Oil Change Question - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Adam · 03-28-2005, 09:44 AM

Oh for sure! Never get under the car without a jackstand. I guess I just thought that would be a given but some people may forget or not own one.

Tool Pants · 03-28-2005, 11:32 AM

I never get under a car to change the oil without a beer. Got to do something for 20 minutes waiting fo the oil to drain.

Richard Truss · 03-28-2005, 12:29 PM

hey tool pants... your pic reminded me. I changed my oil, but in doing so, I had a problem that you seemed to have solved. I needed to jack it up on the jack point just in front of the rear tire, but then where do i put the jack stand while the car is in the air -- obviously i didn't think it would be good for the car OR my health to make a mistake here. I wound up jacking up the car somewhere else (which i KNOW i should not have) and using the jack point for the stands.

please let me know what you guys think is the ideal situation to jack AND use the stands.

donv · 03-28-2005, 02:50 PM

$ 4 got me a "6 Wrenches in 1" Oil Filter Socket (Wal-Mart) that has worked great for several years on the Boxster. A former post detailing the equipment and supplies is at http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5144#post5144 .

Learned from recent hard experience: make sure your oil drain pan has a screen that will prevent the Box's drain plug from blocking the drain. Mine fell straight on top of the hole and turned out to be the *perfect* size to plug it, causing a mini-superfund site in my garage. I didn't want to dig for it in the hot oil but ended up having to! Secure some "hardware cloth" or similar large screening over the opening to prevent a similar fun time for you...