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How hard is it to change oil in a car?
#22245156 - 09/16/15 10:07 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hello everybody. An oil change costs $50 in my area. That seems sort of high just to change some oil in a car... I have a very D.I.Y. attitude when it comes to household repairs, maintenance, & so on but I have absolutely zero knowledge on how cars work, mechanics, so on & so forth. The only thing I know how to do to a car is... wash it. I don't even know how to wax a it. Lets say worst case scenario something goes terribly wrong & I royally fuck up-will it ruin my car? No one in my family knows jack shit about mechanics.
Is it worth the $50 to have someone who knows what they are doing change the oil?
Lol. I feel like such a noob asking this.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123] 3
#22245159 - 09/16/15 10:09 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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peep some youtube videos homey
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22245162 - 09/16/15 10:09 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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What kinda car are you working with?
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: GeoDMT]
#22245168 - 09/16/15 10:11 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Oil change is easy. Just search up a video on youtube or some shit.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: GeoDMT]
#22245172 - 09/16/15 10:12 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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And yeah, what the post above mine says, google oil filter location by year, make, model and engine. Hell, write down the last 8 of you're vin and call the dealership, they'll give you a part number that'll cross over to from or something you can buy from walmart or somewhere cheap. Find some straight up 40 weight oil, drain, replace filter, fill 4.5qts, check level....fill more if needed...Go have a cold beer in the shade.
All said and done, you should be under $20
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Niffla]
#22245175 - 09/16/15 10:13 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Niffla said: peep some youtube videos homey
An oil change is usually super easy to do, and $50 is steep for that. Should cost you like $30 max, except maybe if you are using full synthetic.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22245176 - 09/16/15 10:14 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well if you plan on selling your car a oil change history is good to have. However you can go buy a drain pan, oil, and a new filter for roughly less than 50 bucks (gas stations also have free one time paper funnels for pouring it in). A glove and a magnet are also convenient. Also put your drain plug in and change the filter BEFORE you put any new oil back in. The same place where you get your oil changed is where you have to recycle the oil.
How many miles do you drive a year?
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22245178 - 09/16/15 10:14 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Very easy....
Find the oil and filter you need. Buy enough oil, check your cars specs. Turn off engine, let engine cool, put bucket under oil pan under car, unscrew oil cap under hood to let air flow, unscrew plug on oil pan, let oil drain, put screw back in, unscrew old oil filter and let drain, put new oil filter on after putting some oil around the seal, screw on hand tight, fill up with new oil...in that order..... Good to go.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: wakeINpeople]
#22245307 - 09/16/15 10:50 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Like others said it's not hard. I usually just take mine to a shop to get it changed. The dang oil and oil filter almost cost as much as it is to have someone else so it. I just make sure they don't put the cheapo oil in it, it may cost a few more shickles but it's still worth it to me. I used to always change it myself then just decided not too one day.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: DTCharlieB]
#22245398 - 09/16/15 11:08 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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DTCharlieB said: I usually just take mine to a shop to get it changed. The dang oil and oil filter almost cost as much as it is to have someone else so it.
I think its cheaper to DIY, but the value of my time exceeds the differential.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22245516 - 09/16/15 11:30 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Bigfeely123 said: Hello everybody. An oil change costs $50 in my area. That seems sort of high just to change some oil in a car... I have a very D.I.Y. attitude when it comes to household repairs, maintenance, & so on but I have absolutely zero knowledge on how cars work, mechanics, so on & so forth. The only thing I know how to do to a car is... wash it. I don't even know how to wax a it. Lets say worst case scenario something goes terribly wrong & I royally fuck up-will it ruin my car? No one in my family knows jack shit about mechanics.
Is it worth the $50 to have someone who knows what they are doing change the oil?
Lol. I feel like such a noob asking this. 
Its really simple but you have to lift your car on a stand. There's a part that you unscrew and oil starts leaking. It should be indicated where to put the new oil. If you can identify the oil filter then you'll most likely manage to replace it. You might get dirty.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22245558 - 09/16/15 11:36 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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You may want to replace the ring that seals the oil drain plug. Also have fun changing the oil filter, they can be a bitch to unscrew and refit, depending on your particular car model. It's a straightforward job anyway. Make sure not to overfill as it'll wreak havoc on the camshaft seals apparently.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: koraks] 1
#22245753 - 09/16/15 12:15 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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pull drain plug. check
remove fill cap. check
replace drain plug. check
remove oil filter. check
replace with new oil filter. check (make sure you wet rubber gasket with a little new or old oil)
fill with proper amount of the proper oil (found in owners manual or simple google search). check
replace oil fill cap. check
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: trscstghst]
#22246463 - 09/16/15 02:58 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its super easy but messy
You need a large container to collect the oil and its def going to get on your hands.
