>tfw you fell for the change your own oil meme

>>16030509
Feels good? How did you fuck that up?

>>16030509
What....Its like the easiest and most basic service procedure on your car?

>>16030509
What'd you do to yourself you weeb

>>16030524
>get first car
>decide to do everything myself on it to learn
>change oil in the car
>follow everything exactly
>drain oil, add right oil and amount and new filter
>drive car with no problems for two months
>suddenly thrown rod
>everyone in my family blames me for the 240k mile car throwing a rod after I changed the oil over 1k miles prior.

>>16030535
>burns a quart every 200 miles

>>16030535
>everyone in my family blames me for the

That is why I refuse to repair anyone else's car even though I have tools and ramps and a large detached garage.

>people still fall for this bait

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>>16030509
one of the better memes to fall for 2bh.

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I fixed all my brake system once (bleed brake fluid, change brake pads, etc).... And I still do because I can't trust anyone else to do a quality job.

Worse DIY redpill ever.

>>16030509
> in a hurry
> 7.3l diesel
> figure how bad could jiffy lube be
> they cross thread the drain plug then "fix"it with Teflon tape

another time
> looking for local shop to wrench
> take Tacoma to service street even though oil change takes literally about five minutes because it's an excuse to evaluate them
> bro chat with guys there trying to get a feel for shop, don't ask about actual oil change
> cost me fucking $95 and took two fucking hours

>>16030509
To be fair, if I have a shitbox that runs shit tier conventional, I'm taking it to Walmart for the $20 oil change while I shop.

Cheap oil is $12 a jug
Cheap filter is $3

I'm literally paying the $5 to not get dirty and to go shop while I wait.

However, because oil change prices don't scale in a way that makes sense, I now have to do all of my own because I own a turbo car that requires synth :/

>change tranny fluid for neighbor for free
>he blames me for his drive shaft going all to hell 4 weeks later
>calls police on me and files lawsuit
>ignore it and never hear from him again after my lease ended


this is why i never do any work for anyone anymore. these niggers will blame you if anything goes wrong and will always ask you to do it for them UNTIL something goes wrong

Enjoy being all dirty and icky retard

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>Volvo 240
>Oil filter less than an inch from the back of the alternator
>Drain oil
>Put filter wrench on filter
>Touches the terminals
>Shower of sparks falling into the oil sitting below
>Disconnect the battery from now on

Wew lad

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>Go to dad's house.
>"Hey son it's that time again"
>Open hood.
>Inside a cast iron case there is the filter just right of the head gasket.
>But first
>"I got this for you"
>A siphon pump.
>Pull dip stick out, put hose in.
>Do a few pumps
>???
>Profit
>Take away used oiled up siphon pump of all oil and no mess.
>Have 10mm socket remove nut holding filter container.
>See line #4
>Put new gaskets on replacement filter and then replace.
>Used filter now in ziplock bag.
>Screw in new filter with hand.
>Have lid close.
>Put nut back on and "torque the shitout of it".
>Fill 8 quarts of oil into the head gasket lid.
>Wait again another 5k miles.
>OM617.952 master race.

>He fell for the oil pan meme.

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>change mums brake pads
>exhaust rusts off a month later
>it's my fault according to her and all her relatives

>>16031138
>got 7.3
>gonna do coolant and oil
>have to buy out entire stock if oil for three counties and purchase interest in four Bakken plays
> almost enough coolant in California...train arrives tomorrow
> credit card bill higher than Namibia's GDP
> still haven't bought filter.

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>>16031159
>babby 1.5 litre
>manual says coolant capacity is 5.5 litres
>gotta shell out for 2 5 litre bottles of coolant
>flush coolant and start filling it back up with the fresh shit
>halfway through first bottle the radiator is full
>start car to circulate it
>takes another litre
>half a litre in the reserivoir
>about 4 litres car is completely full even the reservoir is overfilled

>>16030539
/thread

>>16030882
Dude, why?

