Posted on 05/06/2025 4:47:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
You are old. ;^)
I figured so. The next oil change, it is going bye bye.
“Getting the top O-Ring on and off can be a pain.”
True, but if looks like there is no damage to the oil ring, I just wipe it off, apply fresh oil to it and reinstall the assembly.
Maybe he has a rather large belly.
That is what I do. I change the “easy” lower two and shove it back in. The drain plug has o-rings and they never need replacing.
Most auto parts places will take used motor oil for free.
And the last time I took my car for an oil change at one of those places it was over $100. I can change it myself for $40 in about 30 min.
My car requires the full synthetic oil. Plus younger people can’t change their oil to save their life.
The Fumotod are fine as long as they don’t stick down too far. I still do my own oil changes especially since I busted the dealer on not changing my oil filter. They’re not putting their best people on these menial tasks.
I have a large belly, and oil changes still aren't $20.
I worked on cars a lot in my youth including an engine overhaul. Also changed my oil for many years. But for the last decade or more I have given Express Oil the honor of tending to that task. :-)
20 bucks??? Obviously you haven't paid for an oil change lately. You can't even do it yourself for $20 these days because the oil alone will cost you more than that.
I am convinced my tools hate me becauae they are always hiding from me.
And you don’t leave out any fasteners or strip any screws, right?
Like my Ford dealer did.
Not so far - i try not to be in a hurry but then my car is 19 years old.
Oil and filter at Walmart run $25 here. I have changed my own oil since I was a yute. I pour it back in the container and send it to the dump or pour it out in a hole. Oil is a naturally-occurring substance. The bacteria will eat it.
Firestone quoted me $75 for 5 quarts of full synthetic. I drive a Subaru.
I have an easy way to get rid of my old oil and filter. Pour it back into the 5-gal plastic jug and put it in the trash barrel. My towns trash all goes into an incinerator, so my old oil stokes the fire.
My car insists on synthetic. I change it myself because the oil change places rape you on synthetic. Plus I am paranoid that they will put in inferior synthetic or a semi-synthetic “blend”.
Amazon has its own brand synthetic in a 5 gallon jug. This is what I used. I know its crazy to be shipping 5 gallon jugs of oil around. Bought the filter there too.
I have a 12" x 18" white board my wife discarded which is gridded off with the following info: vehicle, tire pressure, drain plug size, oil type, filter #, lug nut size, lug nut torque, "notes".
Makes life a little bit easier with 5 vehicles.
I change my own Mercedes oil and filter and don’t go near the drain plug. I have an extractor that hooks up to an air compressor that sucks all the old oil out of the dip stick holder.
Without that, I’d have to take the car in to be serviced as there’s a large shield that has to be removed to get at the oil plug.
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