Did my first oil change today! Pics

[fightnews]

I'm quite proud of myself. I'll be doing this from now on. This is also the first oil change on my new engine. The original got recalled at 62,000 miles.

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I bought the ramps and everything.

I'm so happy I don't have to deal with jiffy lube or the dealership and their cheap oil anymore.

 

[Paul A.]

It's a great feeling doing it yourself at cost, isn't it? DAMN, look at that paint shine!

 

[custmsprty]

Nice job. Did you rotate the tires? That should be done about every 7,500 miles or so.

 

[Coleroad]

It's always nice to do things yourself. You know exactly what you are getting. Plus oil changes are so easy to do, and used oil can go right to autozone. The van is looking good too.

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[WaxMaster1]

Good job. Royal Purple is probably a bit overkill pricewise. My girlfriend has a Sorrento for a daily driver. I just grab a 5qt jug of Moibil1 at WalMart and it takes the whole thing when I change her oil and I find there's no real need for the Rhino Ramps. You can easily access the filter and drain plug just laying on the ground

PS: Yours looks better.

 

[dlc95]

Nice!

I do my as much mechanic work as possible on my vehicles. I've had my car come back jacked up too many times from the local service station.

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Good deal! It is a great feeling to know that you did it yourself! Well done!

 

[Calendyr]

I was thinking of doing oil changes myself on my Kia Rio but after watching a video about it, there is a plastic shroud under the engine that needs to be removed to access the drain plug and oil filter. There are like 20 screws holding it in. The thought of having to deal with that lying on the ground made me decide to spend the extra 10$ and have my local garage do it The one reason I wanted to do it myself is that as the control freak I am, I could choose the best oil filter and oil for my engine. I know the local garage is not gonna use an expensive filter and they are using Castrol oil that may or may not be good stuff... I wanted to go synthetic but it costs like 90$ so I decided against it since I put very little miles on the car and have to change the oil every 6 months anyway because of the warranty requirements.

 

[custmsprty]

I was thinking of doing oil changes myself on my Kia Rio but after watching a video about it, there is a plastic shroud under the engine that needs to be removed to access the drain plug and oil filter. There are like 20 screws holding it in. The thought of having to deal with that lying on the ground made me decide to spend the extra 10$ and have my local garage do it The one reason I wanted to do it myself is that as the control freak I am, I could choose the best oil filter and oil for my engine. I know the local garage is not gonna use an expensive filter and they are using Castrol oil that may or may not be good stuff... I wanted to go synthetic but it costs like 90$ so I decided against it since I put very little miles on the car and have to change the oil every 6 months anyway because of the warranty requirements.

Yeah, that can be a pain. For the record, Castol is a quality product, as are all modern motor oils, the rest is marketing hype. What kind of warranty do you have that says you have to change the oil every six months? What if a person drives 40,000 miles a year, I know many people who do. That would be an oil change every 20,000 miles. Oil changes should be based upon miles driven. If my GC is 6 years old but only has 10,400 miles on it how many times should I have changed the oil in 6 years? Answer twice.

How Long Does Your Oil Last In Your Car
The other nuance concerns how long your oil is good for in your engine - how long it "lasts" in your car. Again, this is situation-dependent, because driving conditions are the biggest determiner of how long oil lasts in your engine. That doesn’t mean you need to change your oil after 3000 miles on the clock. The best answer to this question is found in your vehicle’s owner’s manual. The most common answer to the oil change interval question is 7,000 miles. This goes down to 5,000 miles if you fall under the “severe driving conditions” – lot of short trips, very hot or very cold driving conditions, very dusty conditions. Your vehicle owner’s manual will give you the right answer to this question.

 

[fightnews]

It's a great feeling doing it yourself at cost, isn't it? DAMN, look at that paint shine!

Thanks man, feels good

Nice job. Did you rotate the tires? That should be done about every 7,500 miles or so.

I didn't but the tires are pretty new. Less then 7500 I think, probably like 5000 miles on them. Do you just rotate all 4 tires? Next I'm going to do breaks and rotors

Good job. Royal Purple is probably a bit overkill pricewise. My girlfriend has a Sorrento for a daily driver. I just grab a 5qt jug of Moibil1 at WalMart and it takes the whole thing when I change her oil and I find there's no real need for the Rhino Ramps. You can easily access the filter and drain plug just laying on the ground

PS: Yours looks better.