Even good oil is cheap...
A good filter isnt more than $10.

>>16031138
sounds cool but you still need to drain from the bottom every once and a while, shit will collect down there that will be left with a pump

>>16031207

If you had actually taken a basics science class, you would know that it would not be necessary. There are actual measurements on the pump container that tells how much it is filled.

>shit will collect down there

Shit will only collect on the bottem if your engine has a shitty oil pump and filter. It's the same as fuel filters, it's not that complicated.

are you the guy from yesterday that couldn't read a dipstick?

>>16030630
autism

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>>16031175
>he didn't flush the heater lines
there's your litre, rest sits in cavities inside block.

>>16034657
actually missing a liter, he probably just didnt flush the lines completely + the engine capacity which you will never get out unless you really had bad coolant.

>>16030509
I bet most of /o/ hasn't even changed their own oil before. It's not worth the effort imo.

>>16034657
>>16034681
flushed the coolant via garden hose in top radiator pipe exiting the bottom pipe
flushed the radiator seperate

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>>16031138

> gf buys a 99 Jeep
> hood doesn't stay up, prop with stick
> there's no dipstick, order a dipstick and pump
> get dipstick, try to put it in, something is blocking
> original dipstick is in the tube
> pay $20 for someone else to do it

>>16031175

> Jeep has additional feature of spilling coolant everywhere if you let it idle for 2 minutes (no fan)
> coolant always fresh

>cleaning engine bay
>decide to be a funny cunt and send the radiator fan spinning at high speed with the hose
>well there it goes
>now i'll just stop it with my finger
>FUCK
they sharpen the edge of those things i swear

>>16034743
You understand that the $20 jiffy lube didn't actually fix the broken off dipstick, right? The high school kid just put in a guessed amount of oil and left it at that.

>>16031159
>Changing oil on two 7.3 powerstrokes
>Drained oil into buckets, then moved out of the way
>Start unscrewing the fukkhuge filter
>Drop it
>Spill a ton of oil and have a bunch splashed in my face

>drop car off at dealer
>pick up car after 30 minutes
>pay $50 for full synthetic change

Or

>find level ground (a bitch when you live in the mountains)
>roll out the jack and jacket and a
>jack the car up
>center the catch pan underneath
>wrestle with the drain plug and burn your hand getting to the oil filter
>wait for burning hot oil to flow out
>re tighten the drain plug
>put on a new filter ($40 for both if you want synthetic)
>jack back up the car to get the stands out
>let it run for a bit
>drive for miles just to get to somewhere to dump the used oil
>put away all the tools

Yeah I'd rather just use a dealership

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>yard has concrete path with a huge dip down to the grass
>park front wheels on concrete rear on grass
>makeshift ramps
>can change oil without worrying about the shitty scissor jack snapping in half and dumping a car on my face

>>16035119
>wrestle with the drain plug
Weak numale, I don't even need a breaker bar
>burn hand
>burning hot oil
Why are you working on a hot engine if it's at home in your driveway you fucking retard
>re-tighten drain plug
Literally one bolt do you even fucking wrench
>New filter
If you didn't have numale hands you don't even need a tool for that
>$40
My filter cost 5 and Walmart oil is half the cost of name brand and equal quality
>drive for miles to dump the used oil
Take it with you next time you have business in town anyway you fucking shithead
>put away all the tools
Literally one wrench and one socket, or one adjustable wrench

How much of a fucking weak cucked liberal HRT femboy do you have to be to compose a post like this? Does your prolased rectum touch the toilet water when you shit? Do you wear exclusively polyester because cotton weighs too much and makes you tired?

