Oil Change Poll

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Chime in on your oil change preference.

[werty]

doing it myself gives me time to look over the truck and spend quality time with it:great:

[2COR517]

Just going back to doing all my own maintenance. Funny how those jiffy lube guys miss so many grease fittings. Not funny to replace ball joints, idler arms, pitman arms.

Using WIX/Napa filters, Valvoline MaxLife oil.

[hunky]

Same here. Just started back doing my own. Autozone runs monthly specials,5 qt. of synthetic and filter for $25-$29.00 Switching the family to full synthitc.

[2ToNe04]

royal purple :)

[budfreak]

I do my own oil because I don't trust anybody else touching my truck.:)
Valvoline maxlife FTW.

[Z71_guy]

i work at a shop so i do my own with all the luxuries hoist oil and filter at cost its the good life

[N8han]

I will be the first to say I take mine to the local mechanic. He is a friend of my family's and plus its not too expensive. I Had a cobalt before so jacking it up to get under it was a hassle so I took it to him. I payed 250 for lifetime oil changes and I only pay another 25 to transfer it to my truck so I can't beat it. It pays for itself overtime.

[bob13]

Twice a year I don't put a lot of miles on.

[seffieldvillage@aol.com]

I do it myself. Every 4000 miles

[kgibson181]

Definately wont be paying a mechanic 50 bucks to do something so simple

[canislupis69]

I change my own oil...funny I thought this would be easier after I had my lift put on, but that just means the oil has farther to fall and splashes in the pan all over the place!

[hmaster77]

gotta change it urself it costs about 17 dollars to do it urself and like 30 to get it done somewhere else and u can look it over and check out everything else but i love working on my truck so thats just me

[kylegillean]

too add to this. What's the best oil?

[2COR517]

too add to this. What's the best oil?

Motor oil.

Can open, worms everywhere..............

[detailjohn]

change every 15k w/AMSOIL....

[2ToNe04]

Definately wont be paying a mechanic 50 bucks to do something so simple

i know how you feel bro; not even that they also treat your car like **** and start saying theres all these little problems wrong with it. Just so you can give them business.

[2COR517]

i know how you feel bro; not even that they also treat your car like **** and start saying theres all these little problems wrong with it. Just so you can give them business.

I took my TrailBlazer to the local GM shop a couple of years ago. They had a waiting room overlooking the service bay. Let's just say the lube tech liked to get his money's worth out of the gas pedal. Gave the Service Manager a pretty good grilling. Haven't been back there, either.

[1st Synthetics]

I do all mine once a year or longer. My wife's Acadia is every 25K miles and my truck I do not think I will have to change for at least 25 to 50K miles with the by-pass filter installed. My Harley I change in the fall or every 15K miles which I never hit seeing having 4 kids keeps me off it most of the time. All my lawnmowers and such get changed once a year. And yes everything I own runs AMSOIL.

Let me know if anyone need a price on AMSOIL. And remember I am offering a 6 month trial Preferred Customer Membership right now.:great:

[1st Synthetics]

too add to this. What's the best oil?


AMSOIL,I had to say it! Facts are facts nothing beats AMSOIL.


Use the proven best, AMSOIL

[TRPLXL2]

I take mine to NTB all the time, because i have lifetime oil changes, tire balancing, 4 wheel alignment, and rotation so why wouldn't I? We have a four post car lift and all of the tools, but the time just isn't there for that kind of thing. :sleep:

[Wrench]

perks of being a mechanic is that i get to do my own with a hoist and able to check everything over on company time :great:

[redneckarmyMP]

been takin it to a place in town and after every change i crawl under to check their work.no dissapointments so far but first screw up ill be back to doing it myself

[drkbluZ71]

do it yourself is the only way. plus you save money!

[2COR517]

do it yourself is the only way. plus you save money!

I lose money. $7 for a good filter, $15 for decent oil. Plus grease, hand cleaner, hot water, and an hour of my time. I could take it to the speedie shop for $20, done in 15 minutes, no dirty hands. Of course, I get more experience changing front end parts that way........

[kylegillean]

yeah here in grand rapids there was a place doing oil changes for 15. i brought my old honda passport :jap:there and like 1500 miles later the oil was like black water. havent done those cheap deals since.:no:

[dsfloyd]

Yeah the oil change places are cheap until you start adding the upgraded oil, filter etc. then that 15 quickly becomes 40+. Do mine myself.

