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Originally Posted by godwin
Nothing really.. just not as convenient for cars with oil filters where they are accessible from the engine bay.
I think all post 2003 engines from Mercedes don't have a pan plug release.
Honestly, it saves hoist time. Instead of having the car on a hoist, the service station can change oil, just by having the car on a level surface... (since the oil filter is facing up).
Princess Auto sells a pneumatic version (with plugs into the compressor).. for about $200.. it is all metal.. takes 2 minutes to suck out 12+L of oil from my X5. The other argument is unless you drop the oil pan, there might be varnish etc hanging about on the pan. A vacuum just gets those things out too.
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Good god... Is that how Mercedes and BMW can get away with charging $300 for an oil change ? Something that a 14 year old in highschool can do the conventional way ?