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>>16030535
>get first car
>do everything myself with no experience and no guides (car was only sold in japan therefore huge lack of english resources)
>everything works fine and I enjoy knowing I built my own car

feels good

>>16030882
>they use the shittest possible oil they have
>they use cheap chinese filter
>letting them fuck up your car to save $20 and 20mins of time

>>16035167
Some of us do have two drain plugs tho

>>16035167
Your engine oil should be close to operating temperature when changing it. I usually go ahead and give it time for the exhaust to cool

>do 2 oil changes within about 2000kms
>oil is pitch black both times
well at least the pitch black shit isn't in my engine anymore

>>16034743
Dam she has no wrinkles on her knees, her legs are legit flawless

I get the 20 dollar special from advance auto every time I change my oil. I drive a twenty year old American sedan so it's easy af to do anything to. It takes longer to jack my car up than it does to change the oil. The only shitty anything I had to do to it was change the distributor which fucking sucked.

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>tfw my dad put put transmission fluid where the windshield wiper fluid was supposed to go

Nigga I didn't even ask you to do that and now my windshield is greasy as fuck. How can I get it off?

Actually changing your oil is easy, the pain in the ass is disposing of the old oil.

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>>16030509
>tfw you fell for the jiffylube meme
>That'll be $80 plus tax for a fucking OIL CHANGE

>>16035500
>tfw I'm a jiffy lube employee
>tfw I get joy from jewing people out of oil changes

>>16035470
Not if you burn it

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>>16035524
do you guys get commission for oil changes or something?

>>16035415
Degreaser and washer fluid
Spray down with degreaser, wipe down, repeat until no more grease, wash down with washer fluid.

ez.

>>16035535
No, we get paid $10/hour (California MW) no matter what.
We do get a bonus if we go over calculated sales but it's rare that it happens, at least at my location.
That's basically why we upsell, so we can get that paycheck bonus.

For the shop I'm at, we're $5k down profit budget for the month, so we're trying really hard to upsell.

But, at my shop, we never upsell anything you don't need. It's mostly air filters, coolant flushes, and engine flushes on top of oil changes.

>>16031019
That oil isn't going to catch fire from a few sparks, boyo.

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>>16035121
Using a scissor jack for anything but throwing on the spare is beyond fucking retarded kid.

>>16035780
yeah and if you had any reading comprehension you would notice i said i didnt use the scissor jack

>IDIOTS STILL REPLY TO THIS

>>16035167
>>HURR IM A SUPERIOR AT CARS
>>thinks cheap shit is the same quality as expensive shit
>>only puts his oil filter on finger tight

can't wait for the 'my engine blew [car brand] is shit!!!11' thread

>>16030631
that's not that bad, try doing your power steering lines. that sucked

>>16034706
> all that extra coolant doesn't drain
> I'll flush it with a house
> identical amount of hose water DOESN'T DRAIN

>>16034779
or unlike dipshit op, he probably just grabbed them with some needle nose or a magnet

>>16035167
uh, the filter is supposed to be hand tight and an extra 3/4 turn

>>16036180
well done you skimmed my post and came up with a retarded reply

>>16035971
walmart's super tech brand is just relabeled mobil 1

source: http://www.pqiamerica.com/March2013PCMO/supertech.htm

http://www.pqiamerica.com/March2013PCMO/mobil1.htm

i like pentosin, shits german

>>16036158

ffffffuck man I know that feel

after bleeding everything, replacing a few lines that looked shit, refilling and getting all the bubbles out, it turned out the pump was bad the whole time

fuck everything

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>Two years ago.
>Friend recommends a shop.
>Take in the car just before work to replace the the crankshaft sensor and get an oil change.
>Tell the service writer I run synthetic, provide a Wix filter to have them put on.
>Come back on lunch to pick up the car, its still on the lift.
>Tech put the drain plug back in, lowers car.
>Proceeds to fill it up conventional. Synthetic still on the shelf.
>mfw
>Half-yell spastic sentences to the service writer. He immediately realizes what's going on.
>Barrels through the back door and into the shop. Some back and forth, tech is visibly upset..
>They're both glancing at me.
>With palms sweaty, I've ascended to a plate mom's spaghetti.
>Service writer comes out, tells me they're gonna take care of it. Knocks off the charge for LOF.
>I stammer about coming back later after work.
>Come back and pick up car.
>Wix filter still on the seat.

