pkphilip

Even Honda wants $44 for an oil change.

Of course, I DIY most of the time. If I am lazy or due for recall, I let the dealer do it caz they can rotate/swap tires for cheap too.

Philip

shutterbug

原帖由 ravemother 於 2008-10-2 12:35 發表
thank you for the advices. i am actually thinking of changing the oil myself since my car has enough clearance for me to slide under it without jacking up the car. i am debating between saving money o ...

If you have a garage, go for it.  I don't know if that $100 includes inpection, but if it's just oil change, you can save quite a big by doing it yourself, especially if it's easy to do.

For some cars that have a cover under the engine and use element type filters, the job could be messy, so I just let somebody do it.

Catpiano

I hvn't done any oil change myself for ages .. just hassle ..  

And I think most important is ..  

WHERE are you going to dump the OLD OIL ????  

It is not just to save $20 or so and spend another hours or so ..  but residential area ...  how to deal with the old oil ? put it in a bucket, and take it to a Oil Lube, and ask them to throw it away for you??

I have heard some stupid kids ..  just dump the oil to drains on the street ...  which will hurt our enironment badly .. and illegal .. ( I did it when I was a stupid kid too ..   )

I think you can rent some DIY car garage, but then probably $30 plus an hr anyway?

siumaibb

Mr Lube rip you off even worse, just do it yourself if you want to save $$.

I always get my Mobile One at Walmart in the States, only $24 @ regular price. Fram oil filter for around $5...

布小熊

I think Canadian Tire, WalMart... etc. will take the old oil to recycle.
http://www.usedoilrecycling.com/en/bc/returncollectionfacilities
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ ... l/alternative.htm#o

If you have any problem locating a Return Collection Facility in your community, please call the following number for further information:
1-604-RECYCLE (732-9253) in the Lower Mainland
1-800-667-4321 in the rest of British Columbia

Please don't pour ANY MOTOR OIL down the drains!

When you consider that a single litre of used oil can contaminate a million litres of water, it is clear that we must encourage people to ensure every drop of used oil, every filter, and every container is returned to a collection facility during regular hours so it can be disposed of properly.

shutterbug

Basic Fram filters are pretty bad, try to stay away!

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-10-3 10:41 編輯 ]

字典仔

i always stick with OEM filters, might not be the best for your car but they are designed for it...better than those fram or whatsoever IMO...

pkphilip

Ya.. my mom took her car to some shop and the no-brand filter leaked...

Philip

starbug

Go to their corporate store but not franchise location.
To the best of my knowledge, the one at Garden City and Westminister Hwy. is owned by Mr. Lube.

字典仔

原帖由 starbug 於 2008-10-3 23:54 發表
Go to their corporate store but not franchise location.
To the best of my knowledge, the one at Garden City and Westminister Hwy. is owned by Mr. Lube.

suki lube? they over-filled my friend's engine oil by at least a L, another one had a leaky oil filter while the drain plug washer was so crushed (oil is still over-filled, just not as much; dunno if it leaked out or what not); usually, overfill seems to be the issue, and how they tighten up the filter (could be cheap filter's problem too) / drain plug + washers are all other issues....good luck