Thanks, I couldn't really fit under there plus I already had the creeper. The heavy duty ones were only 50 bucks. I could of got the next size down for 40. Watching a video I thought I was going to have to take the whole shroud off.

I was thinking of doing oil changes myself on my Kia Rio but after watching a video about it, there is a plastic shroud under the engine that needs to be removed to access the drain plug and oil filter. There are like 20 screws holding it in. The thought of having to deal with that lying on the ground made me decide to spend the extra 10$ and have my local garage do it The one reason I wanted to do it myself is that as the control freak I am, I could choose the best oil filter and oil for my engine. I know the local garage is not gonna use an expensive filter and they are using Castrol oil that may or may not be good stuff... I wanted to go synthetic but it costs like 90$ so I decided against it since I put very little miles on the car and have to change the oil every 6 months anyway because of the warranty requirements.

You should actually check that. I watched a video and thought mine had the same shroud. It does but there are access holes in mine that weren't in the video.

 

[Calendyr]

Yeah, that can be a pain. For the record, Castol is a quality product, as are all modern motor oils, the rest is marketing hype. What kind of warranty do you have that says you have to change the oil every six months? What if a person drives 40,000 miles a year, I know many people who do. That would be an oil change every 20,000 miles. Oil changes should be based upon miles driven. If my GC is 6 years old but only has 10,400 miles on it how many times should I have changed the oil in 6 years? Answer twice.

How Long Does Your Oil Last In Your Car
The other nuance concerns how long your oil is good for in your engine - how long it "lasts" in your car. Again, this is situation-dependent, because driving conditions are the biggest determiner of how long oil lasts in your engine. That doesn’t mean you need to change your oil after 3000 miles on the clock. The best answer to this question is found in your vehicle’s owner’s manual. The most common answer to the oil change interval question is 7,000 miles. This goes down to 5,000 miles if you fall under the “severe driving conditions” – lot of short trips, very hot or very cold driving conditions, very dusty conditions. Your vehicle owner’s manual will give you the right answer to this question.

Good to know about the oil

My owners manual states oil changes at specific milages or every 6 months, which ever is lower. I know many manufacturers now only ask for oil change every year as a minimum but for my car it's still 6 months ;( I am in severe driving conditions. But as I read the factors to determine what constitute severe, I think pretty much everyone would fall under that category.

 

[fightnews]

Yeah, that can be a pain. For the record, Castol is a quality product, as are all modern motor oils, the rest is marketing hype. What kind of warranty do you have that says you have to change the oil every six months? What if a person drives 40,000 miles a year, I know many people who do. That would be an oil change every 20,000 miles. Oil changes should be based upon miles driven. If my GC is 6 years old but only has 10,400 miles on it how many times should I have changed the oil in 6 years? Answer twice.

How Long Does Your Oil Last In Your Car
The other nuance concerns how long your oil is good for in your engine - how long it "lasts" in your car. Again, this is situation-dependent, because driving conditions are the biggest determiner of how long oil lasts in your engine. That doesn’t mean you need to change your oil after 3000 miles on the clock. The best answer to this question is found in your vehicle’s owner’s manual. The most common answer to the oil change interval question is 7,000 miles. This goes down to 5,000 miles if you fall under the “severe driving conditions” – lot of short trips, very hot or very cold driving conditions, very dusty conditions. Your vehicle owner’s manual will give you the right answer to this question.

Royal purple on their website recommends changing their oil every 12 months or 12000 miles. Whichever comes first. So if you were to use royal purple in your GC the answer to your question would be 6 times if you follow instructions.


Just want to point out that my engine was replaced on a recall a few months ago. They never gave me the specs for it. The only way I know it's 5 quarts or 5.25 is because that's what I took out. I have to call them to get the specs on this new engine. It's totally different then what I had. The oil filter is underneath the car instead of on top in the hood.

 

[fightnews]

Good to know about the oil

My owners manual states oil changes at specific milages or every 6 months, which ever is lower. I know many manufacturers now only ask for oil change every year as a minimum but for my car it's still 6 months ;( I am in severe driving conditions. But as I read the factors to determine what constitute severe, I think pretty much everyone would fall under that category.