Most discount stores/supermarkets sell about 5 liters of oil for the same price as a repairshop charges for 1
What kinda car is it?
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Tripsurfer]
#22246486 - 09/16/15 03:04 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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OP just PM'd me and said that his engine fell out when he was trying to change it
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Niffla]
#22246497 - 09/16/15 03:07 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Niffla said: OP just PM'd me and said that his engine fell out when he was trying to change it
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Matt87]
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: badchad]
#22246559 - 09/16/15 03:23 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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DTCharlieB said: I usually just take mine to a shop to get it changed. The dang oil and oil filter almost cost as much as it is to have someone else so it.
I think its cheaper to DIY, but the value of my time exceeds the differential.
I agree I can make 100 bucks or more in the hour or so they have the car.
And Yeah in most all cases is cheaper to DIY but it's really not a whole lot more. I think it cost me almost 25 bucks to do it myself and like 35 or 40 at the other place.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: DTCharlieB]
#22246602 - 09/16/15 03:35 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Other than what's been said, it's easiest if you have ramps.
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XLCaps said: Other than what's been said, it's easiest if you have ramps.
Very true. Doing it yourself isn't hard and saves you $20 at most. I personally think it's a bitch to put my car on a stand and shit like jiffy lube will vacuum my car too so
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or a garage with a ramp enterence, then you just drive up to the top and put the emergency brake on and block the wheels, altho u might not get all the old oil out this way.
also u don't want to use stands on blacktop the blacktop can crack/sink in, then your skull does the same.
the other worry is with both stands and ramps, that shit is made in china now so your just as likely to die from them as well when they fail.
so ideally you want to drive onto ramps, put stands in multiple places under the frame, put a jack stand in there somewhere, and a couple cinder blocks on each side of your head, and bring your cell phone with you incase you get stuck so you can call your wife or children to tell them everything was made in china and everything failed except the cinder blocks but you failed and didn't put them in the right spot to catch the car and you would have saved a lot of money by just calling a different oil shop
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
#22246673 - 09/16/15 03:53 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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The Moose said:
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XLCaps said: Other than what's been said, it's easiest if you have ramps.
Very true. Doing it yourself isn't hard and saves you $20 at most. I personally think it's a bitch to put my car on a stand and shit like jiffy lube will vacuum my car too so 
however they will also sometimes lose the cap off the oil and drop it into your engine. Then when they go to fill your coolant up they will use the wrong kind for your car, and they won't bother to bleed the system so when they do fill it up you'll get air in the system and that will cause problems, and if you tell them to grease your fittings you'll go home and realize all they really did was grease your steering wheel
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
#22246686 - 09/16/15 03:55 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yes that's true. You also have to take your oil in and pay to have it disposed of. Certain shops are barely more expensive if at all, but it does pay to get in the habit of doing these things yourself because it makes you more attentive and observant with the inconsistencies. I like working on my car. Only thing I haven't done with my current car is replace the idler pulley but that's only because it was a tight spot and didn't have the space to do it. On my last car I changed the struts, exhaust, ball joints, wheel cylinders, brake lines, gas lines. The steering rack was a bitch because the only options were to tear up the carpet and take out the center console, then unbolt the floor panel, or drop the axel. It was a lot of work. We just dropped the axel.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246697 - 09/16/15 03:58 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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super easy but nobody is mentioning how to dispose of the old oil
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: CosmicFool]
#22246713 - 09/16/15 04:01 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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u don't have to pay to dispose of old oil u getting scammed, city ordances mandate places that have to accept used motor oil. Typically the city toxic waste center, as well as certain auto parts stores
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: CosmicFool]
#22246721 - 09/16/15 04:03 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dest said: Well if you plan on selling your car a oil change history is good to have. However you can go buy a drain pan, oil, and a new filter for roughly less than 50 bucks (gas stations also have free one time paper funnels for pouring it in). A glove and a magnet are also convenient. Also put your drain plug in and change the filter BEFORE you put any new oil back in. The same place where you get your oil changed is where you have to recycle the oil.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246726 - 09/16/15 04:04 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said: also u don't want to use stands on blacktop the blacktop can crack/sink in,
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
#22246742 - 09/16/15 04:07 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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u know that black stuff they make roads out of........as opposed to the pretty white hard stuff called cement
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246807 - 09/16/15 04:23 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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makaveli8x8 said: u know that black stuff they make roads out of........as opposed to the pretty white hard stuff called cement
It's not going to sink in and drop your car on your head...