Since then I've found its always been easier just to change it myself.

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>Taught my sister how to change the oil on her car.
>Helped her a few times until she understood.
>She changes the oil one weekend while I'm working.
>Get off work and drive back, she asks me to get two more bags of Oil Dry and a couple of quarts of oil before coming home.
>Pull into the driveway, her car is on the ramps.
>Oil all over the ground.
>She forgot to put the drain plug back in and didn't realize until she made it to quart 4 of 5.

I felt really bad for her that day.

>>16036545
>explain multiple times how to do simple task
>still doesnt make it thought her thick skull
seriously consider murder

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>>16036578

Mistakes happen, man. I'm not going to be overly critical considering I feel the same way whenever I royally fuck up any of the food I cook.

>>16035470
Aren't you supposed to cook with it

>>16036497
>>Wix filter still on the seat.
They did you a favor.

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>>16035119
Kek what a numale
>No gay lowered shit so you can just open the drain plug with wheels on the ground
>Put low bucket under drain
>Slowly open drain plug
>Look at that, damn black stuff comes out and lands in the bucket
>Because you drive a le german, the filter is behind the engine
>Unscrew coolant overflow reservoir, move it out of the way
>Reach down behind engine
>Unscrew filter, don't even break a sweat because you're not a weak numale
>prefill filter, screw it in, put drain plug back on, pour oil in
>Put reservoir back on
>Drain used oil into empty container and throw to either local gas station or into storage
15 minutes and done right with proper oil

You fucking numale millenials will justify avoiding physical work with your own incompetence.

>>16035246
>Implying oil color affects its lubricating performance

>>16035971
kek you're a moron

>>16036578
W O M E N
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>>16035706
I know, but the crackling and sparks all over the god damn place scared the shit out of me lol

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>>16035415
>be designated driver in friends shitbox
>sunny as fukk summer day, windshield dirty as hell
>try to wash but no fluid, friend says he has some water in the trunk
>friend pours some water in from an old oil jug
>surprise surprise the dopey cunt didn't flush the jug before filling it with water
It was an interesting 20km acid flashback to the nearest gas station

Fuck changing my own oil.
I'll do plugs, wires, rotors, every other simple item by myself. But changing oil is a fucking pain, from draining, to changing the filter, to disposing of the old oil.

>work at indy shop
>bmw comes in for oil change
>new guy gets it as the rest of us are doing really work
>orders filter by car instead of part #
>herewego.jpg
>waits for filter to arrive before draining oil/doing typical check
>its wrong (duh)
>reorders filter
>waits for new one to arrive
>all in all spends 1hr on 20min oil change
>I still get to reset the oil reminder because there's no owner's manual and the new guy can't figure out how to use Mitchell

>>16036305
The numbers are different dill-hole.

>>16030509
>>16037385

Wait, what? Is changing the oil harder in "normal" cars or something?

In my FD it's insanely easy. Just drive it onto those plastic ramps, place a pan under, unscrew oil cap, take off the bolt on the bottom of the sump, let it drain. Bolt back in, replace filter, add the new oil.

It's so easy. Are other cars harder to or something?

>>16037605
Theres some that are a pain e.g. Suzukis. Those filters are damn near impossible

>>16037472
Are they? I just figured people would believe me if i linked something and ruin their cars

>>16037605
Most cars are designed so oil drain and filter are easy to reach because they intend for them to be accessed often. There are a couple shit cars floating around where the designers were fucktards I guess. I know on Subaru outback/impreza (older ones that are really common) people sometimes accidentally drain the tranny instead of the oil because the oil plug is sort of hidden in comparison

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I always pay for oil changes. It's just not worth my time.

