Oil change on ramps - drive off for final top-up?

[MajorMantra]

I'm planning to change the oil on my Eunos, something I've not done before. I have ramps and axle stands, but until I have a proper jack I'm sticking with the former.

Do I need to drive the car off the ramps before doing the final top-up to get the oil level bang-on? Or will it be close enough with the car at a slight angle?

Is the best approach to put in most of the oil (say 3.5 litres or so), and then drive off and finish the job?

[MajorMantra]

It should take a bit under 4l, so I'll put close to that in before moving it then...

DuraAce said:

Buy an extraction pump. No need to be messing about with jacks and axle stands.

Maybe one day. But I'd rather do it the traditional way first, for the experience.

[MajorMantra]

kambites said:

Surely you've still got to jack the thing up to change the filter anyway? I've got a pump for changing gearbox oil but I've never seen the point in using it for the engine.

Edited by kambites on Monday 11th May 08:55

The filter on the NA is accessible from above actually. I've already stuck my hand in there to make sure I can undo it without tools.