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Old 04-12-2008, 08:39 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Just curious, I used to change my oil on all my cars but not on my 300.When you bring the car in to have the the oil change from the dealer or anywhere else they grease the front end, i never did it when i changed it myself.I guess my question is do the front end has to be greased or not.Dont know much about cars.Also do they do anything diffrent whith an oil change then me if i do it myself.Thanks.

Last time I took it to the dealer and had the oil changed i didnt see them grease anything (stood there while they changed oil). So i guess there isnt anything up there to grease. Could be wrong tho.
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Old 04-12-2008, 07:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I drive it up ramps, I find i always have to put something unmoveable behind the ramps so they dont move while driving up the ramps (this is the only car ive had that issue with).
So you drive it up and have the front 2 wheels on the ramp and the rear wheels still on the ground, or do you have 4 ramps and put the whole car up?


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Last time I took it to the dealer and had the oil changed i didnt see them grease anything (stood there while they changed oil). So i guess there isnt anything up there to grease. Could be wrong tho.
You're correct. There is nothing to grease up front. Everything is sealed.
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Old 04-12-2008, 08:02 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Thanks everybody,maybe it was my older cars from years ago that they had to grease, what i dont know!Maybe i was thinking of the tire rods like Kevenj said.
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Old 04-12-2008, 08:10 PM   #14 (permalink)
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So you drive it up and have the front 2 wheels on the ramp and the rear wheels still on the ground, or do you have 4 ramps and put the whole car up?




You're correct. There is nothing to grease up front. Everything is sealed.
I just drive up the 2 fronts, but i find that i have to place them against the edge of my garage floor (my garage floor is higher then my driveway), so that the ramps dont move (big problem i ran into in the garage)
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Old 04-12-2008, 11:36 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I don't want to post how I change my oil... Always get a hard time.....


Ahhh... Ok I will....



But even without that... Changing oil is really easy....
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Old 04-13-2008, 07:31 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I don't want to post how I change my oil... Always get a hard time.....


Ahhh... Ok I will....



But even without that... Changing oil is really easy....
god damn, never seen that one before
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I've always changed the oil on all our vehicles. The '97 Grand Caravan was so easy I could almost get to the filter&plug on one knee in front. The plastic "Gerry cans" are the best to store it and most gas stations etc. will take the used oil. My 300 is only a month old and I figured I'd treat myself to letting the dealer change the oil the first time. That was untill I read here that the correct weight oil was required for the MDS.
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I've always changed the oil on all our vehicles. The '97 Grand Caravan was so easy I could almost get to the filter&plug on one knee in front. The plastic "Gerry cans" are the best to store it and most gas stations etc. will take the used oil. My 300 is only a month old and I figured I'd treat myself to letting the dealer change the oil the first time. That was untill I read here that the correct weight oil was required for the MDS.
Off topic I realize, but your avatar is quite disturbing!
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Old 04-14-2008, 11:35 AM   #19 (permalink)
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I've noticed that the car is a BIG TIME dirt and leaf collector at the trunk and hood strut areas. Pop the trunk and hood and get busy! I took off of work and did some spring engine cleaning. Over the winter I had a squirrels nest built up under there!
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Over the winter I had a squirrels nest built up under there!
We have developed a friendship with our local squirrels. A few sunflower seeds and unsalted peanuts and you got friends for life. I just thought of a new name for this squirrel - "Hijack".


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