Oil Change Poll

[Scott Liggett]

Re: Oil Change Poll

Yep, it's official. I'm the only one too lazy to change his own oil.

[min301]

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;D LOL, it's ok, bro. ;D

[Monk]

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I definately do in my Nova .....takes about 10 minutes
My wife's car is another story.
If they'd put the damn oil plug and filter where I can
get to 'em....I'd do it in a minute
She only puts about 3000 miles a year on hers so a dealership change ain't a bad way to go

[Lobucrod]

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I changed it all myself up until about a year ago. Now I only do it on the hot rod. It got to be too much of a hassle to dispose of the old oil. We got a deal on the new Chrysler 300c at the dealer where if we get it serviced there we get free tires for life. At 300 a pop for the tires it sounds like a deal to me, and their oil changes arent that much more. She talked me into going to a locally owned oil change one day about a year ago when we were in town and I was going to stop and get oil and filter for the truck. One trip and I got spoiled, they bring you a drink (non alcoholic of course) while you wait and wash all the windows. Im an quick oil change whore now.

[DanStokes]

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I do my own. Having a hoist makes it easy, and I have a couple of 5 gallon cans for waste "all" (oil in North Carolinian). I drag it down to the Auto Zone and dump away. I use AC filters on the Buick and Camaro, Motorcraft on the F150 and Mustang, and MOPAR on the Dakota. Maybe a bit anal, but I know they're OK, and I've never had a problem. If I'm too busy and it's time (every 3K), we have a small locally owned general repair facility that I trust. Kelly's a just a bit pricier than the quick lube joints, but I know she (yep, SHE - ASE certified in EVERYTHING) does it right.

Dan

[Vegaman]

Re: Oil Change Poll

Difference between men and women changing there oil

Oil change instructions for women:



1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the
last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly
maintained vehicle.



Money spent:
$20.00 for oil change
$1.00 for coffee
Total = $21.00




Oil Change instructions for Men:



1) Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil,
filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree.

2) Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of
taking it back to O'Reilly to recycle, dump in hole in back
yard.

3) Open a beer and drink it.

4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.

5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7) Place drain pan under engine.

8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9) Give up and use crescent wrench.

10) Unscrew drain plug.

11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in
process.

12) Clean up mess.

13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.

14) Look for oil filter wrench.

15) Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off.

16) Beer.

17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil
change tomorrow.

18) Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.

19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.

21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of
oil to gasket surface.

23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24) Remember drain plug from step 11.

25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26) Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back
yard,along with drain plug.

27) Drink beer.

28) Uncover hole and sift for drain plug.

29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor.

30) Drink beer.

31) Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on
frame.

32) Bang head on floor boards in reaction to step 31.

33) Begin cussing fit.

34) Throw wrench.

35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December
(1992)

in the left boob.

35) Beer.

36) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop
blood flow.

37) Beer.

38) Beer.

39) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

40) Beer.

41) Lower car from jack stands.

42) Accidentally crush one of the jack stands.

43) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil
spilled during step 23.

44) Beer.

45) Test drive car.

46) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.

47) Car gets impounded.

48) Make bail: Get car from impound yard.



Money spent:

$50.00 parts
$25.00 beer
$75.00 replacement set of jack stands: hey the colors have to
match!!!!
$1,000.00 Bail
$200.00 Impound and towing fee
_________
$1,350.00 Total

[TheSilverBuick]

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At the rate Oil prices are rising it'll cost me that just to change the oil in all my cars with out the beer breaks and I only have three cars and a motorcycle :P

[bg-raymeijer]

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I always change all my cars/trucks oils... even if I deal with over 100 shops in the san fernando valley, (burbank, glendale, northridge,woodland hills, chatsworth,encino etc...)
Its just the love of working on my own vehicles is why..

[Bigbuds1]

Re: Oil Change Poll

Difference between men and women changing there oil

Oil change instructions for women:



1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the
last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly
maintained vehicle.