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246833 - 09/16/15 04:30 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I live just outside NYC It doesn't cost $50.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
#22246836 - 09/16/15 04:30 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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yah actually it can.......the newer stuff is soft, the older stuff can be too, but also brittle and crack.
I have huge holes in my where my truck sits from the tires sinking in
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
#22246845 - 09/16/15 04:33 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Surprised I can even say this, but Maka is right. It's not advisable to put them on asphalt. Asphalt is not as solid/hard as concrete is. I mean the stuff is basically just gravel held together with tar. If you have to do it on asphalt, put some thick plywood under the stands at the minimum.
I won't work on a car on jack stands though. I'll only get under my car when it's up on the ramps. Only thing I use jack stands for are things like rotating the tires. I've had some sketchy shit happen over the years when the car wasn't up on the ramps. Many life flashing before my eyes moments. At least on the ramps, when it's centered right I know the car isn't going to do anything but roll away from me at the worst case scenario.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22246920 - 09/16/15 04:49 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: Surprised I can even say this, but Maka is right. It's not advisable to put them on asphalt. Asphalt is not as solid/hard as concrete is. I mean the stuff is basically just gravel held together with tar. If you have to do it on asphalt, put some thick plywood under the stands at the minimum.
I won't work on a car on jack stands though. I'll only get under my car when it's up on the ramps. Only thing I use jack stands for are things like rotating the tires. I've had some sketchy shit happen over the years when the car wasn't up on the ramps. Many life flashing before my eyes moments. At least on the ramps, when it's centered right I know the car isn't going to do anything but roll away from me at the worst case scenario.
When I was young & mind numbingly retarded (I'm still stupid, just slightly less so), I was 16 and it was my first year of driving -- I had a flat and was changing my tire...put the car on a jack, and amazingly forgot to put the emergency brake on.
As soon as I got up from under the car -- the car slid off the jack. If it would've slipped a couple of seconds earlier it might have very well killed me.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Niffla]
#22246938 - 09/16/15 04:53 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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which shit like that happens I always think that boom I really did just die and was transferred to a different reality to continue living. Ive had so many times I shoulda died or got hurt that I must have already died a few times by now
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246948 - 09/16/15 04:56 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Changing oil is super easy. Go underneath the car find the nut holding the oil in the tank. Open it up and make sure you have a drip pan.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Sade]
#22246955 - 09/16/15 04:58 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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oh I think we forgot to mention to drain the oil after a nice long drive
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246985 - 09/16/15 05:02 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Do you actually own your own car!? Just lease, then who cares if the oil is changed?
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: HelpHub]
#22246997 - 09/16/15 05:06 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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leasing is a bigger ripoff if your paying per month your tossing money out the window, buy used, maintain it yourself, don't buy new parts fix the parts that break or get used from scrapyard. Oh and research the car first to see how many recalls it has. aka stay away from models that were shitcans from the factory
Idealy you should be buying a car that's 10-15+ years old that way by time your done fixing it up it'll be an antique and worth more
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22246998 - 09/16/15 05:06 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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fuck that.
i do all my oil changes on a cold motor.
fuck dealing with hot engine oil.
and i dont want to hear your argument how the hotter the better it is for an oil change.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Niffla]
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Shroomslip said: Surprised I can even say this, but Maka is right. It's not advisable to put them on asphalt. Asphalt is not as solid/hard as concrete is. I mean the stuff is basically just gravel held together with tar. If you have to do it on asphalt, put some thick plywood under the stands at the minimum.
I won't work on a car on jack stands though. I'll only get under my car when it's up on the ramps. Only thing I use jack stands for are things like rotating the tires. I've had some sketchy shit happen over the years when the car wasn't up on the ramps. Many life flashing before my eyes moments. At least on the ramps, when it's centered right I know the car isn't going to do anything but roll away from me at the worst case scenario.