[88Jimmy4X4]

There is nothing I cant do or havent done to my truck. I do it myself. But, thanks for the offer.:)

[drkbluZ71]

wow thats pretty sad if it takes you an hour to change ur own oil. im done in less the 30 min and have done it enough times at the age of 20 to know how to keep the mess to a minimum. at a local quick lube they charge $95 for the mobile 1 extended performance oil and filter. i get the same thing at autozone for less then $35 and have the satisfaction of Knowing I Put A Quality Oil in my truck. i dont know about yall but i dont have $60 dollars to just throw away like that. not to mention its not a bad thing to do a little work every once and a while.

[VectraGT]

Living in Germany comes at a cost. Especially when it comes to maintenance on my '09 Silverado. Just out of curiosity I took my truck to the local Opel dealer (part of GM) and showed them the maintenance schedule for 10,000 Miles. He returned with a bill of over $400. I kindly thanked him for his time and went by the parts store on base to get the things I needed. The great thing about living in Germany is I have hooked up with a Germany family who ONLY works on GM products. They curse all German owned brands and only work on Opels. Considering I drive the pennical of Amercian utility, the have graciously accepted me as part of the family. Along with that comes 2 fully stocked garrages, with lifts, pnumatic tools, and gathering crowds to whatch the truck on the lift.

** Do it your self. Its much more fun...at least in Germany!**

[2COR517]

wow thats pretty sad if it takes you an hour to change ur own oil. im done in less the 30 min and have done it enough times at the age of 20 to know how to keep the mess to a minimum.

I presume that cheap shot is at me. I've been doing oil changes and brake jobs since I was 10, so I've got some experience. If I wanted to just change the oil, I could be done in 20 minutes. But I do a full grease job too. That's 11 fittings, and the last three (Pitman arm, idler arm) are not much fun. Plus, I grease the front driveshaft, check the fluids in my transfer case and two differentials.While I'm at it, I usually rotate the tires too. And this is all in the driveway, no lift.

If you've got a way to pull the oil filter off a 350 in an IFS truck without giving the front driveshaft a bath, I'm all ears.

By the way, there's an apostrophe in "that's", a Y and O in "your", CAPITAL I and apostrophe in "I'm". And I have to presume you meant "less THAN 30"

Have a pleasant day.:-)

[clarenceg]

I have always used Valvoline. I used Duralube until about 75,000 miles and have used high mileage blend since. My 2001 Silverado 4.3 now has 213,000 miles and doesn't burn any oil.

[bry2500]

I did it all by myself. I feel so self sufficient.

Amsoil 5W-30 and amsoil EA filter

[TUTONE]

Definitely cheaper to do it yourself and it's good to get your hands dirty once in a while.

[dsfloyd]

I change my own oil...funny I thought this would be easier after I had my lift put on, but that just means the oil has farther to fall and splashes in the pan all over the place!


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I use a taller wash bucket with the lift, doesn't splash that way. The crossover pipe is the mess maker when I change the oil. The oil shoots out and hits the lower half and that propels it another 4-6 inches:no:. I have to move the bucket with the oil until it stops hitting the exhaust and then wipe it down.

[canislupis69]

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I use a taller wash bucket with the lift, doesn't splash that way. The crossover pipe is the mess maker when I change the oil. The oil shoots out and hits the lower half and that propels it another 4-6 inches:no:. I have to move the bucket with the oil until it stops hitting the exhaust and then wipe it down.
Thanks for the tip on the wash bucket. I'll have to try that next time.

[Offshore24]

I change my own oil. Use Mobil one or Amsoil synth. I believe the oils are better than they used to be and synth can go 10,000 miles without issue. I had Amsoil tested a couple times at 10,000 miles and it was good to go more.

[Stouffer]

Depends on the weather. Winter I take it somewhere, spring, summer fall I will do it myself.

[kylegillean]

I presume that cheap shot is at me. I've been doing oil changes and brake jobs since I was 10, so I've got some experience. If I wanted to just change the oil, I could be done in 20 minutes. But I do a full grease job too. That's 11 fittings, and the last three (Pitman arm, idler arm) are not much fun. Plus, I grease the front driveshaft, check the fluids in my transfer case and two differentials.While I'm at it, I usually rotate the tires too. And this is all in the driveway, no lift.

If you've got a way to pull the oil filter off a 350 in an IFS truck without giving the front driveshaft a bath, I'm all ears.

