Hi friends,
I understand that oil change should ideally be done on perfectly flat ground surface. But for those of us who live in a city and don't have garage access, it's hard to find flat ground to do the job safely. So I'm wondering, is it ok to do oil change on a slightly sloped (less than 10 degrees) driveway? I once watched a video tutorial that claimed it's actually beneficial to raise the truck's front slightly to better drain the old oil. Is that true?
And if the answer is no, but the difference in terms of completely draining the old oil is only a few percent, can we compensate the non-flat surface with doing more regular oil changes/shorter intervals? (And the benefit of DIY oil change still outweighs the risk of having a random lube shop to do the oil change?)
I understand that oil change should ideally be done on perfectly flat ground surface. But for those of us who live in a city and don't have garage access, it's hard to find flat ground to do the job safely. So I'm wondering, is it ok to do oil change on a slightly sloped (less than 10 degrees) driveway? I once watched a video tutorial that claimed it's actually beneficial to raise the truck's front slightly to better drain the old oil. Is that true?
And if the answer is no, but the difference in terms of completely draining the old oil is only a few percent, can we compensate the non-flat surface with doing more regular oil changes/shorter intervals? (And the benefit of DIY oil change still outweighs the risk of having a random lube shop to do the oil change?)
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