Changing Your Own Oil

[Brother Adam]

[quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1912788' date='Jul 6 2009, 05:37 PM']I hope you get caught doing that someday. You've just endangered the lives of people AND animals. Dumb move.[/quote]

I see sarcasm is still completely lost on you.

[scardella]

I've taken mine to Murray's and AutoZone before. At least in Ypsi, you can put it into containers, eg old gallon milk jugs, the gallon or 5-quart jugs, etc., and put it in with the recyclables.

[franciscanheart]

[quote name='Brother Adam' post='1912800' date='Jul 6 2009, 03:48 PM']I see sarcasm is still completely lost on you.[/quote]
Sarcasm is harder to differentiate from stupidity, thick-brained-ness and/or ignorance with some people. Not to mention that without smileys, it's sometimes nearly impossible to tell, no matter the poster.

[Sojourner]

My husband does it for our cars; our county has disposal sites set up. You might check to see if local government in your area has something similar.

[eagle_eye222001]

Most part stores will take it for free or very small free. We take it to Advance Auto parts or something like that.

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[Brother Adam]

I found a local place (the nearest autozone is 15 miles away) that takes it for $1.00. I appreciate the help, as I hadn't thought of that before. Corn fuel is a big thing here, so it took some homework.

Hughey, I find assuming the worst in those circumstances is often more telling of that persons overall perception of another person than of that person.

[T-Bone _]

Women:

1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the last oil change.

2. Drink a cup of coffee.

3. 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money Spent:
$20.00 Oil Change
$1.00 Coffee
----------------
$21.00 Total

Men:

1. Go to auto parts store and write a
check for $50 dollars for oil, fiddler, kitty litter, hand cleaner and scented tree.

2. Discover that the used oil container
is full. Instead of taking it back to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.

3. Open a beer and drink it.

4. Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking
for jack stands.

5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7. Place drain pan under engine.

8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9. Give up and use crescent wrench.

10. Unscrew drain plug.

11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil; get hot oil on you in process.

12. Clean up.

13. Have another beer while oil is draining.

14. Look for oil fiddler wrench.

15. Give up; poke oil fiddler with screwdriver and twist it off.

16. Beer.

17. Buddy shows up; finish case with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.

18. Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.

19. Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20. Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.

21. Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22. Install new oil fiddler making sure to apply thin coat of clean oil to gasket first.

23. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24. Remember drain plug from step 11.

25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26. Hurry to replace drain plug before the whole quart of fresh oil drains onto floor.

27. Slip with wrench and bang knuckles on frame.

28. Bang head on floor board in reaction.

29. Begin cussing fit.

30. Throw wrench.

31. Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992) in the left breast.

32. Clean up. Apply Band-Aid to knuckle.

33. Beer.

34. Beer.

35. Dump in additional 4 quarts of oil.

36. Beer.

37. Lower car from jack stands

38. Accidentally crush one of the jack stands

39. Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step 23.

40. Test drive car

41. Get pulled over; arrested for driving under the influence.

42. Car gets impounded.

43. Make bail. Get car from impound yard.

Money Spent:
$50 parts
$12 beer
$75 replacement set of jack stands; hey the colors have to match!
$1000 Bail
$200 Impound and towing fee
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$1337 Total

[toebat]

[quote name='T-Bone _' post='1913076' date='Jul 6 2009, 10:02 PM']Women:

1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the last oil change.

2. Drink a cup of coffee.

3. 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money Spent:
$20.00 Oil Change
$1.00 Coffee
----------------
$21.00 Total

Men:

1. Go to auto parts store and write a
check for $50 dollars for oil, fiddler, kitty litter, hand cleaner and scented tree.

2. Discover that the used oil container
is full. Instead of taking it back to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.

3. Open a beer and drink it.

4. Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking
for jack stands.

5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7. Place drain pan under engine.

8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9. Give up and use crescent wrench.

10. Unscrew drain plug.

11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil; get hot oil on you in process.

12. Clean up.

13. Have another beer while oil is draining.

14. Look for oil fiddler wrench.

15. Give up; poke oil fiddler with screwdriver and twist it off.

16. Beer.

17. Buddy shows up; finish case with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.

18. Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.

19. Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20. Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.

21. Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22. Install new oil fiddler making sure to apply thin coat of clean oil to gasket first.

23. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24. Remember drain plug from step 11.

25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26. Hurry to replace drain plug before the whole quart of fresh oil drains onto floor.

27. Slip with wrench and bang knuckles on frame.

28. Bang head on floor board in reaction.

29. Begin cussing fit.

30. Throw wrench.

31. Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992) in the left breast.

