Poll: Where do you get your oil changed?

[Sig556]

Guess?
I'm turning 80 yrs old on September 29 and I still do most of my own work in the garage.

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[Shadetree43]

Do it myself in the driveway on ramps.
I was 80 in July. Can't remember not changing it myself. Strongly agree with post #2. My 5.0 F150 is a pain getting the filter runoff out. EB Mustang not bad at all.
No more than I drive anymore, it's most often once a year for each one. Motorcraft filter & full synthetic oil.

 

[Aerodaves]

Have done it on all my and my family's cars myself for all time. Dad taught me how to do it on my 1980 Capri in the backyard when I started driving in 1987 and I never looked back. It's so easy, takes only an hour or two, saves me a ton of money, and it's the only way to know to know for sure it's done right. I had a cousin lose an engine in her Mustang by getting her oil changed at Walmart, when the drain plug wasn't on tight, backed out, and ran the engine dry on her 20 mile drive home. This will never happen to me.

 

[barron64]

Don't forget the most important thing when changing the oil yourself...a big piece of comfy cardboard to lie on!

 

[3pdl]

diy. the tech's a little sketch tho.

 

[Vertex]

Mine is kind've a mix between doing it myself and having a buddy(tech at the dealer I work at) do it for me. I supply the oil and filter which I typically run royal purple and then use an oem filter.

I will say that anyone who is leery about a dealer doing it, they will pay for their mistake if they fuck up. The quick lube kids at the dealer I work at have screwed up a couple of times and we always take care of the repair(s) needed if that happens. Have never had a main shop tech screw anything up before

 

[TexasMetallic5.0]

In the driveway on ramps. Only paid to have oil changed once in my life because I was out of town working.

 

[Twall]

DYI and save over $100 per change vs. going to a dealership.

ford dealer in Oklahoma charges me $15 labor for the oil change when I bring all my supplies, and it’s just another opportunity for them to look under the car and keep an eye on things that I may miss. Or…. It’s a young lube guy that doesn’t even know what to look for but point is after I created a massive mess all over me and my garage floor I don’t see the “glory” in doing it yourself anymore.

 

[luca1290]

[...] after I created a massive mess all over me and my garage floor I don’t see the “glory” in doing it yourself anymore.

To each is own but making mistakes is usually (one of) the path to learning. The first time you make it that way, the next time will be better.
Cheers!

 

[Rapid Red]

I like to Bar B Q also

 

[Weyland-Yutani]

So far, I've either used dealer service or done it myself and both are really poor utilizations of my time.

 

[Rapid Red]

So far, I've either used dealer service or done it myself and both are really poor utilizations of my time.

So sell the car, more time for face book and cell phone, a better way to spend your time I am sure.

 

[Weyland-Yutani]

So sell the car, more time for face book and cell phone, a better way to spend your time I am sure.

......or working ......or sitting on my couch watching 70s Kung Fu movies. It's my time.

Sitting around a dealership for half a day takes my professional time away (which is valuable). Changing my own oil takes my leisure time away (which is even more valuable). Some people enjoy it. I totally get that, but to me it's just a menial task like cleaning the toilet.

 

[luca1290]

Sitting around a dealership for half a day takes my professional time away (which is valuable). Changing my own oil takes my leisure time away (which is even more valuable). Some people enjoy it. I totally get that, but to me it's just a menial task like cleaning the toilet.

[Joke]
And here comes the customary welcome to the forum: "so sell the car and get a used Prius!!!".
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[Pk64f100]

What oil and filter are you DIY bros using. My 1st horse, it’s 2019 GT. I have used KN filters in my ‘11 Raptor with Motorcraft syn.

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