By the way, there's an apostrophe in "that's", a Y and O in "your", CAPITAL I and apostrophe in "I'm". And I have to presume you meant "less THAN 30"

Have a pleasant day.:-)

haha love it. sooo many stupid "know-it-alls" on this site. its ridiculous. :rofl:

[alberto3a]

Here in the Philippines, it's very cheap to have a mechanic change the oil, around $5, so I let my trusty mechanic do it.

[tattooed4life]

haha love it. sooo many stupid "know-it-alls" on this site. its ridiculous. :rofl:
I change my own. Also why don't you keep your comments about other members to yourself. There's other sites that you can join and run your mouth. Nobody wants to hear the B.S.!

[Tdaz250]

Why not do it yourself. I just like to know whats going on with my truck, not some quickie shop. Plus a few friends of mine have had some run ins with quickie shop.

[bsharles]

Right now I take it in and have it done.. I can't get under it right now, I had a bad motorcycle wreck last June 1st and broke both arms , Had my right shoulder replaced and pins and plates in my left wrist..I can do some things but crawling under the truck isn't one of them at this time. but I will have to fix the door handle and line the door up. The shop wants to much money. And at least I can stand up to fix those problems.

[vms4evr]

Do it myself. On 3 vehicles. The truck is the new member of the family. It got oil change and trasn fluid change at the dealer before I bought it. I have no idea what they put in it. So I'll be doing it soon. Royal Purple with K&N or M1 oil filter, just like the Vette gets. At least this thing I can just crawl under. Try doing that with a Vette :rofl:

[Chevyboy96]

Always do it myself, along with everyone elses!!!

[Henchman]

My time is worth something so I take and have it done. I used to do it myself.

[Dan]

only genuine GM oil and filters are used on my truck !!

i have found to get good will repairs from GM are much better if you have maintance records and oil records from the dealer..

had a ring and pinion go out on my 2003 with 56000 miles on it my dealer went to there service rep with gm and got aproval for all parts and 50% of the loabor since i could prove a perfect maintence record starting with the first oil change at the dealer 3000 miles after i bought it..

i keep a folder with recipts of every dollar i spent on the truck...and now with my 2006 i have it on paper as well as on a computer program that starts off with the amount paid for it all the wat to 59 cent turn signal bulb...im told im to much of a prefexitest in maintain the truck and records to prove it..

but when i go to sell them there is a line of people fighting over my toy because they will get a truck that is great shape and ready to start working with records to prove it and the records go with the truck..

Dan

[Silverbullit]

Changing the oil my self helps me stay in tune with my baby:love:

[Silverbullit]

only genuine GM oil and filters are used on my truck !!

i have found to get good will repairs from GM are much better if you have maintance records and oil records from the dealer..

had a ring and pinion go out on my 2003 with 56000 miles on it my dealer went to there service rep with gm and got aproval for all parts and 50% of the loabor since i could prove a perfect maintence record starting with the first oil change at the dealer 3000 miles after i bought it..

i keep a folder with recipts of every dollar i spent on the truck...and now with my 2006 i have it on paper as well as on a computer program that starts off with the amount paid for it all the wat to 59 cent turn signal bulb...im told im to much of a prefexitest in maintain the truck and records to prove it..

but when i go to sell them there is a line of people fighting over my toy because they will get a truck that is great shape and ready to start working with records to prove it and the records go with the truck..

Dan
With all the money you spent at the dealer ship you could pay for ring and pinion Easy..........But if I had the money I would go to the dealer too!!!

[randall2005]

I choose to do it myself. It gives me time to spend with my truck. castrol gtx

[MTPockets]

I chose to change it myself because I don't like other people working on my vehicles.
I had a friend who had Jiffy Lube change his oil and they forgot to add oil. He didn't make it off their lot due to the engine seizing. :gasp:

[Fan45acp]

Do it myself using Mobil One 5w-30 and a AC Delco Ph 48 filter..
Stay Safe...............J.H.

[Bel Air]

every 2000 like clockwork

[wulk025]

I always do my own oil change every 4000 miles with Full Synthetic 10w30 Valvoline. Lets me get a good look at the motor and belly of the Burban and tighten any bolts or screws and check the air filter.

[TritonBoulder47]

I've always done it myself for every vehicle I've ever owned...

[Tommygunz]

I change all the fluids in my trucks myself using premium amsoil synthetics.