oil change price... it's like, WOW!

NYBladeZ · 09-27-2011, 04:30 PM

Used ester oil for my first 2 oil changes. Definitely overpriced, went over to Motul 300V power racing 5w30 for the summer. Pure nectar, its an ester oil and in my opinion the best you can get. Its about time to do an oil change before putting her away for the fall, going with amsoil synthetic, will go back to Motul next summer.

onzedge · 09-27-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

Used ester oil for my first 2 oil changes. Definitely overpriced, went over to Motul 300V power racing 5w30 for the summer. Pure nectar, its an ester oil and in my opinion the best you can get. Its about time to do an oil change before putting her away for the fall, going with amsoil synthetic, will go back to Motul next summer.

Motul is excellent -- pricey and hard to get, but excellent.

Dwight Frye · 09-27-2011, 06:20 PM

Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right.
My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes.
Not much else to do for the first 100K miles.
Spend your money on gas, good booze and women instead.

exedy699 · 09-27-2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right.
My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes.
Not much else to do for the first 100K miles.
Spend your money on gas, good booze and women instead.

Amen

onzedge · 09-27-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by exedy699

Amen

wstar · 09-27-2011, 06:54 PM

K&N HP-1008 (or -1010 for a compatible longer filter option) is also basically identical to the above-mentioned M1 110 filter. The filter review guys say they're actually made identically at the same factory, just branding and labeling differences. The K&N version is very slightly more expensive, but they put a little sheet metal nut on the end that makes it super easy to remove them, which I'm a fan of.

nmjaxx9 · 09-27-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right.
My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes.
Not much else to do for the first 100K miles.
Spend your money on gas, good booze and women instead.

No matter how u figure it its not the same as getting it done free.

wstar · 09-27-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9

No matter how u figure it its not the same as getting it done free.

Really the cost of the oil changes themselves is immaterial, within reason. It's not a huge component of the overall cost of the car. The important thing is getting it done right every time. Too many horror stories. Nobody cares about your car more than you do, it's a pretty simple task, and it's arguably the single most important maintenance task for your car's long term health.

09-27-2011, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 22	Used ester oil for my first 2 oil changes. Definitely overpriced, went over to Motul 300V power racing 5w30 for the summer. Pure nectar, its an ester oil and in my opinion the best you can get. Its about time to do an oil change before putting her away for the fall, going with amsoil synthetic, will go back to Motul next summer. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

09-27-2011, 06:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 18	Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right. My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes. Not much else to do for the first 100K miles. Spend your money on gas, good booze and women instead. Turbonio likes this.

09-27-2011, 06:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	K&N HP-1008 (or -1010 for a compatible longer filter option) is also basically identical to the above-mentioned M1 110 filter. The filter review guys say they're actually made identically at the same factory, just branding and labeling differences. The K&N version is very slightly more expensive, but they put a little sheet metal nut on the end that makes it super easy to remove them, which I'm a fan of. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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