Oil changes, who does them and who gets them done?

[fordtough.ca]

I figure I throw this out, just to see your responses

Yes I get them done, plus .......

[Smokefan]

Dealer, it's so much more cost effective.

[Bush_aholic]

I do my own takes 15 minutes in the driveway and I like having waist oil around for the big party fires.......don't judge me...lol/JK

[Bush_aholic]

How is dealer more cost effective unless it's free?

[1SILVER06F150]

In the mustang,i do it myself,but for the truck,i will be bringing it to the dealer as i get 2 years of free oil changes,then after that,we will see.

[Smokefan]

How is dealer more cost effective unless it's free?

$36 they do all the work and some more, once you price out your oil/filter and disposal it is much easier to hand the keys and say "here, you do it"

[TRUKNUT]

I get mine done at the dealer when they do the 5000 klm service, peace off
mind and protect my warenty.

[Biz]

Dealer, it's so much more cost effective.

agreed......

[hogdust]

Mine are free as part of the 4 year Lincoln warrenty, so the dealer does them.

[CanadianRanger]

Hard to beat $35 and 30 min at dealer's FastLane and no issues with warranty

[conger]

Installed Fomoto valve last year and I've always done my own. Costs me about $70 that way. Dealer charges about $140 and I would trust the Lubex monkeys with me diesel.

[Limited Randy]

Mine are part of a maintence package I got with my truck. Even still I do prefer to do my owm, for all it takes. I was Told by the dealer that the 08's only need there oil change every 8000 km.

[Lilbigtrk]

man $30 and i changed the oil my slef its easy wiht a lifted truck:P

[Z1Krob]

I get mine done. Need the receipts for the warranty. It gets a little expensive running synth though.

[conger]

Mine are part of a maintence package I got with my truck. Even still I do prefer to do my owm, for all it takes. I was Told by the dealer that the 08's only need there oil change every 8000 km.
The 6.0 psd's only need oil changes every 12k. I do mine at 10. Mine's an 04. I don't know what the interval for an 08 SD is.

[Viper238]

I did my 2nd oil change and then realized.. It was only $45 @ my dealer.. plus they check it over.. (1st on was free :icon_wink: )

I've always changed my oil on prior vehicles.. but this way my warranty is protected.. and it's basically the same amount..

[4X4 EH]

My truck part of the purchase was 3 year free oil changes - DONE.
My vert I do it myself and will be doing it tomorrow.
The Mach is under warranty and I have it done at FoMoCo & as said earlier, the sync is an expensive change @ the dealership.

[white4by4]

I do my own...i'm not lazy like others!!!:icon_eek: JK,LOL

[Coruptyed]

i do mine myself

p.s clearly Matt gets them done by someone else lol sorry Matt couldnt resist

[Smokefan]

It's not that I'm lazy, just more cost effective for them to do it.

[BlairTruck]

i buy 5.5L of mobile one 5w30 suntheticfor 29.99 and filter is 7 bucks at napa. I do it myself. I dont trust the oil change monkeys they hire

[LayinHp]

i do it myself when in ontario to the good truck out here with the explorer i have the lubricrap i mean lubrico warrenty so it has to be dealer/drive in center done with receits

[JTSF150]

I'm doing the next one myself.
I am sending a sample to Blackstone for a u.o.a.
Normally, I have it done at Northway Ford.

[LayinHp]

cant see ford chargeing 36 bucks for an oil change... wheres the $90 labour charge ? lol


i will say the 2000 4x4 i had was a pain in the a$$ to get at the filter reaching up between the front end almost needed to be double jointed

and its a pain on the lowered truck need a pit at the shop or a hoist

[mitchbtu]

I always get mine done at Mr Lube, its like $30, and it takes 10 mins... Yes I am lazy...

[Oh My Hog]

I do it myself.

[HTRDDSL]

I used to do my own but since I went Diesel I let the dealer do them.

[Northern Supercrew]

i do mine and the wifes truck, that way when the oil plug falls out i have no one to blame but myself.

[7264HD]

I do it my self 5w20 mobil 1 full syn + napa gold filter. Dealer was doing mine before bcause of free oil change but always over fill it past the dip stick mark pissed me off so now i do it my self and its done Right all happy.:icon_twisted:

[Oreo]

I get it done at my buddy's shop, $35 you can't go wrong.

[Cowboy Dave]

$35?!

Cripes. You must have slave labour in Ontario. It would cost me $90 to get an oil change done at the dealership here in Alberta. Oil and filter only cost me $40 dollars so I do my changes myself every 5000km just like the book says. I keep all my receipts though, just in case the dealership wants to quibble over my warranty status.

