Who here changes their own oil?

[quattro santos]

Like the title says. For those of you who no longer have a warranty on your bmw, do you change your own oil?

[DEFKON99]

sure do! im afraid the guys at jiffy lube might screw somthing up like they did my father in laws car ( stripped the pan screw since they used a godamn impact gun to tighten it)

[Rez90]

i change my own oil in all my vehicles. no bimmers though.

[ecangian]

do it myself, extract via dip stick.

[quattro santos]

sure do! im afraid the guys at jiffy lube might screw somthing up like they did my father in laws car ( stripped the pan screw since they used a godamn impact gun to tighten it)

lol, omg...thats crazy...

A Wash/lube shop once identified my Volvo I once had as a turbo 2.8l engine when it had no turbo & had a badge on the car that said 2.9l. They also left the airfilter box unfastened & my hood open through the shop & wash stages. I noticed it when I was driving.

[DeM3n]

Definately. Working on my car is like sex... if you want it done right, you gotta do it yourself.

[Kelso]

do it myself everytime, and now my shop has no power so i do it with a flashlight hanging from my mouth! it sucks

[Mad Machine]

One of my sis' ex-Boyfriends worked at Jiffylube. (she's something of a mouthbreather for some reason) and the horror stories I heard is enough to make even my mom want to change her own oil herself.

[detroit635csi]

no quickelube for me, do it myself, and so should everyone else....dont trust dealerships either unless its all warrenty....i used to work for a bimmer dealer out here in MI and let me tell you....some shady hack crap happens behind closed doors....and we were the top dealer in the state!

[Manhattan]

wow 100 percent so far. good :)

[CVGTURBO86]

so far everyone!!! HELL YEAH

[Alpine torque]

i'm doing it... and i always will

[Chad H]

Do it myself as well. It's so easy to do on my car, no jacks needed.

[Daddyoh]

Me too:buttrock 0-40.......

[de45t]

same here.
Amsoil 5-40 Euro blend, all 6.8 quarts of them!

[atl530i]

sure do! im afraid the guys at jiffy lube might screw somthing up like they did my father in laws car ( stripped the pan screw since they used a godamn impact gun to tighten it)

The guys at Walmart did the same thing to my friends car, lol. Idiots.


i change my own oil in all my vehicles. no bimmers though.

Got any pics of that Evo??

[kurtfire44]

Since most of us change our own oil...what are the cheapest online stores to get the better motor oils? Mobil 1 0w40, Amsoil, Purple...?

[///M3Augy]

Change my own oil, with BMW oil and filters from the dealer.

[CVGTURBO86]

5w-30 full synthetic baby!!!

[98silver328i]

Good. No one picked oil change franchise.

[rmani]

with a topside changer why not do it yourself?:)

[CVGTURBO86]

i love how the where he oil filter goes and the housing it goes in on our cars...so badass

[MMmmmpower]

Change it myself for sure

[Mblaster]

I don't trust oil change morons.
Plus they probably couldn't do a proper S38 change without getting oil everywhere.
I admit I do take my work truck and my Exploder to Walmart, can't beat 5 quarts of your choice synthetic and a filter for 40 bucks.
I do the M5, motorhome, and carrera powerboat.

[luigierik]

I feel like a loser cause I always just take mine in to my mechanic because he does it fast and fairly cheap, and I am really lazy.

[parabellum]

Yup, I change the oil on both my bimmer and my motorcycle. Amazingly, the oil change on the bimmer is easier since it can be done 100% topside.

[SpunkyE30nOk]

I change my own at at work or if Im feeling lazy I have 1 of the techs do it for me....changin my own oil i usually spend like 40-45 bucks for 4 qts of castrol high mileage 20/50, 1 can of restore *shit really works*, and a bottle of gunk motor flush

[ninety83er]

i work at a jiffy lube so i just do it my self there. Nothing better than free synthetic oil. Not only do i not pay for my oil changes but i am getting paid to do it.

[Rez90]

Got any pics of that Evo??


http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=653425&referrerid=&highlight=new+ricer+saying+whats+up

scroll down the first page.

[Aeroboost]

i do its easy

[sash]

Like the title says. For those of you who no longer have a warranty on your bmw, do you change your own oil?
My car is under warranty and I do most of the maintenance on it (oil, coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid..). I buy everything at my local dealer and keep the receipts with the note of date and kilometres when fluid was changed.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

[mikese36]

I do!

[ehlpitel]

I wouldn't ever do it any other way than change it myself or let someone I knew personally and trusted do it for me.

[Tyrmeltr]

94% Change their own (as do I). I'm impressed.

[polishracing95]

well working at a ford dealership as a tech has its advantges... like use of the lift and cheaper parts from bmw then most people so y not change my own oil... at least i know how it has been done

[quattro santos]

The results are actually surprising to me...
I thought there would be more people that take their cars to performance shops or smaller BMW specialist shops...

[LeMansGTS]

The results are actually surprising to me...
I thought there would be more people that take their cars to performance shops or smaller BMW specialist shops...

this is the internet. everyone here changes their brakes, engine components, transmissions, and diffs as well.:rolleyes

[CoolJoe]

this is the internet. everyone here changes their brakes, engine components, transmissions, and diffs as well.:rolleyes


+1 you forgot transmission conversions. ;) And yes I change my own oil as well. :D

A tad OT but, I have a more bitch of a time working on my DuraTrax Warhead than my actual cars.