[Bill14564]

I used to change my own but then they started putting cowling under the engine and I became lazy.

Synthetic oil and 10,000miles or 12months worked for several vehicles and several hundred thousand miles.

I have a maintenance package that covers oil changes but $75 sounds about typical.

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[HJBeck]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

I've never paid for an oil change in my life, what do they cost nowadays?

If it matters I operate Hondas and Toyotas which use 0w20 and 0w16 weight oil.

To answer anticipated questions, I change my own to know that it is done properly and frankly, it is quick for me to do it. I have never had an oil related failure but I know people who pay for oil changes that have.

It surprises me that you would use such a thin oil (0w16) in Florida. Are you originally from a cold state? Would have thought a 20 w? Would be more appropriate in this warm climate. ??

[huge-pigeons]

My oil change cost me $250 in 2000 for a Porsche, and it cost around $350 for a Nissan GT-R a few years ago, both at the dealer. It will cost less if you go to a local mechanic. So when it costs me $75 for a synthetic oil change in my car today, I feel I’m getting a deal

[Dantes]

Advance Auto takes it
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[OhioBuckeye]

I’m not arguing wheather you do it yourself or or you pay to have it done. But I know what oil & filter that’s put in my car. You don’t even if they tell you what they use, do you really know? Do you know there’s oil out there that have a paraffin base, it’s junk. The best oil ever made was Wolves Head, which they don’t make anymore. As long as I’m able I’ll do my own maintenance. That’s all I did for 38 yrs.

[Joe C.]

Originally Posted by Kathyo

I drove a chrysler 150,000 miles and my husband never changed the oil after the original run in, just the filter every 10,000 miles or so. It's still running. And as an aside, what exactly is the benefit of synthetic oil if you can't drive further without changing it. You might get an incremental improvement in your gas mileage, but I doubt it, certainly not enough to justify paying almost 50% more for synthetic oil over regular oil prices

Only changed the filter and not the oil? Seems odd, as the filter holds about a quart of dirty oil. Did he add a quart of new oil when he changed the filter?

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

I’m not arguing wheather you do it yourself or or you pay to have it done. But I know what oil & filter that’s put in my car. You don’t even if they tell you what they use, do you really know? Do you know there’s oil out there that have a paraffin base, it’s junk. The best oil ever made was Wolves Head, which they don’t make anymore. As long as I’m able I’ll do my own maintenance. That’s all I did for 38 yrs.

Wolf's Head was bought by Pennzoil in 1963 and is now owned by Shell.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by HJBeck

It surprises me that you would use such a thin oil (0w16) in Florida. Are you originally from a cold state? Would have thought a 20 w? Would be more appropriate in this warm climate. ??

on the surface, makes sense, but also depends upon the type of driving. If the villages car drives 10 minutes per trip, 0w16 would get to final viscosity quicker, and would lubricate short drives better than a final heavier weight oil which wouldn't get to all the lubrication places as quickly after 10 minutes

all scenarios are not the same

[tuccillo]

Read your owner's manual and use the oil they recommend (API rating and multi-viscosity rating) and change it as recommended by the maintenance minder or "severe" service recommendation in the owner's manual.

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

on the surface, makes sense, but also depends upon the type of driving. If the villages car drives 10 minutes per trip, 0w16 would get to final viscosity quicker, and would lubricate short drives better than a final heavier weight oil which wouldn't get to all the lubrication places as quickly after 10 minutes

all scenarios are not the same

[Battlebasset]

Owned an old Opel in Germany for three years while stationed there. It leaked enough oil that I never changed it. Just added new oil. I said it was "self-changing".

Guys that bought used Mercedes and BMW would ask to borrow mine, as theirs was in the shop so often.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

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[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Best Engine Oil for 2022 - CNET

Mobil1 best overall

I would be interested in knowing how they decided on the best oil. Very subjective. I wonder if any money was exchanged.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I would be interested in knowing how they decided on the best oil. Very subjective. I wonder if any money was exchanged.

For 100 bucks will tell you

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I would be interested in knowing how they decided on the best oil. Very subjective. I wonder if any money was exchanged.

my son worked at a refinery in NJ for his chemical engineering internship

I can't remember for whom, and he said in the chem engineering world, Mobil1 was regarded as the best in class. .

just what the chem engineers in the industry believed. .

YMMV