When I was young & mind numbingly retarded (I'm still stupid, just slightly less so), I was 16 and it was my first year of driving -- I had a flat and was changing my tire...put the car on a jack, and amazingly forgot to put the emergency brake on.
As soon as I got up from under the car -- the car slid off the jack. If it would've slipped a couple of seconds earlier it might have very well killed me.
Damn man I would've pissed myself ha ha. Glad your ok.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
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i do all my oil changes on a cold motor.
fuck dealing with hot engine oil.
and i dont want to hear your argument how the hotter the better it is for an oil change.
all you do is put a long extention on your wrench, lossen it just enough to get it going then run away for 30 mins
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: HelpHub]
#22247016 - 09/16/15 05:09 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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HelpHub said: Do you actually own your own car!? Just lease, then who cares if the oil is changed?
NEVER buy anything that depreciates! 
yeah making payments for 3 years to drive a pretty car and having nothing to show for it when the lease is up is the way to do it
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22247020 - 09/16/15 05:10 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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It is so much more fun when it is 300 degrees.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22247027 - 09/16/15 05:11 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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even after working on cars professionaly for a damned decade, i still dont always get the drain plug out of the way in time.
that being said, fuck hot engine oil, its not needed to perform an oil change
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22247045 - 09/16/15 05:14 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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what? the oil comes out after a couple turns, they train you to take it all the way out cuss they want to work you over like mcdonalds to get to the next customer faster but on your own car that's not a problem. Once its stopped then you can take it all the way out just to make sure any thick sludge stuff at the bottom can get out but u won't have to worry about piss streams coming at you at that point
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
#22247062 - 09/16/15 05:19 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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yeah dude, even if i thought your advice made sense, no way in good god fucking hell would i ever spend thirty fucking minutes changing my oil.
your way works for you so be it.. i am not going to get into a debate about it.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22247068 - 09/16/15 05:20 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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You just drain the oil into your ass, put the cap and oil filter back on and keep driving!
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22247074 - 09/16/15 05:22 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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well if you gunna change the oil you might as well do it right, and the right way is to warm it up so it all comes out, whats the point if you still got dirty oil all over the place?
When its all said and done your really only adding about 10 mintues to the job
if I was draining the oil cold then you'd want to spend more time draining it
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Niffla]
#22247080 - 09/16/15 05:23 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: Surprised I can even say this, but Maka is right. It's not advisable to put them on asphalt. Asphalt is not as solid/hard as concrete is. I mean the stuff is basically just gravel held together with tar. If you have to do it on asphalt, put some thick plywood under the stands at the minimum.
I won't work on a car on jack stands though. I'll only get under my car when it's up on the ramps. Only thing I use jack stands for are things like rotating the tires. I've had some sketchy shit happen over the years when the car wasn't up on the ramps. Many life flashing before my eyes moments. At least on the ramps, when it's centered right I know the car isn't going to do anything but roll away from me at the worst case scenario.
When I was young & mind numbingly retarded (I'm still stupid, just slightly less so), I was 16 and it was my first year of driving -- I had a flat and was changing my tire...put the car on a jack, and amazingly forgot to put the emergency brake on.
As soon as I got up from under the car -- the car slid off the jack. If it would've slipped a couple of seconds earlier it might have very well killed me.
I used to be mind numbingly retarded as well. When I first started working on our cars, I was just using a scissor jack, and to get enough room under it basically meant jacking it up until the jack couldn't go any higher. I put a brick behind the tire and put the emergency break on at least, but that doesn't stop side to side movement. Very first time I got under the car and torqued down on a bolt the car shifted sideways and the jack was actually leaning. By some fucking miracle it stopped short of the tipping point. So I learned my "lesson" and started using TWO jacks. Wasn't long before I discovered the error in my ways yet again.
Another time I jacked the car up and didn't care much about how stable it was because I mean I wasn't going to be underneath it, what's the worst that could happen. Well I damn near dropped the brake rotor on my foot, with the car still firmly attached to it. It's fun to think back to all the almost horrible accidents I had and scare the hell out of myself.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22247161 - 09/16/15 05:40 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: Surprised I can even say this, but Maka is right. It's not advisable to put them on asphalt. Asphalt is not as solid/hard as concrete is. I mean the stuff is basically just gravel held together with tar. If you have to do it on asphalt, put some thick plywood under the stands at the minimum.
