Does The Villages Golf Cars have to do the oil changes or can you DIY
 

Does The Villages Golf Cars have to do the oil changes or can you do it yourself in order to stay under warranty?

They charge $50, but with an oil change syphon I can quickly do the oil change for the price of the oil. There is no oil filter, so I don't see paying $50, unless doing it yourself voids the warranty.

Thoughts? Will doing it myself void the warranty or do I just need to document when I did it and show proof I bought the oil each time?

The Hometown is more than an oil change. I do the Lifestyle yearly.

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OEM parts are not required per Magnuson Moss Warranty Act and have not been required for nearly 48 years.

DIY does not void your warranty, even in this case where the 'part' is only oil.

It may not be as simple as that. Magnuson-Moss would clearly apply to the Manufacturer's Warranty.

I don't think it necessarily applies to extended coverage offered or provided by the dealer, which may not be a typical "warranty".

The Hometown is change the oil and drive your cart around. I can change the oil myself for $5 and I drive my cart all the time. That saves me $55 over having The Villages Golf Cars do it.

Hometown

Speed Check and Road Test
Change Oil
Check for Drivability, Noises, Steering

Do it yourself.

I pay $59 for full synthetic oil 5 quarts including filter on my vehicle $50 a little excessive for one quart of oil

They updated the pricing. Now $60 to suck out and replace one quart of oil.

Doing it myself going forward. It's simple and quick to do. Stick a tube down the dipstick opening, pump several times, oil comes out, put dipstick back and fill with one quart of 10w30 small engine oil and done.

I take it these the newer golf carts that have some sort of pan underneath the motor? One of my friends mentioned his had one.

Yes. 4 screws hold it in. Not hard to remove, other than having to lay on your back.

Even easier to simply use a suction device to remove the oil from the top and just forget about the pan on the bottom. The reviews I read show the suction devices work well.

There is no oil filter, so the basic $60 service simply includes taking out and putting in 1 quart of 10W30 small engine oil and then driving the cart around to check the speed and listen for any odd noises.

That's it. Certainly not worth $60 and the time it takes to get the cart down there and back.

If it is called a warranty and it is in writing, then it is subject to the Magnuson Moss act. The act says,

"A "warrantor" is any supplier or other person who gives or offers a written warranty or who has some obligation under an implied warranty."

OP, if you are concerned about the warranty, I would suggest you read the cart manual and make sure that you use the type of oil recommended by the manufacturer. Using an "improper" fluid can affect your warranty.

Going to use the recommended Yamaha New OEM Golf Car Oil 1Qt/12Ct, LUB-10W30-GG-12. Found a place to get it cheap online.

I bought an oil sucker on Amazon for about $12.00. It's only one quart of oil, so I buy the best oil I can find. Each oil change costs me about $6-7 or so, plus the prorated cost of the oil sucker. Takes about ten minutes.

Guys, most of these are Yamaha engines, they are indestructible, they run forever. Have you ever heard of one failing? The fact that you even have oil in the thing is probably overkill.