The dealership that always did services for the original owner of my mazdaspeed3 offers great pricing for oil changes.

They also give me a nice inspection sheet, hand car wash, free coffee and snacks, and they have Gran Turismo 6 in the show room with 2 steering wheels.

I always tell them to take their time because I love earning more unlocks in their game. I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for 25% of the game progress.

But yeah, I'll pay an extra $10-20 to not waste a saturday under my car.

>>16037605
volkswagens were put in some pretty inaccessible places and apparently on their newer SUVs (including audi) doing anything requires partial disassembly of the front end, some hondas and dodges had things set up in a way that you had to remove the tire, wheel well skirt and battery just to get to the filter.

>>16037714

>not wanting to spend a Saturday under their car.

>>16035119
Mine goes like this
>grab mat, drain pan, and ratchet
>lay down and put drain pan under car
>remove drain bolt, remove filter
>put in new filter
>fuck around for a few minutes while it finishes draining
>put bolt back in
>pour in 4.4 quarts using a funnel
>pour old oil into bottle, put away tools
>next time i need to go to an auto parts store i grab the old oil
Takes me about 30min but a big part of that is just fucking around. Could get it done in 10 if needed.

>>16037728
Don't get me wrong: When it comes to stuff like a new clutch, motor mounts, aftermarket intake, intercooler, downpipe, suspension, and even smaller things like spark plugs, I don't mind because they'd be way overpriced when it comes to labor if anyone else did it, and I actually enjoy this type of work.

But just a mundane oil change? Meh... I'll leave that to someone with a lift that can get it done in 10 minutes.

>>16035205
what car?

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>>16035121
>no plastic ramp
>no jack
>scissor jack is too much work
>have some bricks lying around
>drive on it
>enough space to get under because not a fat burger

>>16036611
no you're not allowed to be reasonable on 4chan

>>16037766
man, life must be shit if you have to just take constant shots at people even in a thread about changing oil

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>>16036497
>Few month a go
>Brakes need doing
>Ask dad to help me
>He borrows socket set from good mate because his socket set because our sockets are tiny
>Do front left pads & discs in 50 minutes because we're getting the hang of it
>Do front right in like 20 minutes
>Come to do back
>Huge fucking nut on the disc
>Can't do it with socket set
>Ask neighbour, two of dads mate, three of my mates if they have a breaker bar
>No one does
>Cheapest breaker bar online is like £30 and we wouldn't get it for two weeks
>Dad phones up friend
>He has a friend who owns garage
>Take it to garage
>He does it for me
>Say it's £20 because "A friend of Pat is a friend of mine"

Feels good

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>>16036693
>fram filter

>>16037852
fram is closer to what they used to be than the shit people think they still are.

seems like the 2000s was just the ultimate low point for american products (fucking nafta). even remington and marlin are decent again.

>>16037912
I work at a walmart TLE, we put fram "filters" on cars all day long. They're still shit. We had one the other day that fram forgot to put a gasket on from the factory and it shat all the new oil all over the ground when they went to start it. Granted, the other tech should have noticed the gasket was missing before putting it on, but it wasn't a cheap filter either, it was the PH10600 which retails for about $9. One generally expects a filter to come with a gasket. If a customer bought that filter and changed their own oil with it then had that happen, we'd be buying them an engine and paying their tow bill.

>>16037929
Had a dirt bag acquaintance who beat on his engine all day, and started noticing it was on the way out: weak compression, ate oil, hesitated at very specific Ron's.

Anyways, I call him a dirt bag because he knew this and took it to a Walmart repair facility for an oil change, and after they got done, he literally drove to the next shopping center over, loosened the drain plug, and drove as hard as possible.

Blows his motor, calls Walmart, gets it towed in, manager sees the plug is missing, fires tech right then and there, and they told him they'd take care of the repair costs.

Fucking dirtbag.

