Actually they're pretty cheap, great value. I have several dealers in my area that will do an oil change for $59-69.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnrando
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Actually they're pretty cheap, great value. I have several dealers in my area that will do an oil change for $59-69.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnrando
Yeah I can second that, I think the one here takes like 100 which is much less than what indys do. Just be careful, they take a loss on the oil change so they're strongly motivated to upsell any other problems you might have.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
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Yeah from what I remember my dealer charges around $65, missed the appointment anyway because work went long so guess we'll see next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
But the past couple days the floor has been dry even with it raining one of the days so hopefully one of the techs will have an insight
You think $100 is a good price? That sounds expensive to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ComradeNick
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Alright so that comment made me go digging.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnrando
So the filter is like 12 bucks on our car, and oil is 7 quarts at something like 7 or 8 bucks a quart for something like 0w-40. That should be like 60ish bucks, which looks like about right since the FCP euro liqui-moly kit is 58, Mobil might be a little cheaper actually. 40 in labor isn't unreasonable for about a half hour, esp when the stealer charges 300/h for labor normally.
Come to find out my mechanic charged me 12 bucks a quart for 5w-40 motul. Parts ended up being 90 bucks, and another 90 for labor. Granted he did a general inspection but it was stupid shit, only useful thing was checking battery voltage.
This is the same guy that charged me 1k to do the OPG but jesus. The stealer is looking like the affordable option. Another reason for me not to go back.
Next time I'm going to just do the oil change at my work w/ some 0w-40 m1 and a mann filter. It'll still be around 100 bit at least I can go in there and get a good look underneath to see if there's still an oil leak.
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Don't forget that the $58 oil change kit from FCP includes a filter, so you won't have to buy any of those parts again including the oil. Just return the oil stuff and you effectively paid nothing for your oil changes after the initial purchase, not counting shipping of course. After that all you'll have to pay him is labor.
$40 for labor to change oil I guess isn't too crazy, but it is on the higher end of what I've seen (my guy does it for $20 if I supply oil/filter). $12/quart for oil? That's GAS STATION pricing, which is the extreme high end.
I just have been doing my own for so long I don't know where the prices are... they just sound high. I know it's not a LOT more than DIY when you do the math if you get a good deal, but it certainly isn't cheap. :)
Has anyone used a Schwaben oil extractor or something along those lines to change their oil from the dipstick?
How well does it work?
From what I've been hearing people have concerns about not getting some of the residue from the bottom, but have never tried it themselves.
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You're right about the people that have those concerns being the ones that have never used an extractor. I have one and it works great. No need to get under the car or even pull it in the garage. You want to change the oil while it's hot and thin, so you don't have to wait on the car to cool down either. Just drive home, pop the hood, shove it down the dipstick tube, pump a couple times to build the vacuum, then start changing the filter. By the time you're halfway through changing the filter, you'll hear the extractor sucking air - she's done! Add new oil and call it a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by ComradeNick
I can't find it anymore, but I got a manual 7.5L version (didn't even want the pneumatic option). Simple and just big enough for an e46 oil change. I love it.
Remind me, how does one empty the extractor? Is there an option to push it back out the tube? That would make refilling the oil containers with oil oil for return to FCP so much easier...
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