draining oil off of car ramps

[bmccaffrey]

I see the ease of this.

do you get a complete drain with this being ramps in the front and at a angle

THANKS

 

[4 MARIE]

probably not, but even on the "instructed" level surface, your drain is not "complete" either.
It's the nature of an oil change, we drain what we can.

 

[DrewNJ]

On my 12' RS I get 4 qts on a drain with the fronts on ramps. I tried once where I rolled it back off the ramps to see if any additional oil drained out, and none did.

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[JayBros]

Based on two oil changes on the 1330 engine on car ramps I believe I got as much if not more out than I would have if the Spyder was on the level garage floor. I offer that if you look at the position of both the engine and clutch cover plugs, they are both located toward the aft side of the engine and the angle of the engine on the car ramps gives a very good chance of getting as much oil as possible out of the engine. Remember too that when you loosen the oil filter cover you are going to hear a gush of oil into your drain pan so the engine isn't as empty as it could be until that's done. I let the engine drain 45 min to an hour while I eat a leisurely lunch. The initial 5qt refill brings the oil level at operating temperature to the Min mark on the dipstick. Shawn Smoak's oil change video says an additional 200cc (6.76 oz) brings the level to full. I add 4-5 oz and call it quits. YMMV.