Cheers,
D.

[warriormama]

Well, Al told me when he bought me my Bronco for xmas, that it is up to me to do my own work. So therefore, I do my own oil changes, and everything else too. Gonna drop the tranny hopefully next week....but I will admit, I will need his help to put the new one in....at least hold it in place for me....:icon_biggrin:

[Ford Girl]

200km to go till I need my first oil change!

[jdcrush]

running full synthetic 5w30 so its about 80 bucks at the dealership one change left till the warranty is done then im doing my own

[Tetford4X4]

well im 13 so not too often i drive to the dealer, lol, I do them myself in my shed, i like doing things myself, if someone is leaning over my shoulder i will just throw a wrench at there mouth,

not really, I just like to know how my truck is put together and how it works, without the dealer doing it so you dont know how its functioning all the time

[LayinHp]

not bad price to have it done at the ford dealer.... always thought they were higher but thee about the same as the quick stops.... when the warrenty is gone ill do my own but untill then lubrico wants it done at a shop....sucks

[Northern Supercrew]

probably should do my first one. 5800+ km on truck now. one month old.:icon_lol:

[SCREWDRIVER]

I always used to do my own, when I learned to drive, I learned to change my own oil... but when I got the 07 I had to take it to the dealer... now that I have the 05 and the basic warranty has ran out, I can start doing my own again!

[07rangersport]

I do my own. It's $80 + tax at the stealership or $65 for me to buy the oil and filter and do it myself.

[taisa899]

I do them myself. I do everything on my truck myself

[Lone Ranger]

I used to always do my own oil changes, but increased income and laziness allowed me to let a local 10 min oil change place do them (for about 8 years now). Good guys, fellow 'wheelers so i was getting ok discounts and they always did a little extra work on the truck so it was fine, but since switching from cheap ass PetroCan oil to Penzoil with a bottle of Lucas (only way I've found to shut the motor up), I'm going to have to start changing my own again. It gets really expensive with the extras. LR

[MJG]

My changes run me $130.00
Only use Amsoil 5w20, K&N Filter, dealer hoists the truck up and changes for $20.00.
Every second oil change costs me $210.00 as I change my fuel filter every 2nd.

[Slim188]

You do realize that your allowed to do your own...as long as you keep receipts and keep records of it. I would rather do it myself..(thats the mechanic in me i guess) Also, if you do, do it yourself, spend the extra cash and get good oil..don't buy that shitty "cheap" oil. it's like buying the ecomony brake pads from Crappy tire, and expect them to actually stop your truck/car.

[LayinHp]

if your talkin about lubrico then just the reciets wont work its right in the contract must be changed by a qualified service center and signed by them/stamped... then u fax a copy or keep them then show proof if somthing goes wrong...

ford warrenty u can do it on your own and keep the reciets for proof

[shelbyx1]

this poll is rather irrelevant for me because i change my own oil plus all repair work on vehicle at the dealership where i work,so both answers apply!:)

[canadian.bacon]

my last oil change i did myself, cause the dealership wouldn't make an appointment for the oil change and insisted i use the fast lane thing, i went 3 days in a row with a 4 hr waiting line, and the day after that i was going on a trip to ottawa that was a solid 1500 kms total. which would've put me far over the 8000 kms interval.

[Ross]

Dealer does mine for warranty. 14'000 now.

I would take it there even if i was out of warranty.

1' Free Coffee.
2' Hand keys over, Handed keys back.
3' Ops the drain plug came loose or filter spun off. New engine please!
4' Full Multi-Point Inspection with data sheet inc Brake pad wear etc. They also clear the service light.
5' Dealer Stamp for Full service history can get warranty if over the Km's a little.
6' Dealer Stamp can help re-sale.

$60 .... Cheap compaired to the UK. My old man had a Nice Jerry C180 Merc. £270 for the service, £9 for the copper washer on the drain bung ha ha.

What Oil do you need to use?

[zip]

I do my own oil changes. It's a great time to break out the grease gun too. While under the truck it is also a good opportunity to make sure everything on the underside is as it should be.

[Seb_L]

I'll probably end up giving mine to the dealer, too cold to do that stuff now lol

[swackly]

I have a lubrico warranty so I have to take it to get the receipt stamped but my last one with fuel filter at fastlane was only 80 bucks and only half hour hardly do it you self for that

[TOPH R]

Always do them myself, there are alot of dumbass oil change monkeys who would LOVE to ruin all of our trucks. I met alot of them.

