when changing oil in my Spit (and my MGs...sorry all)
...I use a cardboard box about 2 foot square cut down to a
height that fits easily under the car .
I then line the box with two (count 'um two) plastic trash bags.
...two bags just for protection against pin holes.
The advantage of the bags...when done, you can
cut out a corner of the bag and easily drain the used
oil right back into the original bottles to return to
the recycler.
Paul Tegler
1973 MGBGT - daily Driver
1975 Spitfire - in Cherry Shape
1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
wizardz@toad.net
http://www.maxinter.net/~ptegler/
http://www.maxinter.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm (mg stuff)
http://www.toad.net/~wizardz/ (Spit stuff)
(Teglerizer.com should be on line by 6/27/99)
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric A. Yates <eyates@enteract.com>
To: Trspit1500@aol.com <Trspit1500@aol.com>; spitfires@autox.team.net
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: Front Wing
>
>
>Mike,
>
>>I just had to go through the biggest hassle to change my oil.
>>Since I don't have jack stands I used ramps, it worked fine, but
>>I had to take the front wing off so it wouldn't scrape the ramps.
>
>When I first got my Spitfire, it took a little searching but I was able to
>find an oil pan that would fit under the engine without raising the car up
>at all. Now oil changes are a snap. If you can't find one small enough, you
>might even just buy a plastic oil pan that is too tall and cut it down.
>Remember that it needn't hold very much liquid. Heck, even a disposable
>aluminum baking pan could work. Seems easier than taking your car apart! :)
>
>Hope this helps,
>Eric.
>
>
>-----
>Eric Yates
>eyates@enteract.com
>1978 Spitfire 1500 FM 71614 U
>Chicago, IL USA
>
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