Jiffy Lube or Do It Yourself?

[Michael]

I do all three vehicles at one time on a Sat morning when 1 gets to 5000 miles. I just work my way down the row and drain 1 while filling the previous. It saves a lot of time compared to driving to a place 3 separate times. And I've never forgotten to tighten a drain bolt nor overfilled a crankcase.

[macphanatic]

I replaced the drain plug with a Fumoto valve. On my Pilot, I don't need to use ramps. Driveway has a slight slope and I can open the valve without getting under it. With the wheels turned to the left, I can take the oil filter off easily. I keep 5 quarts of oil and a new filter in the garage, so it's there when I need it. I can change my oil in 10 minutes, much less time than it takes to go and wait for someone else to do it.

[Speedy]

I don't do much on two of my cars but I do change the oil. The local stealer used to do mine while one was under warranty but they once forgot to properly replace the belly pan which fell off enough to get caught on the roadway and ruined. They refused to replace it. I use a Pela and suck the oil out every 15k miles on my Diesels but the dealer does most of the other repairs. My Ford goes to a discount oil place every 5k and I do all the other repairs.

[Bill in NC]

Whatever happened to "drive over the ditch out front and drain the oil there?"

RAMd®d wrote:
But that's still better than me getting on a creeper and recycling old oil. I did enough of that with other cars and bikes.