Or you can check the oil through the license plate access...your choice.

Mike

On 8/28/06 4:38 PM, "Mark C" <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> wrote:

> okay...
>
> get a dowel of 1 inch in diameter, and cut it to 28 inches in length...
>
> open your rear hatch...
>
> notice that up above there is sufficient room to store this dowel...
>
> I mean the area on top that is covered by the hatch when the hatch is shut,
> you might have some leaves here if you haven't noticed
>
> when you shut the hatch there is plenty of clearance...
>
> To use the dowel, move the rear cushion so its perpendicular (standing on its
> front side), and then swing open the engine lid (without removing it)..
>
> Place one end of the dowel jutted against the plate the receives the locking
> mechanism of the hatch, and place the other end against the back inner edge of
> the engine lid..
>
> This really beats resting the engine lid on your head when you want to check
> the oil...
>
>