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re: Oil change prices
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:02 am to slacker130
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:02 am to slacker130
It’s not worth my time or money to try and do it myself to save $30, OR trust a quick lube to put crappy oil in my car.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:05 am to WhuckFistle
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For my 21 tundra at the dealership, oil change and rotation is around 160. That’s full synthetic and I believe my truck takes around 8.5 quarts.
Yep. I have a '19 Tundra. 5 qt jug of Mobil 1 Full synthetic was $42, bought 2 because the 1qt are $12. Filter was $8-12, can't remember because I bought filters for 2 vehicles.
Basically, spent $160 to change the oil in 2 vehicles, myself.
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 7:07 am
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:09 am to partsman103
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If you can't afford paying a few more dollars to have the dealership service your vehicle then don't come asking for help
I agree to a point. Majority of people don’t take care of their vehicles, but some do. I grew up running around a GM dealer. I watched the service manager and dealer owner go above and beyond for the ones GM was trying to screw over. Unfortunately that little mom and pop dealer got closed during the bankruptcy, so now we’ve gotta settle for a bigger dealership, and all they wanna do is give you the run around. I’ve had way too many arguments with the service manager who doesn’t know a damn thing. Her dad owns the place. She just works there. Anyways…
Another thing is I knew an older man who had a 6.0 Ford bone stock. It started having problems. Ford tried to deny his warranty because they couldn’t prove what oil he used. I called that bluff also. I had every record of every oil change he did and the oil was Motorcraft 10W30. If you look up the Ford recommendations, it’s anywhere from 5w30 to 15w40. In fact, Ford had a class action lawsuit against them because they had so many claims with the 6.0 and denied warranty for “not using the right oil”. You can’t tell people you’ve gotta use Motorcraft oil. It’s just gotta meet the manufacturer specs. Brand don’t mean shite. Give me a break…
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:12 am to Jaydeaux
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Depends on what you’re driving I guess. Pretty simple shite if you dont have ovaries
Gone are the days of dumping used motor oil round the back
That’s the real hassle
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:13 am to Yournamegoeshere
And I’ve got a news flash for ya’ll. That “cheap” oil, like Supertech from Walmart, is just as good as Mobil 1 for a lot less. The key is, just keep it change like it’s suppose to be. This ain’t 1970 anymore. Oils are lot better now.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:14 am to CatsGoneWild
$60 synthetic at Toyota.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:15 am to partsman103
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Bottom line is this:
If you can't afford paying a few more dollars to have the dealership service your vehicle then don't come asking for help and maybe consider buying a vehicle you can afford to maintain. :)
I had 4 years of free oil changes on my truck. The only place that touched my truck was the dealership I bought it from.
Well, after the last dealership oil change, I figured I'd do one myself, because I wanted to replace a plastic filter housing that was stock, with the aluminum OEM housing upgrade.
So, I crawl under my truck and it's missing skid plate bolts! So the dealership sucks as bad as any freaking jiffy lube in my eyes.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:17 am to dexy82
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Gone are the days of dumping used motor oil round the back
That’s the real hassle
It's really not that big of a hassle. There's a tank in the back of most Auto parts store, you walk in and dump it.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:17 am to CatsGoneWild
I've paid $85-100 here as long as I can remember, and thats the cheap place.
A mining outfit that does oil changes.
A mining outfit that does oil changes.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:41 am to CatsGoneWild
I think I paid 180 last time.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:42 am to CatsGoneWild
Firestone is the best kept secret for oil change. Grab coupon off their website, dirt cheap.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:17 am to CatsGoneWild
I usually pay my guy up front with a cold beer. That gets him ready for the work. About 20 minutes later, I tip him with another cold beer and he is pretty damn happy. I find it to be pretty reasonable. If you want to contact him, his name is Boudreaux35.
Yeh, I can buy the oil and filter (not even the bullshite generic crap) for about 50 bucks. So anyone who wants to pay some dumbass 50 bucks for 20 minutes of simple minded labor is, as my dad taught me, a DAMN FOOL!
Yeh, I can buy the oil and filter (not even the bullshite generic crap) for about 50 bucks. So anyone who wants to pay some dumbass 50 bucks for 20 minutes of simple minded labor is, as my dad taught me, a DAMN FOOL!
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:21 am to slacker130
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So, I crawl under my truck and it's missing skid plate bolts! So the dealership sucks as bad as any freaking jiffy lube in my eyes.
Any chance the bolts fell out over time?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:22 am to TDsngumbo
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Oil changes are gonna have to cost $200 for me to start changing my own oil.
If I drove a vehicle with low clearance I’d agree with you but it’s so easy to change on my truck I don’t mind
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:31 am to CatsGoneWild
I went back to doing mine myself. One car takes 8qts, another 10qts, and my daughter has an Audi so those get expensive.
I know what I’m putting in when I do it myself and I have an excuse to stay in the shop and drink a few beers while I’m out there
I know what I’m putting in when I do it myself and I have an excuse to stay in the shop and drink a few beers while I’m out there
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:38 am to Yournamegoeshere
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You can’t tell people you’ve gotta use Motorcraft oil. It’s just gotta meet the manufacturer specs. Brand don’t mean shite. Give me a break
I agree that "brand" is not a factor and that API rating/Specs are. As long as the oil changes/services were properly documented (Vin# , Date, Mileage, customer info and Part number/description) on the Service Ticket there should be no issue, especially if its a known issue.
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Majority of people don’t take care of their vehicles, but some do.
Also agree and those who take care of their vehicle are the ones the manufacturer will most likely help.
GM has had lifter issues on the 5.3 & 6.2 since 2007 and GM has assisted us with many of our customers due to it being a known issue. The "key" to receiving assistance was the customer having proper documentation of services performed at the proper intervals.
Bottom line is this:
* We (dealerships) need detailed documentation in order to ask for any type of assistance (Goodwill) from the manufacturer.
* Having Oil Changes/Maintenance performed at dealerships is not as expensive (and in some cases, cheaper than the chain stores) as you may have thought. Shop around.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:39 am to Athis
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He did the back brakes...New rotors and pads and one of the calipers went bad and that brake job was $700.
I was quoted around 1300 for a brake job on my F-150 about a year ago.
I ordered a complete set of power stop rotors and brakes online and went on youtube and watched a how to video. It took me about three hours to do it in my driveway and the brake kit was around 400 dollars.
My truck is high enough off the ground where I don't need ramps to change my oil. It takes me longer to get the tools out than it does to actually change the oil.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:03 am to partsman103
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Any chance the bolts fell out over time?
Nope. It was the most inconvenient to reinstall
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:28 am to slacker130
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Nope. It was the most inconvenient to reinstall
Did you inform dealership Service Dept of the issue?
I would hope they would reinstall at no cost to you since they performed all of your services.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:36 am to TDsngumbo
quote:With all my equipment, it seems like I'm doing maintenence every other day, including changing oil.
Oil changes are gonna have to cost $200 for me to start changing my own oil.
That said, I'm paying to get my truck oil changed. It's too damn convenient, and anything that saves me time at a reasonable cost, I'm gonna do it.
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