Who here changes there own oil?
 

I change my own oil on my Dodge because, before anybody else drives my Dodge I have to put them through a 10 minute course on how to start it, how to shut it off, how to shift it, how not to shift it, how to never ever ever throw these switches, et cetera.

But on my Toyota, I just don't get why I would do it myself. Walmart or any Quick-lube place would do it for $30 and by the time I buy 6 quarts at $4 a quart and a $6 oil filter I've already spent that much. Then I have to spend just as much time doing it myself as I would've taking it to somebody else.

Why would anybody change there own oil anymore? I don't get it.

Why would anybody change there own oil anymore?


because its hard to trust anyone else to do it RIGHT..............ever see the snot nosed kids workin in these quickie shops?

About $80 friggin dollars to have the oil changed on diesel trucks. Only difference on some of em is oil filter placement, a little more oil, and the color of the oil is a little more dark. Damn butt pirates anyway.:madd:

I change my own oil in my bike, but in my truck the dealership changes it. (I know the mechanic) I just pay for the parts, no labor. :U:

i change the oil on all the tractors and gasser trucks. but on the TDI you need a speacial tool and speacial oil so i let the VW dealership worry about that. plus when i blew the engine in it because i get it changed at the dealership they couldnt pin it on me because i didnt change the oil. they had records saying i changed it at the right time. never blow a TDI engine they want 10 grand for a engine

I change my own oil on ALL my vehicles. Not so much for the price, but as Whitmore stated, I DO NOT trust anyone else to do it right. After all the horror stories that crop up on the forums from issues with the quick oil change places, I wouldn't even consider setting foot in one of those places. Not to mention the time it would take me do drive over there and wait for an oil change, I could have done it myself and inspected everything in the engine compartment thoroughly.
mishkaya

i change my own oil because i like doing it plus i know its done right

Same here. I do , I know it's done (hopefully right)...:U:

It took me about an hour from start to finish to change my oil today. '01 Toyota Tacoma, V-6, 4x4, manual. Cost $40 for 6 quarts of Pennzoil and a K&N filter.


You'd have to be damn good to do a change on that in the 15 or 20 minute flat rate. I have no idea how you're supposed to get to the filter. It's 45 degrees upside-down on the side of the block. You can't reach it from the top unless you're Manute Bol, and the only way you're getting a strap wrench on it is from the bottom with your elbow bent over your control arm. No way you're getting a strap wrench on from under it if it's up on a lift.

I use the K&N filters on it because they have the little nut on the bottom, so I can tighten and loosen the filter with a socket through the wheel well. But I can't pull the filter out through the wheel well, so the filter always falls down and bounces around until it's resting on the skid plate. So that always spills half a quart of oil on top of the skid plate, which then pours out all over the place.

I'm sure that the manual says to remove the bottom skid plate, which is at least a 10 minute R&R if you know what you're doing, since the front and rear skid plates interlock together.

So, you know what? Next time I'll take it to nearest hourly-paid Quick-Lube and let them make a mess. It's a totally stock vehicle, so I'm not worried about them messing it up too bad.

Took in my 01 when it was time for its first oil change - only took it in because it was 35 below and Id rather not work out side when its that cold.

I supplied the oil, filter etc. and said "change the oil - DONT touch anything else".

So, a few months later I went to change my air filter and found that they cracked my airbox.

That was a first and last trip to the quick change place. I can also do it as fast as they can.

I've always changed my own oil mostly because like nearly everyone else, I enjoy it and I know it's done right.

I change my also.
Don't like anyone working on my truck.

I change myhown because of the AMSOIL synthetic. If you take it somewhere and they screw it up or put the wrong stuff in it:bat:, they will put it back on you by some statement that it is the customers responsibility to notify them of special requirements:w2:.

OH and it cost between 70 and 100 to have someone put dino oil in it with a stock filter. For that much I can put the AMSOIL in it and only change the oil every 30,000 miles. Change the filters at 10,000 for the full flow and 20,000 for both. At 30,000 I send in the oil sample and wait for the results. IF it comes back OK:ok1:. I change the OIL at 40,000 with both filters.

i change my own, it was like 60 dollars to have it changed when u have a shop do it

I change my own , Only trust my self :U:

wish i could trust myself haha, but i can at least point the finger at someone when i do my own when the engine goes boom haha

I don't change my oil anymore, everything has synthetic now, truck has had it in there for a year ( but would probably still be within the oil change interval anyways :argh:) , and the jeep , who cares , it's just a 4L, they last forever with cheap dino oil.


my OTR company truck , i told them to just change the filter for me , it seems to "use" ( leak? burn? i have no idea) enough that it has had a complete change by the time the milage comes around anyways :w2:

I like changing my own oil. It's enough time for at least a six pack!:c:

i change my own oil on everything but my truck... i take it to the stealership quick lube but they know me and let me drive it in and stand there watch them and i tell them if they are doin something i dont like plus they check everything underneath... but it cost 122 bucks

ditto

I've always changed my own oil, but I think that's gonna change with my wife's Chevy Colalt. Stinking thing sits so low I can't get a floor jack or a set of ramps under it, let alone my fat butt! Damn cars!:moon:

Begle,

If you take the front skid plate off you can reach up and grab the filter. It's not too bad, 4 bolts and the plate comes off. I do it on my '04 Taco all the time.

