I am wondering if I have to jack stand the entire car to do an oil change? Is it better to jack only the front or rear of the car? What have people done? Thanks.

 

I use car ramps. I pull onto them with the front and drain the oil. I also jack up the driver side slightly to get all the oil in the pan to drain out. Some folks here use a topsider which sucks the oil out through the dipstick tube but I personally like to crawl under the car and have a look around under the engine to assure myself that nothing is leaking. Having that splash cover under the engine will not allow a small leak to drip and show up on the driveway or garage floor. Use Mobil 1 0W40 and change your filter then add 8 quarts ,run engine and check level before adding any more oil.

 

Or do a search on an 'oil extraction pump'. This is the absolute easiest way to change your oil in the crossfire. Extract it from the dipstick tube and then change the filter that is on top front of the engine.

Takes more time for me to wait for the pump to extract the oil than it does for me to add it back in.

 

This has been discussed A LOT. Regardless, this is a good site:
http://www.slk32.com/pages/oilchange/oilchange.html

 

thanks for this info, it was very useful!!!

 

Oh no!!! We're not going to bring that thread back to life now, are we?

 

LOL. So what's new? Just about every thread and XF question has already been talked about over the
last 4 1/2 years. It happens with every batch of new owners that comes aboard...

 

How bout that cupholder. Anyone ever hit it with your elbow? What's up with that design?

 

new here also, but bought an electric pump from a marine dealer for oil changes.
11,000 rpm.
pumps 5 qt in 5 min.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...D=1007&i=71741

 

Arrr...I wish I'd seen this before I bought my topsider. This looks soooo much easier, and at half the price. Have you used it yet?

Don't get me wrong, the topsider got the job done, but I never could get it to seal fully so I had to pump it up (30-40 strokes) about 8 or 9 times to get all the oil out.

 

^^ Yeah im wondering about that one as well... ?? ^^^

Anyone... ??