>>16037766
>bricks break
>candy crushed
>peggle nights

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>>16037954
That's why we put torque seal on every drain plug we touch. It keeps the plug from loosening on its own (if for some reason it was damaged and despite being torqued to manufacturer's specs it came out) and would also prove our innocence as it's also a tamper evident seal. The torque seal would have broken when he loosened the plug and made it obvious what he did.

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>>16030509
>Tfw brake fluid reservoir needs to be refilled every 4-6 days because shit's leaking somewhere and I can't find the fucking leak
>Tfw fell for the change your own valve cover gasket meme and just noticed clean oil dripping around it
>Tfw incompetent at fixing cars
>Tfw best driver in class and beat half the people at autox but so much of a poorfag that I can't beat even more people because my car is still slow af

>>16037929
>One filter came without a gasket

Dude the amount of filters i get delivered to my ship that don't have filters is ridiculous, it's like 1 in 30. So 1 filter missing a gasket when you use them all day everyday is pretty damn good qc

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>>16037954
>>16037975
local fast lube places use grey spray paint on the oil filter, drain plug and pan.

When you take off the drain plug it'll remove some of the (shitty) paint and will leave obvious tool marks. Ditto for the oil filter.

What if I just used a vacuum extractor tool, draw out 85% of the oil and drive like a mad cunt, how are they gonna prove that oil was removed if all of their proofing marks are still there? Its not like they can prove they put in the right amount of oil. Especially if the car comes back 3 hours later

>>16036666
>Wix is somehow bad

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>>16038144
I when I seen this years ago I said the same thing, ill just suck it out via the dipstick and they cant prove shit.

>>16038144
Then you're a dirt bag asshole. Why do you think this is an ingenious plan you fuck, just cost someone their job because you're a dick?

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>>16038221
"invoice shows 6.5 litres billed out, therefore we put 6.5 litres into your XYZ car"

"its on a flatbed with a heavy bottom end knock and ZERO oil showing on the dipstick, y'all must've fucked up. There's no other explanation"

Only downfall is newer vehicles without a dipstick. Hard to get the oil out without disassembly.

One of the guys I used to work with did this normally for oil changes. German cars with top mounted oil fiters with dipsticks. Hook up vacuum machine, unbolt oil filter housing. Pull out his phone and play bullshit games for 10 minutes, install new filter, oil and you're done.

>>16037929
http://mycarneedsthis.com/the-best-oil-filters-and-reviews-guide/

>>16037975
>upside-down washer

REEEEEEEEEEEE

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>>16038223
Its a hypothetical situation. Especially since I've worked in a shop I'd never to be on the receiving end of that.

I've got a G35 that's burning oil, dosent mean I'm going to try and scam the fuck out of a local lube-place and try to get a new motor.

>>16035217
Majority of the stores have a bulk Penzoil conventional tank for 5w 30 and 10w 30.

If you request oil other than that, they'll either use quarts off the shelf that you'll have to pay for, or their bulk stock of BIB oils which are cheaper. They also use a mass produced selection of streamlined oil filters from FRAM, which are somehow cheaper than the shittiest FRAM you can find on the shelf.

>>16038306
>somehow cheaper

As in price or shittiness?

>>16035268
well, she's 14, soo...

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>work at /o/ reilly auto
>buy kekspeed k&n oil filter for muh chevy truck
>use shit store brand oil
>6Q and filter costs 18 USD
>k&n has "wrench off" nut
>think about how beastly it will be to put my filter on with a wrench
>not really, i have a filter wrench but hey when in rome?
>filter nut is like 1" 3/32 obscure ass size i dont have
>swedishnutlatheengaged.bmp
>round off filter nut with mein god, the crescent wrench
>end up using filter wrench to tighten it on anyways
>cry ever so softly

>>16038315
Both.

They merged a lot of different sized filters with the same thread into one. I can't remember which as it's been years since I worked there, but we used to use off the shelf Fram's, but eventually got these all black ones that merged a lot of the filter numbers together, despite being smaller, or larger filters for the car.

