bz268

What do you guys pay to change the oil?
Mine was $29 and they washed and vaccum the car.
They want $36 now. The guy says that it is becasue the cost of oil is higher now.

I am a lazy ass. Should I change the oil myself since they want $36 buck now?

Master47

I do mine for $30 with Mobil 1 full synthetic and a Mobil 1 filter. I could probably do it with dino oil and little cheaper filter for about $12.

Do you have a jack/jack stands or any of the other supplies?

frescagod

freeeeeeeeeee. i love radley acura.

evo_to_tsx

5W30 Mobil 1 Synethic Oil From WalMart: ~$20
Oil Filter from your local Acura dealership: ~$5

Changing your own oil and feeling satisfied about it: priceless

CKcentral

yup i just did mine with moda 2 weeks ago.

although i got my filter at a honda dealership and make sure you get the crush washer too.

Knox

I paid $29.99 for mine to be done at the dealership at 2850 miles. That included a free, HAND, car wash. From now on, I'll more than likely do it myself. Just wanted to let them do the first set of goodies.

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Its not hard to do it yourself,
Run the car a little bit around the block. (if it has been sitting there for awhile)

Just jack up the car put it on some stands.
Have a crate that can hold aleast 6 liters, and you dispose of it at any garage, or napa/autozone. They can't not accept it.

You might have a hard time untwisting the filter, but theres a tool for that, I say the filters need some more grip to them.

Let the oil drain it might splat a little so cover the area with something.
Once all the oil drains out replace the waster with a new crushed washer.

As well as the filter and slowly start pouring the oil back in. Try not to overfill it, my friend and I almost had a close call.

defeasance

sshheesshhh , my last run i paid 55. looks like ill be doing it my self from now on.

jlukja

$29.95

TSX2345

DIY Cheaper!

Case of Oil: $20 +/-
OEM Filter: $7 +/-
Total: $27 and oil to spare for the next change just need to get another filter

So you figure $34 for 2 oil changes

CKcentral

^^Mine took a 5 quart jug completely so I didnt have any spare.

PACman

Why did you do the oil change so early?

polytsx

$ 40 CDN including taxes, eco fees, and a wash ! Compared to $ 180 for my Dodge Cummins I am very happy about this....

Knox

The first time, I like to do it before 3K. After the full break in period, there is a lot of build up, small metal shavings (possibility but not certain) and other particles that could harm the car. From now on, I'll be doing the 3K-5K intervals.

jlukja

Please lets keep this thread discussion to the cost of an oil change. There are countless existing threads out there addressing the oil change interval or how soon to do an oil change and why. I can just sense this thread turning in that directions once the first question is asked.

Carry on.

gsclifton

iTrader: (2)

Less than ~$35 for Mobil 1, Mobil 1-110 filter, and the crush washer.

joerockt

Exactly what I do, 'cept I just by my filters in bulk online...

And free oil changes at a dealer also gets you a bonus of dealer installed swirlls when they wash it

GIBSON6594

Just had my 20K mile service done today. $37 for everything

AvengedThrice

Dealership sucks. They're super "nice" and all but paying nearly $50 is just a little too much for me.

bz268

I check the cost of oil in Autozone. Average $2.50 a bottle nowaday. (used to be 99 cents).
So, 5 x $2.50 ~ $13 buck for oil.
$5 bucks for the filter.

$18 + tax and fee ~ $20

My problem is that I don't have a place to jack up my car.
Everytime I need to change oil, I need to take it to one of my friend's house.

I haven't done this myself for years. My friend borrowed my jack and my filter wrench indefinately. I think I need to go buy a new jack and a wrench now.

So...

$20 + $80 for a jack + $10 for a filter wrench...

Now the question is how many oil changes I can get for the added cost for the jack and the filter wrench...

$90 / $36 ~ 3 oil changes

So, I need to do my oil change at least 3 times before I will begin to see the saving.

This does not count the car wash and vacumming included in the $36 bucks.

joerockt

Sears has jacks for much cheaper then that, that do just as good of a job. In fact you can get a jack and 2 jackstands for about half that price.