Do you guys do your own oil changes?

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

I end up changing about 6 cars so it is easier for me to do them myself.

Plus at my Mother in Laws we have a pit and nice stand up oil drain.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Here its $15 for an oil change and a top off on all other fluids. I pay around $45-$50 and do it myself. I use Mobil1 Full synthetic. May be switching to Royal Purple. Ive seen some HP and Torque tests where the Royal Purple gets about 10 more on average over Mobil1.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

RP and Castrol both, buy base oil from Mobil1, but RP has much better additives. Get some IXL if you really want a good additive that works.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I don't use that bulk oil crap that most oil changers use.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I add lucas oil to my oil change...it is FTW!

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

I did'em myself when I was a mechanic for a while, but now that I don't work at a shop anymore I got sick of crawling under my car and just pay a couple extra washington's to have it done for me.

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

I change mine myself. For free. I get free oil and free filters... One of the perks to working in the parts department of a dealership //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

As a matter of fact ima do mine right now. Going to run 1/4 mile at a track when I get off.

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

I have always done mine because i'm paying for it and i dont want to pay anyone else to do what i can do. Sometimes they run deals around here for like $25-30 for an oil change and tire rotation so I only save a few bucks, but money saved is money saved.

 

[WOT]

Hell yes i do it myself

I dunno where you guys are but the savings are huge here, cheapest shop Ive seen is the 10min oil lube place and its $32 + tax

I personally bought about 10 cases (30 jugs) of castrol when it went onsale for 8.99, and filters are $4.50ish. Saving $25 easy everytime I do it, and it takes me literally 10min, no jack or anything on the suv, and the filter is in the most convenient spot.

If the oil didnt take so long to drain Id be done in 3 min

I also dont like people working on my car

DO it yourself

 

[clouduz 10+ year member]

I do mine, just to make sure I really get synthetic oil. That's the only reason.

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

20 bucks and a 15 minute job. and it's easy to get under my truck so i've always done it myself.

question to those who change their own oil.

what do you do with the old oil?

i have five 5 gallon buckets full sitting in the back of the garage... i'm thinking of ditching them at a auto parts store after hours or something haha....

 

[clouduz 10+ year member]

well I bring mine to the garbage dump, there is a oil section there I don't get charged but i think it cost $3 or $5 to leave it there.

 

[clouduz 10+ year member]

oh, the dump is like 2 mins from my house so it's convenient and easy without destroying the earth.

 

[blaze383]

I do mine myself, saves me money.