Do you guys do your own oil changes?

[CrispedUp 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....

the auto parts store by my house, accepts used oil. so you should check with yours.

 

[bigbirney420 10+ year member]

Jug of full synthetic at Walmeezy is 20-25. M1 or Pennzoil platinum. Wix filter is 5. Most places charges $25 for bulk oil and the shittiest filter you can find. Every car is different. I have ran M1, Syntec, PP and Amsoil XL, Valvoline Synpower. Had oil analysis done on all of them and PP held up the best. Most cars dont even need any more than dino oil with a good filter and regular changes.

 

[chase007 10+ year member]

Whats a oil change?

 

[Lugnutz 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....

Bring it inside Advanced Auto and they dispose of it for free dumbass. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[WOT]

Ya I simply dump my used in a 20gallon pale, and leave it outside a tranny shop right down the road beside all of there other jugs lol

Aint free here

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I do it if my dad has an open space at his work place. So just put it on a rack and go to town. Done in 10 minutes and viola!

Free as well! Well if I use Mobile1, then he charges me 10 bucks...........//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

If he is too busy, I leave my car and he gets to it when he can and then pick it up. With todays economy I usually have a bay open, lol!

 

[jonathan demuth]

LOL no. I have better things to do than get dirty to save a few dollars. drop the car off, and just take a different car. Must **** to be poor:laugh:

 

[93dakota 10+ year member]

I have always changed my oil my self. I can get Oil and a good Mobile filter for under $30. That way I use a filter that is much higher quality then the one a shop would put on. Also if you have a Jiffy Lube near by you can take your oil there.

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

Castrol SynBlend for the wife's car, Castrol GTX in the SHO, and I haven't decided on what to put in the new ride yet. Haven't even put 2k miles on it yet.

 

[honkyg 10+ year member]

ive always done my own, and my mothers, my brothers, my friends, etc., i started changing oil on my dads car for him when i was 8, then i worked at a lube shop when i was a teenager, it just got easier over the years, plus ive seen lube tech's bust the grease seals on suspension and steering joints, a big no-no in my book,.... suffice to say, the only ppl i trust to change my oil and lube my chassis are myself, my father, and my son after i show him the ropes

edit: good rule of thumb- hot oil drains 60% quicker than cold oil, let your car run for 10 minutes b4 you change, that is if ya'll can tolerate the heat like i do

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

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....

autozone has a barrel you can use i think.

they do out here.

 

[Anniku989 10+ year member]

I always do my own, 5-30 royal purple

We gotta pay big bucks out here in the boonies to get rid of the oil, so we just throw in on our weekly bonfires lol

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

oh my god thats gotta be healthy

lol

 

[joeboxer5876 10+ year member]

i would rather do it myself. most oil change shops don't use highly qualified mechanics to change oil!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

i used valvoline or castrol high mileage with a bottle of lucas!

 

[Legend 10+ year member]

i do it myself and im using full synthetic baby