156 Oil Change

[156steve]

Hi,

I'm considering doing an oil change on my 156 and was wondering if anybody local had managed to do this themselves? I'm a novice when it comes to home servicing and would appreciate the help.

Ive read some nightmare stories about the sump plug thread breaking and it needing to be re-tapped.

The plug at the moment looks really oily but there is no dripping.

To be honest i haven't had the oil changed in 30k miles, which im quite embarassed about, , there always been something else on the go and I've been topping the oil up regularly.

Your help is much appreciated

Steve

[1of1]

First off, do you have a jack & axle stands?

[156steve]

Off to a good start....No

[1of1]

Safety first mate

It's not a bad job if you are already geared up for it, but if you have to start buying tools for a one off job, the cost will probably be prohibitive...

[borggh]

Hi there, just wondering why the need for axle stands to perform an oil change... should the oil not be drained with the car flat on the road?

[K18 NOB]

To be fair i dont use axle stands to do mine but the idea is that once the car is jacked up so you can gain access to the sump plug/oil filter then the car should be on stands for safety, I tend to jack mine up....take the plug out and filter off then drop the car back on all four wheels but if i wasn't so lazy id put it on 4 axle stands and keep it on them till the job is done.