The DIY Oil Change
#22
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Originally Posted by deathsled,Jan 29 2008, 06:04 PM
That's crazy talk!
My oil change consists of:
- 17mm socket and ratchet
- Channel locks (much better than a filter wrench )
- Oil catch pan
- New filter
- "5.1" qts. of your preferred 10w-30 motor oil (or 5w-40 if you will be seeing regular -0F temps)
- 2 2x4s to roll the front wheels up on to.
The trick is to get yourself a CAI so that there is no need to go under the car
My oil change consists of:
- 17mm socket and ratchet
- Channel locks (much better than a filter wrench )
- Oil catch pan
- New filter
- "5.1" qts. of your preferred 10w-30 motor oil (or 5w-40 if you will be seeing regular -0F temps)
- 2 2x4s to roll the front wheels up on to.
The trick is to get yourself a CAI so that there is no need to go under the car
what's a channel lock? i hand tighten my filters... yeah i know... its blasphemy to some.
#24
It is nice to know how to do these things, but is it worth it? Oil is probably going to get spilled on the floor during the change. What do you do with the old oil and filter? If you decide to take it to a recycling center (instead of poring it on the ground, poring it in the sewer, etc.) you will some empty jugs to empty the catch pan in, then make the road trip with the jugs and filter. Then the pan has to be cleaned. Any spills need to be cleaned up. I had my oil changed last week at the local Honda dealer for $25. I'm tight with a dollar, but I now leave the oil changing to others.
#25
Money is one consideration. But the fact that I know that it is done correctly and not just half a$$ed by someone that has been working at the dealership two weeks is more important to me. I don't want to have to post one of those "I was driving down the road and heard a stranage noice and OMG no oil plug" stories. So that is why I do most if not all of my own maintenance.
Besides to me that is one of the things about owning this car that I like you can do the mainenance yourself.
mlc
Besides to me that is one of the things about owning this car that I like you can do the mainenance yourself.
mlc
#26
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Originally Posted by zoomkat,Jan 31 2008, 06:48 PM
It is nice to know how to do these things, but is it worth it? Oil is probably going to get spilled on the floor during the change. What do you do with the old oil and filter? If you decide to take it to a recycling center (instead of poring it on the ground, poring it in the sewer, etc.) you will some empty jugs to empty the catch pan in, then make the road trip with the jugs and filter. Then the pan has to be cleaned. Any spills need to be cleaned up. I had my oil changed last week at the local Honda dealer for $25. I'm tight with a dollar, but I now leave the oil changing to others.
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Originally Posted by zoomkat,Jan 31 2008, 08:48 PM
It is nice to know how to do these things, but is it worth it? Oil is probably going to get spilled on the floor during the change. What do you do with the old oil and filter? If you decide to take it to a recycling center (instead of poring it on the ground, poring it in the sewer, etc.) you will some empty jugs to empty the catch pan in, then make the road trip with the jugs and filter. Then the pan has to be cleaned. Any spills need to be cleaned up. I had my oil changed last week at the local Honda dealer for $25. I'm tight with a dollar, but I now leave the oil changing to others.
Unfortunately this doesn't mean they are doing it properly. After having my dealer not torque the drain bolt down and having the oil spill out in a parking lot and having it towed I decided to do it myself.