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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 Syphoning off oil is a BITCH (trust me I've done it)... It's way easier to undo the rear 4 bolts holding on the undertray then opening

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Old 11-22-2014, 08:49 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Syphoning off oil is a BITCH (trust me I've done it)... It's way easier to undo the rear 4 bolts holding on the undertray then opening the drain plug to let some oil out
I don't agree. I've siphoned oil out of the Z. It was simple, but slow.

When my wife's lease was overfilled, I said fvck it lol
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I don't agree. I've siphoned oil out of the Z. It was simple, but slow.

When my wife's lease was overfilled, I said fvck it lol
Is it not easier to remove 4 bolts?
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I don't know, I'm paranoid so I would want to make sure everything was in spec if I was going to track it...DDing on the other hand probably wouldn't worry too much. Maybe next oil change put a fumoto valve in place of the drain plug so if it ever happens again it will be very easy to drain off a little bit. For this time I would just go buy a $10 siphon pump from the auto parts store and pull some out before the track.
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Is it not easier to remove 4 bolts?
Not if you had already taken the car off ramp/jack stands like an idiot I just siphoned it into a makeshift bleeder bottle using a length of tubing and a water bottle.

Also, it makes more of a mess, and the OCD in me would want to replace the copper crush washer after loosening the drain plug

Note, I do not have a valved drain plug, but those are pretty sweet
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