32. Clean up. Apply Band-Aid to knuckle.

33. Beer.

34. Beer.

35. Dump in additional 4 quarts of oil.

36. Beer.

37. Lower car from jack stands

38. Accidentally crush one of the jack stands

39. Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step 23.

40. Test drive car

41. Get pulled over; arrested for driving under the influence.

42. Car gets impounded.

43. Make bail. Get car from impound yard.

Money Spent:
$50 parts
$12 beer
$75 replacement set of jack stands; hey the colors have to match!
$1000 Bail
$200 Impound and towing fee
---------------------------
$1337 Total[/quote]

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='T-Bone _' post='1913076' date='Jul 6 2009, 10:02 PM']Women:

1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the last oil change.

2. Drink a cup of coffee.

3. 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money Spent:
$20.00 Oil Change
$1.00 Coffee
----------------
$21.00 Total

Men:

1. Go to auto parts store and write a
check for $50 dollars for oil, fiddler, kitty litter, hand cleaner and scented tree.

2. Discover that the used oil container
is full. Instead of taking it back to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.

3. Open a beer and drink it.

4. Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking
for jack stands.

5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7. Place drain pan under engine.

8. Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9. Give up and use crescent wrench.

10. Unscrew drain plug.

11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil; get hot oil on you in process.

12. Clean up.

13. Have another beer while oil is draining.

14. Look for oil fiddler wrench.

15. Give up; poke oil fiddler with screwdriver and twist it off.

16. Beer.

17. Buddy shows up; finish case with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.

18. Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.

19. Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20. Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.

21. Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22. Install new oil fiddler making sure to apply thin coat of clean oil to gasket first.

23. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24. Remember drain plug from step 11.

25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26. Hurry to replace drain plug before the whole quart of fresh oil drains onto floor.

27. Slip with wrench and bang knuckles on frame.

28. Bang head on floor board in reaction.

29. Begin cussing fit.

30. Throw wrench.

31. Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992) in the left breast.

32. Clean up. Apply Band-Aid to knuckle.

33. Beer.

34. Beer.

35. Dump in additional 4 quarts of oil.

36. Beer.

37. Lower car from jack stands

38. Accidentally crush one of the jack stands

39. Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during step 23.

40. Test drive car

41. Get pulled over; arrested for driving under the influence.

42. Car gets impounded.

43. Make bail. Get car from impound yard.

Money Spent:
$50 parts
$12 beer
$75 replacement set of jack stands; hey the colors have to match!
$1000 Bail
$200 Impound and towing fee
---------------------------
$1337 Total[/quote]

Oh please.... where can you get a decent cup of coffee for a dollar...?

[mcts]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1913192' date='Jul 6 2009, 11:39 PM']Oh please.... where can you get a decent cup of coffee for a dollar...? [/quote]


the gas station by my house

[Winchester]

[quote name='morostheos' post='1912779' date='Jul 6 2009, 04:18 PM']It's not a good idea to burn it on your own. When you burn oil on your own instead of it being used for a boiler the burn is not as clean and produces a lot more pollutants. Back yard burning of oil and other wastes is actually a significant contributor for several air pollutants.[/quote]
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[Angel*Star]

Our community has collections about twice a year and they collect used oil, extra paint, etc. It works great. You put the stuff in the trunk of your car. You wait in line. When it is your turn these men(?) in space suits get the stuff from your trunk and pour it in the appropriate very large containers they have. You drive off. You're finished. Then the husbands can take their wives out to lunch because they did not have to pay for anything. Well, if you count taxes........maybe!

[CatherineM]

Women can change oil too. I had to learn to do that and tune it up before my dad would let me get my driver's license. Of course that was before computers took over engines.

I used to have a container designed to catch the oil and carry it for recycling. Looked like this:
[img]http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Grand-Prix-GTP-GM-3800-V6-Engine-Oil-Change-Guide/tn_Pontiac-Grand-Prix-Oil-Change-Guide-003.jpg[/img]

I can also highly recommend K&N washable air and oil filters. They are expensive to buy at first, but they will increase MPG, and horsepower, and you can clean and reuse them for years.

[morostheos]

To Winchester:

[scardella]

I spend $50 on oil and filters, but that's because I get the high-end stuff for my car.
5 quarts of Royal Purple full synthetic + Mobil1 Oil fil[i][/i]ter

My winter car (when I get it) will get store-brand oil and whatever non-Fram fil[i][/i]ter I can find...
cost: around $20.

Edited July 7, 2009 by scardella