Oil change at trusted mechanic vs. Dealership

[dghii]

Your indy should have absolutely no issue changing your oil and filter. My only question is weather its too cheap! Verify the oil he's going to use (need synthetic) and that he's aware the car takes about 9 quarts.

I do my own changes and the best I can do is about $60 for the 8 quarts (I use Castrol Edge) and the filter and new crush washer runs me ~ $10.

Our local indy is at about $110.

[paulofto]

I do my own oil changes but as long as your guy uses approved oil, filter, crush washer AND knows the proper torque setting for the drain plug, well, $75.00 is a steal.

PS..... make 100% damn sure he doesn’t overfill the oil. It takes a bit of precision and time to ensure the proper fill. The sump rarely empties completely when draining so dumping in 9 quarts without checking the level as you add each quart could lead to overfill.

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by paulofto

I do my own oil changes but as long as your guy uses approved oil, filter, crush washer AND knows the proper torque setting for the drain plug, well, $75.00 is a steal.

PS..... make 100% damn sure he doesn’t overfill the oil. It takes a bit of precision and time to ensure the proper fill. The sump rarely empties completely when draining so dumping in 9 quarts without checking the level as you add each quart could lead to overfill.

As I was reading thru the thread I was going to make both points, but no need to since Paul said it perfectly.