Worth it to change your own oil?

[Mike Jung]

Originally Posted by AaronGTR

temperature doesn't really have much to do with it. It's more about miles and how long the additives in the oil last.I lived in Florida which is just as hot and I could put 6000 miles on my car with Castrol GTX in it (verified by lab test). If you're changing every 3000 miles you're wasting money.

Oil temps do though


I miss my G8 GT 6.0L small block V8 engine.

8.8 US quarts needed.

I would bring my car into the local GM dealer.
They have a drive through pit...& I can watch them & chat with them as they do the oil change.

I would bring in 9x 1L bottles of Castrol Edge 0W-30 Euro spec & a NAPA Gold oil filter.
$32.50 Cdn + taxes for labour.

GM Mobil 1 5W-30 oil changes are about $150 Cdn + taxes for C6 gen Corvettes without the dry sump system.
(The dry sump system is like 10L / 10.6 US quarts.)

(Keep in mind that a regular oil change here is like $50 Cdn. Last time the GA went in it was $57.50 Cdn + taxes...when I didn't bring my own supplies.)

[99Alero_Boy]

Wait. You are supposed to change your oil? I thought you just topped it off as it leaked out and that was good!

[Metallman56]

I'm chiming in late but I guess I'm surprised this is even a topic.

if you trust people and want cheap oil in your car, have someone else do it

if you don't trust people or want to use good oil then do it yourself.

I change my oil like most people on here. hell changing my wife's ford escapes oil tomorrow. however with that being said IF I didn't have a garage in the winter, I would probably just take both cars in. today when I woke up it was -7 here with a wind chill of freeze your balls off. I hate the cold and highly doubt I'd go out in weather even close to that and change it myself. however tomorrow, i'll start a fire in the garage ( I have a wood burning stove I'm not actually going to set my garage on fire) get it up to around 50 or 60 and then change the oil out.

[2000 GT Coupe]

Originally Posted by Metallman56

I'm chiming in late but I guess I'm surprised this is even a topic.

if you trust people and want cheap oil in your car, have someone else do it

if you don't trust people or want to use good oil then do it yourself.

I change my oil like most people on here. hell changing my wife's ford escapes oil tomorrow. however with that being said IF I didn't have a garage in the winter, I would probably just take both cars in. today when I woke up it was -7 here with a wind chill of freeze your balls off. I hate the cold and highly doubt I'd go out in weather even close to that and change it myself. however tomorrow, i'll start a fire in the garage ( I have a wood burning stove I'm not actually going to set my garage on fire) get it up to around 50 or 60 and then change the oil out.

Nice
When I lived in ND if I had a garage, not heated unfortunately, I changed it even if it was -5F though if I could get by it stayed unchanged until the temps at least hit 0F But the times I had no garage it stayed unchanged, hell un driven until the temp was high teens at least.
Back then I had 7 beaters all licensed so I never worried about a car to drive.

[bricooper78]

today when I woke up it was -7 here with a wind chill of freeze your balls off.


just want everyone to see that line

[TruGreenGAGT]

Originally Posted by mfuller

Originally Posted by TDavis

BTW what are you doing to the engine?

Originally Posted by mfuller

Changing the oil.

Idk seems pretty tough to change ones oil with out going to a shop...

[H.O. Driver]

I change my own oil, oversized filter and extra oil. It is about half the price the shops up here charge for Mobil1. When I am under there I look for leaks, pull on the tie rods etc.... just looking for something that may need attention.


When I put my back out I had the oil and filter already but stopped by the wal-mart tire and lube since I knew a guy in there. They changed it for $7.95 since I brought my own stuff.