You probably already know this but it also depends on what kind of oil you use. Obviously you can go much longer with full synthetic oils then you can with conventional.

 

[Calendyr]

You probably already know this but it also depends on what kind of oil you use. Obviously you can go much longer with full synthetic oils then you can with conventional.

As far as I know, manufacturers don't care that you use synthetic or regular. The manual makes no distinction between the two. If you don't follow the maintenance schedule religiously, this is ground to void your warranty. So I would not be taking any chances with this while the car is under warranty (espacially to save 40$ per year for 5 years).

Once my garantee expires, I will very likelly switch to synthetic and replace the oil only based on the millage, not the time. I have a very hard time believing oil goes bad with time, especially synthetic one.

 

[custmsprty]

Things must be different regarding warranties in Canada. We are'nt held to those type of standards. The dealership cannot force us to have our maintenance done there and there is no way for them to prove how often one changes their oil etc.

 

[MattPersman]

Things must be different regarding warranties in Canada. We are'nt held to those type of standards. The dealership cannot force us to have our maintenance done there and there is no way for them to prove how often one changes their oil etc.

You don’t have to have it done at a dealer but if you had an engine issue they will ask for oil change receipts and your interval may not meet what they like


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[Calendyr]

Things must be different regarding warranties in Canada. We are'nt held to those type of standards. The dealership cannot force us to have our maintenance done there and there is no way for them to prove how often one changes their oil etc.

Hum... are you sure about that? I think the standards must be pretty similar everywhere around the world. They cannot force you to do maintenance at the dealership, but they can force you to prove maintenance was done according to schedule if you want to have work done under warranty.

I no longer go to the stealership for maintenance. Everytime I went there I was disapointed so I now bring the car to the corner garage I used to do business with for my previous vehicles. And when I do, I ask them to put details on the invoice regarding warranty specific items that were verified so that there is a paper trail in case a major problem occurs with the car.

If you do your maintenance yourself, you need to keep invoices. I have seen people denied warranty work in Canada because they could not prove oil changes were done in a timely manner. Then the engine broke down, the manufacturer (I believe it was Hyundai but I am not certain) refused to cover it under warranty.

 

[JMak97008]

It's a good feeling doing basic maintenance on your vehicles. You get to buy the materials you want and at a price you want, too.

The problem I have is that I have a 300C SRT8 that rides low and has that bottom splash guard with a ton of screws holding it on which is a pain to remove. Had to build my own low profile ramps just to get a jack under there and it's a PITA to get that splash guard off.

The other approach I take with my cars is to take my own oil and filter to the local quick lube. $10/$15 for them to pop the plug and drain is worth it sometimes, especially when crunched for time or in the winter.

 

[custmsprty]

Hum... are you sure about that? I think the standards must be pretty similar everywhere around the world. They cannot force you to do maintenance at the dealership, but they can force you to prove maintenance was done according to schedule if you want to have work done under warranty.

I no longer go to the stealership for maintenance. Everytime I went there I was disapointed so I now bring the car to the corner garage I used to do business with for my previous vehicles. And when I do, I ask them to put details on the invoice regarding warranty specific items that were verified so that there is a paper trail in case a major problem occurs with the car.

If you do your maintenance yourself, you need to keep invoices. I have seen people denied warranty work in Canada because they could not prove oil changes were done in a timely manner. Then the engine broke down, the manufacturer (I believe it was Hyundai but I am not certain) refused to cover it under warranty.

No they cannot force you to prove maintenance has been done. And No I don't have to keep invoices, which actually doesn't prove anything any way. It also doesn't prove the materials purchased were used on the vehicle in question. I've had numerous warranty claims over the past 25+ years and never once have I been asked to prove I maintained the vehicle by providing receipts etc. Like I said, that must be a deal in your country.

 

[MikeC78]

In most cases, the purdon of proof in on them to void the warranty. They have to prove that any modifications or maintenance performed caused the affect. Look up the Magnuson-Moss act.

Futhermore, I'm unsure if this law applies in Canada. I doubt it, but I would assume they have something similar.