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04-01-2015, 05:37 AM | #23 |
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+1 on the larger pan.. The big round ones where the whole top of it will catch oil are the way to go.. Just be sure to open the vent and maybe even the cap on the spout to avoid the chugging oil spitting back up and out of the pan as it can't drain into pan fast enough.
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04-01-2015, 09:03 AM | #24 | |
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04-01-2015, 11:22 AM | #25 |
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been wanted to do this but hasn't been worth it since I usually catch my local dealers with their 60 dollar oil change which is about the price if the parts alone. most dealers accept other dealers in the general area's coupons so look on the dealers website service specials.
recently replaced my oil filter housing gasket and you should open the filter cap first to drain the oil and relieve the pressure and allow air to come in from there
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04-01-2015, 11:29 AM | #26 |
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I've had good luck using a strap wrench on the filter housing. It's pretty accessible and I picked up a strap wrench at a local auto parts store that makes quick work of the job.
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04-01-2015, 01:02 PM | #27 |
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I guess I'm in the minority in having no interest in doing it myself. I'm happy to pay my indy to deal with the jacking, getting/disposing the oil, etc. He does it dozens of times a week on BMWs and a lot less likely to F* anything up as I would be...
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04-01-2015, 02:30 PM | #28 |
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I don't do it for the money. I do it to make sure it is done right and with the best parts. I also enjoy working on my cars (oils, other fluids, brakes, shocks, pumps, electronics, etc.) Only go to the indie when I cannot do it myself.
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04-01-2015, 03:09 PM | #29 | |
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I think I will pick up a better/bigger one for next time. |
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04-01-2015, 06:02 PM | #30 | |
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I have yet to do my first oil change (as I just got my 2008 335 - used) but I am ALREADY in love with the oil filter location. It doesn't get any easier than this. Enjoy! |
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04-01-2015, 06:13 PM | #31 |
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If you put it in milk jugs the same guys who pick up our recycling pick up the old oil.
I have trust issues with my car to a fault, I don't want anyone else touching it.
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04-01-2015, 06:18 PM | #32 | |
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Drop it off at any store that sells oil, such as auto parts. They are required by law to take them back, and the oil gets recycled. If you leave it to the recycling guys fooling them, it may spill and contaminate, never get recycled or just cost more of tax payers' money to route them correctly later one. Try to be smart. |
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04-01-2015, 06:47 PM | #33 | |
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They take the oil in the milk jugs and recycle.
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04-01-2015, 07:17 PM | #35 |
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https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/402954
We are very far advanced here on the wet coast. Scroll down in the attached link. |
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04-01-2015, 07:19 PM | #36 | |
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Some places don't even recycle anything, very sad. Here they don't take the oil. Hence my post |
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04-01-2015, 07:22 PM | #37 |
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I didn't realize most places don't do this, I thought it was the norm and only some places didn't not vice versa.
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04-01-2015, 09:29 PM | #38 |
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Get a drain pan like this and and a jug like this to transport the used oil to the auto parts store where you bought the pan and jug.
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04-01-2015, 09:34 PM | #39 |
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I change my own oil because of convenience mostly. I can do it whenever I have a few minutes rather than wasting so much time taking it somewhere and waiting while they do it and hassling with scheduling an appointment. With the right tools, you can do it quickly and easily.
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04-02-2015, 05:10 AM | #40 | |
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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04-02-2015, 05:12 AM | #41 |
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That green one is the one I'm talking about. I need two to drain the oil from my tractor (it's got two oil plugs )
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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