step1: go up on roof
step2: replace all shingles
step3: done! :ugh2:

My buddy did that once (he's very handy). Pocketed like $7K for his efforts out of the insurance check for hail damage. And afterward, he vowed never to do that $hit himself again lol

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yah, the pro's make it look too easy! :eekdance:

I have done that 3x now. my family saved a butt load of $$ doing it ourselves. it's not that bad as long as it's not hot as sin or wet and cold.

Diy is not for everyone. Some like to pay for "piece of mind" knowing that someone else "more capable" than they are did a good job. However, I don't trust anyowashing my car (especially HS kids with jewelry all over) because of scratches. Most mechanics get paid by the job, not hour so they cut corners or use "tricks" when they can.

I Diy because, I have the time, I like to know exactly x works or was done, I trust myself, I'm cheap and it saves me $$, because I'm a bad azz that's capable of doing it. There are other reasons but these will do for now.

YzGyz

i diy my oil change because i dont have much free time. i just do it when i can on my free time. i hate making appointments and then work or weather gets into the way and have to reschedule because my Z melts in the rain..

fumoto valves drain too slow... :yawn: fall asleep under car wake up 10hrs later :ugh:

This is very true! It always takes forever to have anything done to my car at the dealership. Every few months I have to drop my car off at the dealer so they can swap and "fix" my rear hatch actuators so they don't stick anymore.

I like the simplicity of how you do things. Makes me want to hang out with so I may learn your ways.

Maybe I will go TT after all

step 1: make monies
step 2: install kit
step 3: go faster

Wow it is easy, thx kenchan!

Can you DIY?

sure he can

step1: drive to dealer
step2: pay
step3: done! :tup:


.. :ugh: gettin' kinda old..

This is how I do it. Twice a year.

I get around the weather thing like this...

1. In May, I've had the car out for a month because I can't stand to not drive it anymore and it's been driven in the rain and it's dirty, so it doesn't matter if it is raining that day

2. In November, I'm about to put the car up for the winter. I'll probably get it out in March when it's rainy because I can't stand not driving it anymore, so if it gets rained on a little, it's no big deal.

In between that, I just drive it rain or shine depending on how dirty it is or is not. :)

$40 to get it done with Mobil 1 at the shop. It's not worth the time for me to change oil myself :icon14:

it is a pita to have to go to WALMART :mad: of all places to get the Mobil1 one forsure... :ugh:
then another trip to recycle old oil.. :ugh2:

but i like to know that my car was worked on properly. :p

4 pages already?

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Not that hard to change if a girl can do it? I dont see how you cant do it unless your disabled :stirthepot:



But again like it has been mentioned a qualified auto shop could do the work without the worry about getting dirty.

or what if the "professional" messes something up, either by ignorance or intentional? some places, not all, will either:

1. claim they performed a service, but really never did, but charge you anyway

or

2. they will perform a service half-@$$ed, and then break something on purpose just to squeeze more money out of you.

again, not all are like this, but i personally would never take that chance.


again, seriously?

Oil Change Places?
 

Stripped bolts. Cross threaded. Oil spilled all down the engine and exhaust (starts smoking on the way home). Grease hand prints. Uncertainty! Fast drained, leaving a lot of old oil.
Hummmm,
BUT, I have never found one of those "$40" synthetic oil Chang places. And a quality filter (Mobil 1, Purolator) is just as important as the quality oil.
Synthetic Blend? NONE of the manufactures say what the blend is? 50/50. I don't think so. 10/90 % . Who knows?.

Like a lot of others here, I do my own oil changes now. It takes very VERY little skill to do an oil change on the 370z. As long as you follow all proper safety precautions, of course.

But if I don't have time I take it to any reputable shop (look online for reviews) and bring my own oil and filter to them. I personally wouldn't spend more than 60 bucks or so (total including oil and filter to do it though). Dealership has tried to charge $100+ before. LOL no thanks.