We had to adjust the amount of oil we put in cars because of this.

>>16030509
I've seen you on /g/. Where else do you post?

>>16038253
Sorry, the other anon told a story about a dick and then you posted a cigar smoking pic, just don't do it please

So, while we're talking about oil, why do people buy oil from autopart stores? When i go to department stores the same oil is often $10 to $20 cheaper and you get a free/heavily discounted filter when you buy it as well.

>>16038357
oil filters only need to be hand tight.

wrenches and contraptions are only for getting them off after the dumbass previous owner cranked them on.

>>16037714

Worth it for gt6 setup alone desu

>>16035234
fox mustang horsekin master race.

>>16038379
Hand tight and a 3/4 turn is what i was taught and have done forever.

>>16038361
This is why you don't let Walmart do things to your car

>>16038247

>FRAM spelled "From"
>Please believe our article typed up on our phone

>>16030509
looks like anon stripped a drain plug

>>16034773
you asked for this

>>16038466
>please believe my word with no supporting evidence/articles

>thread seems the most relevant place to ask this question

What oil pan do I need for a mk4 GTI? Can I just take any oil pan from any 1.8l mk4? Or do I need one for a GTI?

I'd rather do it myself because I don't trust mechanics, especially apprentice mechanics which are the ones who will actually be doing the oil change.

I don't trust them to remember everything and not fuck up. They always over tighten the drain plug and underfill the oil. Plus, I'm not a nu male so I don't mind getting my hands dirty. Chicks dig it too.

If you're someone who's affluent enough to drive a new car and dealer service it and you're busy with your desk job, then that's fine. Most people like that are nu males, though.

>>16038247
Fram is shit and I'd never trust it. If it clogs, say hello to oil starvation because they're too cheap to put a bypass valve. They also simply don't filter as well with their flimsy filter.

Proper trustable filter brands:
Purolator
Wix
Mann (God tier)

>>16036648
protip: use your used motor oil instead of water to make your coffee
My family has been doing this for generations

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>>16037766
>tfw own a pickup
>tfw lanklet
>don't need to lift it to change oil

>>16035971
>>16036219
If it doesn't leak, it's tight enough. And my hands are probably stronger than your hands.

>>16038016
>Tfw brake fluid reservoir needs to be refilled every 4-6 days because shit's leaking somewhere and I can't find the fucking leak
You have rusted lines that are at their breaking point. Somewhere under your car, the brake line is so thin that pinholes have developed, and every time you step on the brake pedal, fluid literally squirts out onto the ground in a very small stream. You can continue driving it like this until the pressure finally blows out the side of the rusty line and makes a larger hole, at which point you will have absolutely zero braking power and fucking wrap yourself around a pole or rear-end someone at full speed.

Buy 20 feet of new line, take the spool to a mechanic, and tell them to replace your brake lines. This will avoid them jewing you on a "parts" cost of $500+ and you'll only have to pay labor.

Source: me five years ago, I drove the car until the brakes gave out entirely and then engine-braked and ripped my e-brake at every stop light for another month after that.

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>>16038756
tfw purolator filter for my car is only $5 because it's old and common and part stores can't get rid of the stock fast enough

>>16038756
Uh you know fram owns purolator right? Fram bought champion labs who makes purolator, mobil 1, and royal purple among others

>>16039079
just because Company A owns Company B doesn't mean B's quality went down the shitter. They usually let them do business as usual and just take a cut of the profits.

>>16039131
Except, you know, when they state that they are merging operations and facilities

Yay rank group

>>16039141
It would still be beneficial to manufacture quality products alongside the shit products to create the illusion of choice for the consumer.

