but color doesnt' matter so i am not alarmed

so i figured since i was pulling down my syspension in this 8 degree weather.. i might as well change my oil..

well as it turns out.. i had about 3 tablespoons of oil left in my oil pan.. and my drain plug was loose

so fun fun fun.. on a side note.. the new Mobil1 is a whole lot thicker than the previous mobil1..

 

Only 3 tablespoons? Is that all?

 

yeah.

kinda scary huh?

 

You're part way there... just drop the upper oil pan like I suggested.

 

Im going to change my today, it looks brown in there..

 

Note to self: do not buy Sprint's car if he decides to sell

DW

 

Actually it's a good thing it's black. It's black because it is holding the particulates and taking them out of the car.

 

I can't tell if this is a real post, or if you are making fun of the thousand other oil change posts...

 

so doing 10 mins work out of 4 hours is part way there?

no the car is back together already

 

nah.. that motor will be out this year

 

my car gets put on a lift and the oil changed every 3500km for FREE, and I get inspections for free also.

 

too bad you don't know whats going on during the oil change..

 

In the old days Mobil 1 had ads saying they ran NYC taxicabs using Mobil 1 even after they drained the oil with no significant damage. Dunno if it were true but maybe you proved it is!

 

 

meccanobile finally gave you the number to that turbo guy i c (j/k mecc)

 

They once almost refilled the oil in my cousins car without draining out the old oil. That would have been a mess.. Stupid Jiffylube.

 

It may be thicker becuase of the extreme cold.

 

if you say so, buddy. but i guess since i'm standin right there i have no ****in clue? whatever...



and plus, why am I going to change my oil in 20* weather when I can get someone else to do it for me in a heated garage?

 

it has more than a couple of tablespoons in it!!!!

 

Bill need to get with you to I need to get two tests performed.

 

and i am not over paying for mine ither i am not too lazy to change my own oil

 

Because some of us can take the weather and some of us can't. I roughed it out in 8 degree weather today. Only a few will be able to do that.

 

i'd rather not lay on the ground when its that cold. but I did wash and vaccuum my car the other day. and plus if something is free i'll probably use it.

 

i can vouch for that, i changed mine with the new Mobil-one synthetic this weekend

Ant

 

didn't see your post...overpaying? what are you talking about? I'm not paying period and i'm not lazy, just not allowed to use the lift since i don't work there, pal.

 

first you said you are there..

second you say you are not allowed on the lift..



you know how long it takes to change oil? 5 mins..

30 secs... use 14 mm socket and wrench to remove drain bolt..

2 mins later.. remove oil filter....

3 mins 30 secs later... pour 1/2 qt of oil in engine .. just cause...

4 mins later... lube oil filter with new oil.. install oil filter.. hand tighten only....

4 mins 30 secs later... re-install drain bolt... tighten up with 14 mm socket and wrench..

5 mins.. refill the engine with oil..

you are telling me you are so god damn lazy to do a 5 min job? that and you live in NC so the temp is no where as cold as up here.. more over go tell that on the canadian forum.. let all the guys who change their oil in -20 below tells you how it feel..

and for that matter.. you don't have to be near the car while the oil is changing.. you pull the bolt.. leave.. come back.. take off the oil filter.. leave.. its so damn simple.. too simple for me to have somebody who i have no knowledge of what they are doing fck up my engine.. or my body kit on a lift .. like i seen happen here many times

 

ummm...i am there. I can't use the lift. I don't live in NC. the person that changes my oil happens to be a very close friend and an excellent mechanic. why do you insist on assuming ****? you don't know me, period.

 

You must be on the same oil change schedule as my sister in law.

She has a 98 Honda Accord EX, and changes hers every 30-40K miles, or when the oil light finally comes on, warning of low oil pressure, whichever comes first.

Lately we have been staying on her, and checking it to make sure its ok.

 

i usually change it frequently... but the drain bolt was loose so it leaked out

 

You guys are saying it's too cold out? When I was your age, I had to walk 5 miles, barefoot, uphill in 3 feet of snow just to get to the driveway, build an igloo around it to keep the blizzard and packs of wild dogs out, then change the oil in the dark while my backside got frostbite, and replace the drain plug with one I machined from scratch on a lathe!

 

I know, was only kidding.

 

E-mail instead of getting with me, please. My wife wouldn't appreciate that.