Originally Posted by mrobinso
Well thats discouraging to hear about the cancelled order. I might call them.
On another note yesterday (before I decided to purchase my topsider) I laid down and tried to go through the motions of dropping the belly pan and such. I suppose two pieces of wood would raise the front high enough to work but it still seems like it would be a little tight. I thought about investing in tire ramps but the topsider is cheaper than those are. Its all so confusing I mean who is right in this case? Topsider or draining method? All I want out of this is to ensure my engine is healthy and free of sludge.
P.S. Some of you might have seen this before but researching some old forum posts on oil changes I found a link someone put up to a step by step oil change for MB SLK w/pictures. It's very helpful! (sorry don't remember the member who posted it).
http://www.slk32.com/pages/oilchange/oilchange.html
Here's the last post on the topsider thread:
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Re: Oil Change using the Topsider - 05-22-2007 , 02:00 PM
There was a recent article written up on this device, basically to test to see if it actually works and is it better then the conventional method. They said yes it works, but is not as good as the old fashioned way of removing the drain plug. In their test they said the topsider did leave some residue/old oil in the bottom, typically found to be the bad stuff that gravity pulls to the bottom of the drain pan. So keep on loving it but I will keep draining from the pan like I have been with all my cars for what seems like forever.
