View Poll Results: Who does your oil change?
I do my own
598
69.86%
I take it to a quick lube place
132
15.42%
I take it to the dealership
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14.72%
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Oil Changes
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Oil Changes I have always gone to one of those quick lube places because I knew someone and he made sure everything was done right. This morning he calls me and tells me he quit for an office job, so that got me thinking should I just do my own oil changes from now on?
I was just wondering what everyone here does? And if your do your own which brand of oil and filters do you use?
I was just wondering what everyone here does? And if your do your own which brand of oil and filters do you use?
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Rep Power: 0 DIY, It's pretty simple. I use mobile 1 0W20 and just a hint of the new synthetic lucas brand additive. Yes, Lucas finally makes a synthetic additive. I use the fram X2 filter and I change both the filter and oil every 3k. The manual says 5k but oil is cheap compared to the price of a new engine.
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Rep Power: 0 I have always done my own. I just wish Honda oil filters were located in a more favorable position like on some of the Toyota engines I have seen! The Mazda's 2.3 oil filter is very easy to get to.
I used to buy Honda filters - then I bought one that had "manufactured by Fram" printed on it. So , I just use the Fram Extra-Guard these days. Have been using Castrol GTX 5W-20 for the past few oil changes.
I used to buy Honda filters - then I bought one that had "manufactured by Fram" printed on it. So , I just use the Fram Extra-Guard these days. Have been using Castrol GTX 5W-20 for the past few oil changes.
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Rep Power: 0 royal purple is awesome if you can find it and afford it easily. my dad used that for a long time. and my ex-b/f used it in his s/c teg.
anyways, as far as my car. i have an 04 5spd sedan. i use a honda filter and castrol syntec blend. change it every 3k miles. i work at a car dealership so i can just get one of the techs to change it for free.
costs me about $12 to do that. only get a small discount on the filter.
i'd recommend you changing your own oil at home. if you do it yourself, you know for sure that everything is back where and how it should be. you can take it to the dealership, but they are screwing you royaly on the price. about $30 at honda dealerships here. and everyone makes mistakes. trust me, i see everything since i work in the service department. if youre worried about your car. just do it yourself that way you can be sure everything is good. if youre in a hurry and never have time. ask around to see where local people get theirs changed so that you know what places are good and the ones that are not.
anyways, as far as my car. i have an 04 5spd sedan. i use a honda filter and castrol syntec blend. change it every 3k miles. i work at a car dealership so i can just get one of the techs to change it for free.
costs me about $12 to do that. only get a small discount on the filter. i'd recommend you changing your own oil at home. if you do it yourself, you know for sure that everything is back where and how it should be. you can take it to the dealership, but they are screwing you royaly on the price. about $30 at honda dealerships here. and everyone makes mistakes. trust me, i see everything since i work in the service department. if youre worried about your car. just do it yourself that way you can be sure everything is good. if youre in a hurry and never have time. ask around to see where local people get theirs changed so that you know what places are good and the ones that are not.
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Rep Power: 302 I take mine to the dealer, but only until my warranty is up. They know me pretty well, and do good work. I always check it. Once I hit 36k, I'll do it myself. Until then, they can't argue about any warranty issue, since THEY do ALL the regular maintenance. Just covering my butt.
You should DIY Everything if you have the time and common sense. Change your own oil so you know what is going in, that the drain plug goes back in correctly, what your old oil looked like, and inspect the bottom of your engine bay. You'll know it's done right, and you'll catch anything starting to go wrong.
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Originally Posted by Sickboy
You should DIY Everything if you have the time and common sense. Change your own oil so you know what is going in, that the drain plug goes back in correctly, what your old oil looked like, and inspect the bottom of your engine bay. You'll know it's done right, and you'll catch anything starting to go wrong.
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just dont remove the gasket off the filter like the guy does in the diy. just put a lil oil on the gasket, then install the filter.
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just dont remove the gasket off the filter like the guy does in the diy. just put a lil oil on the gasket, then install the filter.
oh yea, heres a site that lists disposal sites
http://www.earth911.org/
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Rep Power: 0 purolator oil filter and castrol gtx 5w-20, do it myself, took it to the dealer at the beginning when it was free of course......changed every 5000 , but this time it let it go 7300 miles 
if u go to discount or any auto shop they have lil containers that u can pour the oil inot and return to the store.....it cost like an extra buck but still it is worth the headache......and ur not like my friend...which just fills up empty containers or milk or oj with it and then disposes of it.......SOOOO WRONG
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Originally Posted by cdmx
I just changed my oil and im using mobil 1 5w30 with a new oem filter
Whats wrong with the OEMs
Whats wrong with the OEMs