I won't work on a car on jack stands though. I'll only get under my car when it's up on the ramps. Only thing I use jack stands for are things like rotating the tires. I've had some sketchy shit happen over the years when the car wasn't up on the ramps. Many life flashing before my eyes moments. At least on the ramps, when it's centered right I know the car isn't going to do anything but roll away from me at the worst case scenario.
When I was young & mind numbingly retarded (I'm still stupid, just slightly less so), I was 16 and it was my first year of driving -- I had a flat and was changing my tire...put the car on a jack, and amazingly forgot to put the emergency brake on.
As soon as I got up from under the car -- the car slid off the jack. If it would've slipped a couple of seconds earlier it might have very well killed me.
I used to be mind numbingly retarded as well. When I first started working on our cars, I was just using a scissor jack, and to get enough room under it basically meant jacking it up until the jack couldn't go any higher. I put a brick behind the tire and put the emergency break on at least, but that doesn't stop side to side movement. Very first time I got under the car and torqued down on a bolt the car shifted sideways and the jack was actually leaning. By some fucking miracle it stopped short of the tipping point. So I learned my "lesson" and started using TWO jacks. Wasn't long before I discovered the error in my ways yet again.
Another time I jacked the car up and didn't care much about how stable it was because I mean I wasn't going to be underneath it, what's the worst that could happen. Well I damn near dropped the brake rotor on my foot, with the car still firmly attached to it. It's fun to think back to all the almost horrible accidents I had and scare the hell out of myself.
Just reading that made me anxious
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22247168 - 09/16/15 05:41 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I used to have a car. I didn't know anything about changing oil either, and my timing belt went up in smoke (sort of). Then I had to sell my car.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22247300 - 09/16/15 06:10 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its impossible to change oil in a car. You have to get out of the car to do it.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22247912 - 09/16/15 08:24 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: Surprised I can even say this, but Maka is right. It's not advisable to put them on asphalt. Asphalt is not as solid/hard as concrete is. I mean the stuff is basically just gravel held together with tar. If you have to do it on asphalt, put some thick plywood under the stands at the minimum.
I won't work on a car on jack stands though. I'll only get under my car when it's up on the ramps. Only thing I use jack stands for are things like rotating the tires. I've had some sketchy shit happen over the years when the car wasn't up on the ramps. Many life flashing before my eyes moments. At least on the ramps, when it's centered right I know the car isn't going to do anything but roll away from me at the worst case scenario.
I understand it's uneven etc. but it will not sink in to hit your head! That's several inches! There is no way asphalt is letting my stands sink 6+ inches in and fast enough to crush me without my moving.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22247926 - 09/16/15 08:26 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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$50 is steep for an oil change.
I'd gladly pay $30 and not have to fuck with it though.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Detached]
#22247936 - 09/16/15 08:27 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would have to pay $40 for the "high mileage" oil change. Otherwise the walmart (lol) near me does it for $20 I think
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
#22247951 - 09/16/15 08:28 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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It doesn't have to sink in far, all it has to do is sink on one side just far enough that it tips the jack stand and causes the car to come crashing down. You very well may not even notice it happening. I've nearly learned the hard way multiple times just how little things have to move to cause a car to fall.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22247960 - 09/16/15 08:31 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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That's different than just sinking in like he said.
And that's freaky having a car almost fall on you.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: The Moose]
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Sinking in is what would cause it to tip over. Generally weight is not going to be absolutely evenly distributed, so one side or one corner is going to be prone to sinking in and messing with the distribution even further. He never said it was going to sink in all the way until the car is on top of you. He just said it's prone to sinking and cracking, which is true. If one corner sinks in enough, that car is coming down faster than you can even realize what's happening, much less get out from under it, guaranteed.
And yes it's freaky nearly having a car fall on you. I've had it happen numerous times because I was an idiot back then. I still get a little nervous about having a car over me even on the ramps. Dying by being crushed would fucking suck. My family doesn't have the best of luck with working on cars. One of my great grandfathers died when a car exploded because he was welding on the gas tank that still had fumes/fuel in it (he didn't know, he was told it had been properly processed).
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8] 1
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see here, it is, the properties of oil make it actually flow better when it is cold. 5w-30 for example means it flows like water when it is cold, and actually gets thicker when it is warm.
only way you can actually truly get most of oil out of a car, is by vacuum.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22248294 - 09/16/15 09:08 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I change it while warm, but had never actually considered that. No more wondering if it's gonna burn me when it comes shooting out.