I change the oil in all my rigs, and all my dad's trucks. My mom's Saturn goes to the dealership because 1) I hate the god damn thing and 2) she has a lifetime 19.95 + tax "coupon" that was worked into the deal to get them to buy it.

I change mine, and i always wonder why people take theres to a place to have them do it. If im in a hurry i could have mine done in 10-15 minutes no problem. I mean crap i can do a complete service on the OTR trucks at work in like 1.5 Hours and that is greasing, 48 qts of oil, filter, fuel filter (both of em) and look it over for anything wrong.

After seeing loose drain plugs, stripped drain plugs, and loose oil filters from the Quick Lube joints, I won't let them touch any of the vehicles at my house, even the older ones.

I do the oil changes/maintenance/repairs on 5 vehicles here. It's a part time job!

i always change my own oil in every thing, The trucks, tractors, 4wheelers, so on and so forth

I change my own oil, always have, always will. I learned to change oil when I was 10 and have been doing it ever since. I do not trust anyone else to get it right and I enjoy the time in the garage drinking beer.

I do my own as well.
I run Amsoil, change the full flow at 10K and analyzed. I change both at 20k and analyzed. I change completely at 40K. i think I will analyze at 20k this time and at 30K again and see how that goes.

i does, 87 chev 350, 02 dakota 4.7, 94 cummins, 48 chevy 260, quad, boat, girlfreinds car you name it i do it costs less that way, taht and you dont get places like jiffy lube that just change the lube not the filter

In my 1999 F-250 7.3, I changed the oil every 4,000 miles, cause I can save a little money, I have used ROTELLA, DELO, SUPER TECH, DEL-VAC, MOTORCRAFT, and my 7.3 ran great, NOW on my 2008 F-250 6.4, I'm only going to use SHELL ROTELLA every 5,000 miles !!!!

I run Rotella 15-40 or 30W in everything i own.......lawn mower, tractors, trucks, vans, cars..........i dont care what make or model........it gets rotella 15-40 or straight 30W.......

i change my own..... haha but i really want to take it to a quick lube and watch them try and get my oil filter off :pca1::pca1:

I have always changed my own on all my trucks. I changed oil for about 3 yrs at a full-service carwash/lube center/detail shop and after seeing how many things that other lube centers screwed up, I will never let anyone else change my oil.

haha, your not going to be laughing when they funk up your truck trying to remove your oil-filter:ph:

i change mine, my parents, my sisters and every one else around here. if your able, i think every one needs to change there own oil, makes ya more fimilar with you vehicles.

I do all the work to my equipement except for alignments and auto trans.overhauls,starting to get my son to grease the gravel trucks but i still roll under to check for problems but he is getting better at spoting them ,he is only 12 but the 18v grease gun works well :U:

Change mine, also. Idiots don't understand the concept of using synthetic! AMSOIL Not much difference in price anymore. Just don't need to do it as often, so think it's cheaper in the long run...

I have a shop I trust to do it, and they let me bring Amsoil and a filter, and charge me like $10 to do it... My time is worth a lot more than $10 to me, so I let them do it. Between finding a place to dump the used oil and filter, and doing it on my back in my driveway, its just not worth it for me to do it myself when I can get it done for $10.
Scott

I have always changed mine. I also change my work truck, GFs car, sisters car, and anyone that needs it done. :5:

I am 17 and i have been changing oil since i was 8 for every thing from tractors too my Cummins and lots of people come to me too have their oil changed because they don't trust the people at those quick stop places. They just break to much stuff. Plus like some of the guys say you have to show these idiots how to start it how to shift and the hole nine yards. :argh:

Depends if I'm busy or not. I can make way more in an hour than it cost to pay one of my employees to do it, so If I'm busy they do it. I don't mind doing it but it's such a simple task I don't feel like I have to be in control of it, besides that I don't tend to keep trucks long enough for it to matter if it's done "right" or not.

Oh yeah, Rotella in everything also. Five trucks, and one waiting to get finished (the Fodge).