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Originally Posted by KNS

If you've never changed the oil on your car before it one of the easiest ways to become a bit more familiar (in a mechanical sense) with one's car. Most cars these days have the cannister style filter which are usually in a pretty easy to reach location. I once had a four cylinder Honda and the spin-on filter was a pain in the arse to get to - tucked up way behind/under the intake manifold.

This is the first car that I've ever owned where I've done so little of anything on the car. It's very weird for me to have done so little on a car. The car didn't come with a jack, and I haven't owned a jack (at least, not one that would work with this car) as long as I've owned it. I wonder if the jack from the wife's car would work.

I've been changing the oil in the wife's Outback. It's a regular spin on filter. It's really easy, the car doesn't have to be jacked up because it's got 9" of ground clearance. For 7 years, we lived in an apt with no good access to a garage or place to change the oil.

I've changed the oil in many, many vehicles over the years, some were really simple, some not so much. Based on the YT video that I watched, the boxster looks really simple once you get the car high enough to get under it. That's the real problem. I'm going to have to get a low profile jack. I had one but sold it 10 years ago when we downsized so it wouldn't have to go into storage. Looks like I'll be heading to Harbor Freight.