Changing the oil is probably one of my least favorite common maintenance things to do. I can never do it without making a mess somehow. The last time I did it the cheap ass oil pan from autozone snapped right at the spout while pouring into an old oil bottle and about a quart went all over my front steps. This is after I vastly underestimated how strong the stream was going to be and missed the oil pan by nearly a foot and got a bunch all over my driveway. No matter how many times I do it, it's pretty much always the same story.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22248327 - 09/16/15 09:11 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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dude, i have been there.
i now only get the drain pans from harbor freight that actually have the locks on it so it is fully capable of being transported to the parts store for recycling on its own.
fuck those autozone ones, they are junk.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22248392 - 09/16/15 09:24 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I regularly get it to cover most of my arm up to my elbow don't worry
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22248395 - 09/16/15 09:24 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fuck them indeed. I got a better oil pan since I'll have to do my Sonata's oil pretty soon as well, came from Walmart. It's one of the rigid ones with an actual pouring spout. Won't help me not miss the pan, but at least I won't get shit everywhere while trying to pour it into a bottle.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22248414 - 09/16/15 09:28 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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that should def help the issue.
im surprised someone hasnt come up with something that just solves the damned problem. seems like its a c- or a straight f when it comes to drain pans.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem] 1
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They did solve it. It's called Jiffylube Take it to them and let them make the mess. If I wasn't so damned cheap and didn't overall enjoy working on cars, that's what I'd be doing.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22248441 - 09/16/15 09:34 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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well thats true..
i had some roomates in college that worked for 'iffylube' not a day would go by without a horror story.
but yeah, i get it, let some other poor sap do it... i wish i could bring myself to that point, but for some damned reason i just figure it will be a hassle talking to them.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22248498 - 09/16/15 09:47 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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oil changes are easy and cost about the same as doing it at the shop. The difference is that if you do it yourself, you can use the best oil there is. The shop uses crap oil or recycled oil, you never really know, but im pretty sure its probably not full synthetic.
I had started changing my oil and realized the filter wrench didnt fit but I had already drained the oil. FUCK. I grabbed the filter tight and managed to remove it with my hand. Make sure you grab the right sized filter wrench.
5QT Full Synthetic is about $25, oil filter is $5-$10 and grab and air filter if you need it $10-$20. And your all done and you dont have shit oil in your car!
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Yami]
#22248608 - 09/16/15 10:13 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Or you can do it the old fashioned way if in a pinch.. Get a screwdriver and hammer it straight through the walls of the filter, presto, instant oil wrench. Put a pan or something underneath the filter first just in case.
That is if you have good access to it anyways. The one on my Mazda is crammed way the hell up almost dead center in the engine and is a pain in the ass to get to with just your hands. Luckily it wasn't torqued down and I managed to just undo it with my hands.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22248627 - 09/16/15 10:16 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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or them big ass channel locks that is sitting in the corner of the garage that you dont know how the hell they got there, never been used for anything good.
they make a great oil filter wrench in a jam scenario.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: rackem]
#22248914 - 09/16/15 11:50 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Damn. Just got back from work a little bit ago. Definitely didn't expect all these replies in a thread about changing oil in a car. I appreciate it so much everyone. All your guys' replies helped & gave me some things to think about. Also some replies made me laugh out loud... some replies kind of scared me. Now I'm sort of apprehensive about changing the oil in my car though. Don't want to risk a car falling on me over trying to save $50... Plus I don't have a car jack which I'm assuming is going to cost over $50 alone. Then I'll have to buy the oil, the oil filter, & a couple other things. Considering I'm going to be spending more money just getting all the supplies I'm now leaning towards just taking it into a shop & getting it done by someone who knows what they're doing... FUCK... Once again thanks so much all of you.
Lmfao at Niffla's comment "OP just PM'd me and said that his engine fell out when he was trying to change it".
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22249369 - 09/17/15 02:42 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dude you can get a Heavy Duty bottle jack and a jack stand for under 30 bucks, 5 quarts of oil for 16-18, and a filter for 5-10. Once you do it yourself, your gonna feel good, because you get the experience under your belt, and you learn, and your good for the rest of your life. It really is easy, and it takes less than 10 minutes. Youtube videos will show you how simple it is if you don't believe me, don't let people's replies scare you. If anyone is telling you it's difficult, it's because they are either lazy or don't know how to do it themselves yet.
Man how old are you if you don't mind me asking?
