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Re: DIY Oil Changes...

If you have an OBC you can also set the CODE and then try to start it 
without entering the CODE. Beats destroying ignition parts. Works for me.

BTW, my wife's new 530 holds 8 quarts of oil. Where do I find a drain pan 
that holds that much? They usually top out at 7. I know, if you afford a 
530, you can afford to have the dealer do the oil changes. The truth is I 
really can't afford it and have to do my own changes to keep food on the 
table ;-)

Ephraim Fithian <fithian@domain.elided>
95 E34 530i, 92 E36 325i

On Sun, 23 Oct 1994 AUDIDUDI@domain.elided wrote:

> In the old days, I used to ground the coil wire to the distributor and turn
> the engine over on the starter to check for any leaks but I've learned from
> experience that this tends to blow ignition amplifiers (at $90+ per) so now
> I cross my fingers and run it for 15 seconds or so before turning it off to
> check for leaks ... needless to say, I'll shorten that to 5 seconds for the
> next oil change or two!  BTW, it was a Fram filter...