap-on" sticker on the side.
4. While you're draining your oil in the individual milk jugs, take Sneaky Pete's advice, and sit back, have a drink, and watch it drip.
5. While it's drippin', imagine getting a phone call from Jake Raby begging you to come and work for him. You've been asked to be the chief engineer for M96 reconstruction. You accept, hang up the phone, and turn to see your wife and family in tears of joy, huggin' you tightly and exclaiming, "you're the best!". Now imagine the day you take your job, you get a police escort to the shop in Cleveland GA. Just before you leave, you get a phone call from the president congratulating you on the very important job for the country. All of this is being broadcast live on television. You leave in the bullet proof government limo while people line the roads to wave your goodbye, and when you arrive, you're greeted by the entire staff at Flat 6. They're standing in two lines wooting loudly as you walk down the center waving and smiling... and at the end of the lines is Jake himself clapping his hands and saying, "Well done soldier, you deserve it... now come on in and let me show you were your new office is located."
About that time.... BAMMMM! You're awoken back to reality to see your cheapo walmart jack just broke causing the car to slam on the ground crushing all the milk jugs full of Mobil1 oil.
Oh well. Back to work.
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03-07-2017, 01:16 PM
#8
Race Director
Check the undercarriage for damage...yank around on suspension components and make sure nothing clunks. I also hit my wheels with the torque wrench when I do the oil and eyeball the remaining pad material. Since my pad wear sensors have been zip tied to the brake lines for nearly 4 years, eyeballing the brakes regularly helps prevent unwanted rotor purchases.
03-07-2017, 01:18 PM
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03-07-2017, 01:32 PM
#11
Captain Obvious
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Don't do what I did and forget to pull the old oil drain pan out form under the car and start driving away! " My oil trail can now easily be seen on Google Earth. 
If you back the wheel onto the two patio stones stacked on top of each other then, you don't need to lift the car.
If you back the wheel onto the two patio stones stacked on top of each other then, you don't need to lift the car.
03-07-2017, 03:38 PM
#12
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Definitely do this
Since you've drained the oil, take this opportunity to change the oil pump spring and flat head piston to a new spring and a domed piston. My oil pressure increased dramatically. I also filled my monster with Driven DT-40. Loving it.
03-07-2017, 04:24 PM
#13
Thanks
03-07-2017, 04:30 PM
#14
One thing I forgot is a fresh pair of jorts. In the summertime few things are more enjoyable than an engine running on fresh oil and a crisp pair of jorts. I mean really, how many ensembles can match up to an action packed day like freshly washed & starched denim?