:)

Nissan $40...long gone are the days I'm changing my own oil. Screw that...

I do it myself because I know it takes more than 20 minutes to drain all your dirty oil as Jiffy and other put the drain plug back when is still draining. Not that I'm advertising for Advance Auto but they're running a special for $35 5qts of Mobil 1 oil and filter w/ a $5 rebate. Doing wifey's 2014 Rogue tomorrow...:driving:

I do it myself. Redline synthetic with purolator pureone. It's really not hard, and you get the peace of mind of knowing exactly what was done


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I did Redline myself today for the first time. Purchased the kit from Z1 Motorsports. Super easy once I found an oil catch that didnt leak. I did the 4 10mm bolt pull back via bungee method.

i personally use castrol synblend, although now i will have to find a replacement since they don't make that anymore. and no, it's def not a 50/50 mix. it's more like 5/95, however, you still reap a bit of the synthetic benefits.

i wait about 45 minutes from the time i take the drain bolt and filter off. though i know i will never get all the oil out completely, i much rather take the time to get out as much as i can. once the drain bolt and filter are off, i usually go back inside my house and do other things, and then come back.

Nissan Dealorship for Nissan ester oil with Nissan genuines.

Maintenance usually done by the top technician.

is that what they tell you? keep in mind, any business is there to make money. they may make it seem like they care about customers, but at the end of the day, they want their profits.

also, dealership or not, as long as one person is ASE certified in the shop, that place can claim they employee ase certified mechanics, even if 99% of the rest of them aren't.

Hey

I just answered to that question "Where do you go to get your oil changed?"

Calm down.

Seriously you need a top technichian to change your oil?

It must be a real rocket science to do this. 5 pages already.

Exactly, in an ideal world Id be having my oil changes done at a store. Unfortunatly been burned too many times in my life and I cannot be asked with the hassle anymore. Id rather put up with the hassle of getting dirty and oily instead.

I said 'maintenance' usually done by the top technician.

I feel uncomfortable cuz for me it seems like you say sarcascticly.

Sorry if I misunderstood. Thanks for your advice anyway. :D

Felix hate to blow your bubble but at a dealership that will remain unnamed here in MA they have a high school kid doing oil changes therefore they stay open late. I met the kid and even thou he may know what he is doing, just because he is so young I would think he lacks the experience, my 2 cents carry on (no sarcasm) :driving:

This is almost as bad as the manual vs automatic trans BS. :icon17:

I know the guy who does my oil changes, it's been the same guy for like 4 years. I don't care if he's ASE certified or not, as long as he does a good job. Why would I? As everyone has already said, "It's not rocket science."

I feel sorry for you guys doing it because you have bad dealer service centers you can't trust to do it right, and even worse for the ones who think it makes them manly man car dudes to drain and replace oil. The ones who are doing it because they enjoy it? Good for you. :tup:

for me personally, it has nothing to do with manliness. its only about whether it was done and done right and without of the worries.

I just don't worry about it. Problem solved. :tup:

I know not all dealorships are good.

Honesty and reliabiity really matter.

Thanks.

What a train wreck. Gees.

Just don't take it to a jiffy lube, walmart, etc. Dealership would be fine. I do mine myself. I always have.

Hey OP. You do what you think is right for you. Many DIY but like you, many don't want the hassle, keeping tools around, having reasonable space to actually do it, and store your tools. It is an easy task but those guys who say it takes 20 minutes have been doing it forever, have the space, the tools, and the desire to DIY. Realistically, an hour minimum to do it and then put everything away. Then you have to get rid of the old oil. So there is more to it than popping a plug and spinning a filter off and on.

Getting your own oil and filter is good idea if you intend to take it to a shop. A quality synthetic and the PureOne filter is a good idea.

Research the oil threads here.

Which oil should I use

huh? i wasn't yelling....?

Sorry

maybe I misunderstood. :D

have a good day !!