I just finished removing the oil pan in my Road Runner and I DID have to jack up the engine, but not much. Granted, I have an aftermarket 7 qt. pan, but I don't see how you could get at three of the four front pan bolts without jacking the engine up. Maybe some of you "real" mechanics have some fancier sockets or something, but I couldn't get at those bolts with my "shade tree" mechanic tools.