This is something you should learn when you get your first car, and for sure by the time your 18 or 20 you should have it down. How long have you been driving and whose been changing your oil?
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
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It's really not that difficult or dangerous as long as you know what you're doing. Which doesn't mean much really. Just keep in mind basic physics. Cars not stable, it falls down. I personally don't work under jacks or jack stands because of all my stupidity in the past, but lots of people do. When you get it up, shake the hell out of the car if you're unsure about it. All the times I've nearly had a car fall on me were from setting it up in a way where if I had shaken the car as a test first, I would've already seen the issue. But when you're young you feel invincible so it never really entered my mind that a car would fall on me.
If you don't already have a jack, then I hope you have AAA. What are you gonna do when you blow a tire? IMO every car at the bare minimum should have a jack, a spare, a 4way tire iron (the single ones suck ass and can strip nuts easily. The 4 way is easy to really torque down on it to remove the nut without stripping it) a pair of jumper cables and a basic tool set in the trunk at all times. I keep a lot more than that in mine though. If you're gonna work under a car, at the minimum do it on jack stands. They're cheap as hell. You just park the car on some level concrete, jack the car up and "rachet" the stand up as high as it will go, then let the jack down and do the other side.
Changing the oil is literally as simple as taking off one bolt that IME is never hard to get to, as far as I know the drain bolt is always extremely accessible. Take it out, let the oil drain, plug it back up, wipe the area down, replace the filter, then put in a few quarts of oil, let it sit, check the level, and add more as needed.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22249389 - 09/17/15 02:58 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's not that changing your oil is difficult (it takes about 30 minutes tops), it's that you would end up paying about $35-$40 for all the materials anyway. Unless you establish a trade line and start buying oil in bulk, you're just not going to get it as cheap as the shops and might as well shell out the $10-$15 to avoid getting your hands dirty.
It is a fair way to get into automotive repair in general, though and could save you a great deal of money in the future... If people only knew how easy it is to fix a bad AC unit, alternator, or to change your own brakes...
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Well if you change the oil yourself you're guaranteed to be using decent oil. I don't really trust those shops to spare no expense in the oil they're putting in. They gotta make a profit somehow. It's probably through cheap parts.
Plus it's not like those shops always get shit right. My grandpa's truck was nearly destroyed twice by those quick shops. One didn't do anything but hand tighten the oil drain plug and it soon got lost, was probably just a miracle the engine didn't end up seizing. The other was a tire rotation or something (don't quite remember) but they did the same fucking thing with the lug nuts on the wheels. Was a good thing he was only doing about 30 when the wheel came off. Completely fucked the body behind the wheel though.
And no they were 2 different shops we never again went back to either.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22249401 - 09/17/15 03:11 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: It's really not that difficult or dangerous as long as you know what you're doing. Which doesn't mean much really. Just keep in mind basic physics. Cars not stable, it falls down. I personally don't work under jacks or jack stands because of all my stupidity in the past, but lots of people do. When you get it up, shake the hell out of the car if you're unsure about it. All the times I've nearly had a car fall on me were from setting it up in a way where if I had shaken the car as a test first, I would've already seen the issue. But when you're young you feel invincible so it never really entered my mind that a car would fall on me.
If you don't already have a jack, then I hope you have AAA. What are you gonna do when you blow a tire? IMO every car at the bare minimum should have a jack, a spare, a 4way tire iron (the single ones suck ass and can strip nuts easily. The 4 way is easy to really torque down on it to remove the nut without stripping it) a pair of jumper cables and a basic tool set in the trunk at all times. I keep a lot more than that in mine though. If you're gonna work under a car, at the minimum do it on jack stands. They're cheap as hell. You just park the car on some level concrete, jack the car up and "rachet" the stand up as high as it will go, then let the jack down and do the other side.
Changing the oil is literally as simple as taking off one bolt that IME is never hard to get to, as far as I know the drain bolt is always extremely accessible. Take it out, let the oil drain, plug it back up, wipe the area down, replace the filter, then put in a few quarts of oil, let it sit, check the level, and add more as needed.
Shroomslip makes a good point. If you don't even know basic jack and jack stand safety, and where to place the jack and jack stand, make sure you watch those youtube videos first!!!
