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does the car have to be on level ground when you change oil? what if you can't reach underneath and you need a jack? can you still drain it?
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yeah, you can still drain it. it might leave a minimal amount of oil still in there...but its such a little amount that it won't make a real difference.
it is better to do it on flat ground though, but a slight incline won't hurt.
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thx 
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anyone know how much those little black things that hold the plastic pieces to your car cost?
they look little black screws kinda, you pull the cap up to unlock them and push the head to lock them in.
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they cost an arm and a leg.. i had to get some new ones at a dealership and they charged me an additional 15 bucks with my oil change 
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they cost an arm and a leg.. i had to get some new ones at a dealership and they charged me an additional 15 bucks with my oil change WTF? Furr Reale? Those bastards, maybe I'll just test drive a new celica, pull over to a parking lot, and steal the ones off the new celi. How many did you get for 15 bones?
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they cost an arm and a leg.. i had to get some new ones at a dealership and they charged me an additional 15 bucks with my oil change go to autozone and pick up some ramps to roll the front of ur car onto.. it makes the oil drain better anyways.  only like 30 $.
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they cost an arm and a leg.. i had to get some new ones at a dealership and they charged me an additional 15 bucks with my oil change WTF? Furr Reale? Those bastards, maybe I'll just test drive a new celica, pull over to a parking lot, and steal the ones off the new celi. How many did you get for 15 bones? 4.. just enough to keep the damn thing on  . you might find them for cheaper tho, i'm sure i got ripped off.
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wo0hoo!!! success!!! my first time changing my own oil. thanks to everyone for the help! i actually jacked my car up on the left side and the oil drained out fine
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ehhh...I wouldnt rely on the jack all the time...if that the route your going to go get a stand.
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they cost an arm and a leg.. i had to get some new ones at a dealership and they charged me an additional 15 bucks with my oil change go to autozone and pick up some ramps to roll the front of ur car onto.. it makes the oil drain better anyways. only like 30 $. Won't clear with a TRD kit.
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they cost an arm and a leg.. i had to get some new ones at a dealership and they charged me an additional 15 bucks with my oil change go to autozone and pick up some ramps to roll the front of ur car onto.. it makes the oil drain better anyways. only like 30 $. Won't clear with a TRD kit. make your own http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/mwramps/index.htm yeah yeah..i know it says 'mustang'. but its for any car that's 'slammed' (celica's included)
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ehhh...I wouldnt rely on the jack all the time...if that the route your going to go get a stand. good point while i was underneath my car very scary thoughts of me getting squashed were haunting me every once in awhile...
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ehhh...I wouldnt rely on the jack all the time...if that the route your going to go get a stand. good point while i was underneath my car very scary thoughts of me getting squashed were haunting me every once in awhile... yeah.. that would be bad.
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Please people don't get crushed! The dealership will do a cheap and quick oil change comparable to other places. You might want to invest, depending on the miles, on a whole purge, an injector cleaning, or throttle plate cleaning. I think they are all the same in costs. $89 dollars roughly each.
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Please people don't get crushed! The dealership will do a cheap and quick oil change comparable to other places. You might want to invest, depending on the miles, on a whole purge, an injector cleaning, or throttle plate cleaning. I think they are all the same in costs. $89 dollars roughly each. i actually got charged a lot more by the dealership when i got an oil change there  ...at how many miles shud you do a whole purge? i might do that... i have 20k on my celi
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Thank you.: my older brother jason who cosigned my loan Random: Girls are like parking spots... all the good ones are taken.
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