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Old 12-01-2010, 07:11 PM
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Yea I'll try to get some pics, but during the week its still dark when I leave for work and nearly dark when I get home. I would guess around a 15 to 20 degree slope so it isn't crazy but enough to make me wonder.
 
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Putting way too much thought into this.

It takes a very steep slope to uncover the oil pump pickup and lose oil pressure.
 
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Old 12-01-2010, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bain64
Darn I was afraid of that. I like to back in which points my nose down.
You would be hard pressed to get it at such an angle that all the oil drains up to the front of the pan. You will surely be fine.
 
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you oil filter is allways priomed witrh oil so as soon as you start it enough oil is there to lubricate the engine. And theres plenty of oil in the oil pan so you wouldnt have too wory about the pump not picking it up. Im pretty syre if it was on that much of an incline the oil would allready be soaking everything.
 
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I think your worrying about nothing. My in-laws have been parking in a steep driveway forever, nose down, and all there vehicles have been perfectly fine, for years and years.

It's a pressurized system.
 



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