Money spent:
$20.00 for oil change
$1.00 for coffee
Total = $21.00




Oil Change instructions for Men:



1) Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil,
filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree.

2) Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of
taking it back to O'Reilly to recycle, dump in hole in back
yard.

3) Open a beer and drink it.

4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.

5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7) Place drain pan under engine.

8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9) Give up and use crescent wrench.

10) Unscrew drain plug.

11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: get hot oil on you in
process.

12) Clean up mess.

13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.

14) Look for oil filter wrench.

15) Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off.

16) Beer.

17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil
change tomorrow.

18) Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.

19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.

21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of
oil to gasket surface.

23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24) Remember drain plug from step 11.

25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26) Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back
yard,along with drain plug.

27) Drink beer.

28) Uncover hole and sift for drain plug.

29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor.

30) Drink beer.

31) Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on
frame.

32) Bang head on floor boards in reaction to step 31.

33) Begin cussing fit.

34) Throw wrench.

35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December
(1992)

in the left boob.

35) Beer.

36) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop
blood flow.

37) Beer.

38) Beer.

39) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

40) Beer.

41) Lower car from jack stands.

42) Accidentally crush one of the jack stands.

43) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil
spilled during step 23.

44) Beer.

45) Test drive car.

46) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.

47) Car gets impounded.

48) Make bail: Get car from impound yard.



Money spent:

$50.00 parts
$25.00 beer
$75.00 replacement set of jack stands: hey the colors have to
match!!!!
$1,000.00 Bail
$200.00 Impound and towing fee
_________
$1,350.00 Total

Besides the DUI,,,,,,,,,You musta been watching me with binoculars,,,,,,,lol

[65 L79]

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I always change my own oil and get a good deal on the Castrol 15w40 that we run in all of our Cat quarry equipment,Peterbilt truck fleet at work. It's nice and calm at 3 in the morning after my shift is over and I can take my time and look the whole vehicle over good while it's over the pit that's well lit and equipped with everything.
It gripes me to hand anyone the keys when I know they will charge me for stuff that I can do myself . I change oil at 3000 miles regardless of what these oil reps say about extended oil changes and better oil technology . If any oil is that "great" ,it must be even better to change it at 3k instead of 5k like they say . I have been running the same 15w40 Castrol hd truck fleet oil in everything I own for nearly 15 years now and have never lost a flat tappet cam yet . If it works in a turbocharged 60 ton Cat haul truck then it sure is good enough for a little chevy engine . I pulled a valve cover off of the daily driver lately and it was as clean as if it had just been rebuilt today .
Some people definitely have more demands on their time and I can see how that must be but "my time" = free labor , a good look at the brakes , tires , everything that a person would like to know before turning the key and driving to the far end of the state.
Some underpaid goth kid with a ring in every imaginable place of his body that strips out the oil drain plug and don't fill the oil the whole way would make me uneasy. sorry!
We have a waste oil burning forced hot air heating system in the shop and a 3000 gallon tank that it feeds out of . 100 gallons of hydraulic oil is no big deal to pump in there and we keep the shop a comfy 70 deg even when its 10 degrees and snowy and icy outside . I'm turning into a wimp!

[Schtauffer]

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Anybody see the oil change thread on "the sister site?" Those people deserve their reputation. At least they banned the loser...

CJTV.com, where people who know how to wrench are nice to each other!

[Woodward_Dreams]

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Ya i just do it at school. Put the ford up on the lift and do it standing up (well almost standing up, im 6'5'' and have to hunch a little). way easier to do an underside inspection while standing and with proper lighting. someday im going to get one in my own shop

[terry russell]

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the drivers are done at dealer/lube shop. Im lazy also. Hot rods I do it takes longer and I want to see the oil

[Not A Duster]

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Anybody see the oil change thread on "the sister site?"

Sister site?

[SpiderGearsMan]

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around here jiffy lube ran out of tank , so they just used atf

I can usually shoplift pf47 oil filters from parts and steal the tank oil
I regard it as a benefit