Advice From Forum Members on Oil Change

[marck]

It's simple but...

1. Do you have a 14-point 74.4 mm ID oil filter wrench? Do you want one? Would you like an excuse to get one? You do need some kind of oil wrench to get that housing off.

2. Do you have an 8 mm hex socket or need/want one?

3. Do you have a 10 Qt oil pan to drain into? Do you want one or need an excuse to get one. Ancillary funnels are also appropriate with this item.

4. Do you have a cat, do you want one or need an excuse to get one? (In other words you'll need a bag of plane ol cat litter for the oil that doesn't make it into the pan and the oil that slops out while you drag it from under the car and it catches on the expansion joint in the garage floor/ driveway. Additional oil will spill while putting it into the used container for transport to recycle or other usage.)

5. Do you have a place to take the oil for recycle, or a lot of weeds growing up between the cracks in the drive and around the house foundation that you can kill by illegally dumping the oil on them. You really need a lot of weeds for nearly 10 Qts of oil.

If you answered yes to any of these items you are a good candidate for doing your own oil changes. If you answered yes in relation to the need to purchase tools then you really should do your own oil changes.