It's like when you see a 1L bottle of something for $5 and a 2L bottle for $6.50. Clearly the 2L bottle is the better deal. Why would anyone buy the 1L at that comparatively shitty unit price? But they shipped both on purpose so that consumers would have that train of thought and spend more than they initially meant to, happily thinking "I'm getting a deal"

Fram has the reputation for being cheap shit and Purolator has the reputation for being good and a higher cost to go with it. So car guys will drop the extra bucks on Purolator because it's better, and poorfags and "point A to point B" retards buy fram because they don't care. Both parties are satisfied with their purchase and Fram gets the profits either way.

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>>16030509
>his filter isn't located above the engine
>laughingwhores.png

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>>16039214
>easy access
>plenty of space around it
>using an oil filter wrench

>>16038393
Seriously. I actually had a chance to speak with the service manager there and told him how much I loved their service and that the gran turismo setup was the best idea ever. He said they'd keep it around for me and gave me a coupon for an alignment and tire rotation.

I think I'll do that when I get back into town.

>>16039214
>tfw no top mount filter
>tfw no top mount drain hole with vacuum

>>16039365
is this some concentration camp?

>>16038144
>>16038221
>>16038245
>>16038253

Feel free to pull this at a walmart or quick lube chain because they have no business touching cars. But if you take it to a dealer you better hope you don't get a good tech or you'll get buried.
>I checked your oil level before I changed it and noted on the R.O. that it was already low and judging by the oil quart bottles in your truck also noted it may be consuming oil.
>Your oil light wasn't on when it was backed out of the bay or when you left so it wasn't low on oil.
>I personally check drain plugs 3 times. Once after I reinstall plug, again after I change filter, and again after I rotate your tires.
>Shop has a camera that watches my bay and will verify this. Guess it didn't leak out.
>Same camera will also prove I added correct amount of oil.
>Same camera will also show me start, run, shut off engine. Check dipstick for proper level and check under car to ensure filter isn't leaking.
>Tight plug, proper fill level, no leaks. Only way it's low is if someone took it out after it left.
Tell the flat bed to take your shit somewhere else.

>>16037929
>>16037912
I work at Jiffy Lube. We put "Milegaurd" filters aka cheaper Fram filters on cars. Same codes apply, MO10600, MO6607 (hondas galore), MO3614 ect. Can confirm these are shit tier filters.

>>16031138
>being a cuck

>>16031175
you gotta run the engine for a bit with the tank empty to pull out all the coolant.

sometimes they list two values. Flush amount, and fill amount.

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>>16041351
>(you)

>>16030514

he didnt fuck it up
he realized he could have payed on average about 5-10$ more to have someone else do it with zero effort on his behalf and without having to haul his own used oil around like a dumbass and "properly" dispose of it

>>16039214
THE FUCKING MESS

>>16030535
To be fair it was probably your fault. Not due to the oil change mind. However a 240k mile that's probably not used to seeing over 3k and 40% throttle doesn't tend to last long in the hands of a kid seing redline daily. Really it's the fault of the P/O driving like a bitch and letting the engine get slugged up and lazy then you doing one oil change and thinking yep motors 100% clean let's go drifto!

>>16039004
Fug, yeah I need to look again and look harder - there isn't any rust under my car last time I checked (like two months ago). I already got stainless steel brake lines waiting to be installed - no idea how old the rubber lines are so you're probably right. I think the hard line should still be alright.
>Tfw go 60 MPH down a mountain err'day with houses and traffic all the way through and six intersections
RIP me
>Tfw my clutch dropped to the floor one night while going down said mountain (both clutch cylinders were shot) and rolled for a mile and a half in neutral, barely avoiding a red light and getting stuck in the middle of a aforementioned busy intersection

>>16041884
"Proper" disposal consists of dropping the jug of at the parts store on the small scale. Wow so hard. Much headache. Enjoy your shit filter and lube.

>>16030509
>tfw you can't change your own oil because apartment

>>16042293
Really? Like i understand not letting people do large projects in their parking lots but changing oil is like a half hour job tops