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Bigfeely123]
#22249411 - 09/17/15 03:20 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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For me, it costs me about $55 in supplies to DIY (synthetic oil and filter).. $80 if I have my shop do it. The question is.... is $25 worth 15 minutes of my time and getting my hands dirty and having to properly dispose/recycle the oil? The answer is sometimes. I generally alternate. Every 5k I will usually do it myself and at 10k I'll pay to have someone do it. I only use LiquiMoly and the shop I go to uses the good stuff as well.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomism]
#22249432 - 09/17/15 03:38 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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it is hard not to mess around
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: european]
#22249543 - 09/17/15 04:47 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I knew a shady oil salesmen. He'd always brag bout selling people like 5000 gallons of cheap sub walmart grade oil as mobil 1 or rotella, and doing coke and banging whores and strippers with the cash he pocketed
Yeah, I think I will change it myself...
Also OP, on most cars you can get away without jacking your car up. Literally all you do is
-remove drail bolt -replace drain bolt after oil drains -remove filter (make sure teh old seal/oring comes off with it you don't wanna double them up) -replace with new filter - add oil - start engine, give a quick look under car to make sure there are no leaks, recheck oil with engine off
That's it. It takes me 15 minutes start to finish including clean up and that's me taking my time.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: CosmicFool]
#22249646 - 09/17/15 06:00 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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CosmicFool said: super easy but nobody is mentioning how to dispose of the old oil
i know its illegal but i have railroad cross ties lining my driveway. i paint the used oil onto them to keep them from rotting. sometimes i use it to start bonfires. it can also be used to get rid of mange on dogs.
the proper way is to take it to a certified oil disposal site
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22250580 - 09/17/15 11:04 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: Plus it's not like those shops always get shit right.
Great point, Jiffy Lube and other chains are notorious for employing people that know nothing about cars to work on cars... Not good.
At least a mechanic might say something if oil is leaking out of your head, like a sieve. Those grease monkeys will scratch their asses and send you on your way.
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Never ever take your car to Jiffy lube. They are complete idiots and/or scammers.
My friend had to sue them to get his engine replaced when he took his car there and they changed the oil and didn't tighten the oil plug down all the way. He was leaking oil all the way home and then his engine seized and died when it went dry. Also they have been caught by news stations all over the place charging people for repairs and then never even doing them.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomism]
#22251151 - 09/17/15 01:03 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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An oil change is super easy. My mechanic does mine in less than 5 minutes. You will need a jack and some other things but it's super easy to do. Just don't tighten the screw too tight or else it can break.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomism]
#22252086 - 09/17/15 04:45 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: Never ever take your car to Jiffy lube. They are complete idiots and/or scammers.
My friend had to sue them to get his engine replaced when he took his car there and they changed the oil and didn't tighten the oil plug down all the way. He was leaking oil all the way home and then his engine seized and died when it went dry. Also they have been caught by news stations all over the place charging people for repairs and then never even doing them.
Sears is the same way I had a friend that worked there. He said they hire people with no knowledge or experience and will straight up lie to you to upsell services. On top of that the services were not done correctly i.e. coolant or transmission flush was simply draining and refilling. What a lot of people don't realize is that the people doing oil changes, changing tires, and other basic maintenance are not mechanics.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: luvdemboomers]
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but but they changed oil for 30 years surely they've earned that title by now
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: makaveli8x8]
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When I was 16 I decided to change the oil on my 68 Nova. I pulled up over a curb to raise the front end. That was the last of my good ideas. I got under there with my mother's giant turkey pan, loosened the bolt and let it all drain. When I slid the pan out from under the car I said "Oh, I didn't know oil was red." It was the transmission fluid.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Brian Jones]
#22253503 - 09/17/15 09:33 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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And then you turned around and poured it right back in!
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Shroomism]
#22253603 - 09/17/15 09:58 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: Never ever take your car to Jiffy lube. They are complete idiots and/or scammers.
My friend had to sue them to get his engine replaced when he took his car there and they changed the oil and didn't tighten the oil plug down all the way. He was leaking oil all the way home and then his engine seized and died when it went dry. Also they have been caught by news stations all over the place charging people for repairs and then never even doing them.
I've had nothing but problems from jiffy. They even broke one of my lights and tried to say it was already broken, like WTF........
Giant scammers. And it wasn't just that location. I had another location try and scam me too.
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Re: How hard is it to change oil in a car? [Re: Uzziel]
#22253677 - 09/17/15 10:18 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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only thing worse than jiffy lube is family members who offer to lend you a car as long as you agree to do the maintence, so they give you a car with a tranny about to fall out and then try to make you pay for it
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