[north44]

I've done all the oil changes on my Ranger except for the first couple, which the dealer did.

Fast lube and dealer "quick oil change" rates seem pretty reasonable for what they do, and they check other things while your vehicle is in.

I do my own because a) I like to make sure it's done right, and I'm pretty fussy about my vehicle, and maybe most importantly, b) I'm lucky enough to be able to use a friend's shop (and hoist, and tools, etc.) in "off hours" - and all it costs is a couple of occasional "24s" or "40s".

At any rate, the most important thing is that THE OIL (and FILTER of course) GETS CHANGED - hopefully within the recommended change interval.

P.S. I have to agree with TOPH R - "there are a lot of dumbass oil change monkeys . . ."

[Drive_A_Ford]

Do it myself! dont trust these idiots at the 10 min oil change places and the dealer is to expensive! Plus i like to do it myslef then i know it is done properly.

[SKRWZ]

Do it myself! dont trust these idiots at the 10 min oil change places and the dealer is to expensive! Plus i like to do it myslef then i know it is done properly.

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[fordfan22]

i do mine myself. my buddy had a bad experience with his car at mr.lube, they forgot to put his oil cap back on, lost a bunch of oil and blew his engine. then they said it wasn't thier fault.. he took them to court but nothing happened and he had to buy a new engine. ever since then i do it myself. but trying to get to my oil filter on the 99 f-150 is a pain in the butt! almost worth getting someone else to do it for me. but i like doing it

[Chris.S.]

Until yesterday I've had them done-not enough time to justify the hassle of doing it myself. But now I'm sick of paying someone 40.00 to do what takes me 15 minutes so I'm doing ours at home from now on...

[shelbyx1]

the real advandage to having some else do your services is they have hoists and any good shop will do a vehicle inspection while in shop(we do a qc550 insp on every vehicle no matter of milage for free)it's just peice of mind for the customer.:)

[LayinHp]

Do it myself! dont trust these idiots at the 10 min oil change places and the dealer is to expensive! Plus i like to do it myslef then i know it is done properly.



ford dealer here is a bit cheaper then the quicky lube and has better quality oils and filters....



what are the dealers there charging for an oilchange ?

[taisa899]

I do my own. I've got close to 10g's and hundreds of hours invested in my motor and if anybody is going to screw it up it better be me

[LOOSEWHEEL]

With 15 litres of oil per change, I would hate to think what the dealer would charge with their markup. It already cost me close to $100 bills to do it myself.

[MJG]

Truck's too low now to get underneath it. Too much hassle to jack up on stands on my own.
Found a service tech at Ford who has great work ethic and very respectful towards my truck, knows his stuff too.

I stroll in and check out my underbody when on the lift too.
I take my own supplies, Ford only charges me about 25 bucks, sometimes free!!

[LaredoRV]

Dealer :P

[bor5.4x4]

I used to always do my own oil changes but now that I've bought an 09 (f150) they gave me free oil changes for life. Anyone else have any experience with this?

[LayinHp]

my dad has the oil for life.... still costs you over $40...... guess its the techs wages ?

[Leadfoot'sHOG]

We patronise the local Jiffy Lube. They offer full synthetic...
I usually work away on plans or e-mails on the BBerry respond to calls etc. while they work.
They do a bang up job and it free's me up 20mins or so of time to tend to bussiness.

[Lone Ranger]

I got the maintenance package crap from Ford when I bought the '09, and they figure that 8k is fine between oil changes. Fine, I guess I can live with that. Its still a good deal for what's all included.

However, since I have a permanent 1200 lb hemorrhoid stuck on its arse and I tow the quad trailer a fair amount (around 1500 lb - a lot of extra weight for a little V6), I've been changing the oil myself in between at 4000 km; good peace of mind. If it doesn't see any hard work besides going to work and back I'll just let the stealership do themselves at the 8k mark, but if its getting worked good then I'll take pity on it. Other than that Ford can work on their junk, I've seen enough of the undersides of vehicles to enjoy doing it anymore. LR

[b4000]

I usually like to do it myself to save money. Mostly I run synthetic, due to the harsh climate in my area, so I try to stock up on Mobil 1 synthetic when it's on sale. The oil change places charge way too much for synthetic. So, for about half of what Great Canadian Oil Change charges for a regular change, I can do it myself and use good synthetic.

But this last spring I stopped off at a Mazda dealer in Edmonton on my way back from Utah to get an oil change and have the 24K inspection/maintenance done. I figure it's good to have someone else check things out once in a while, in case there's something I didn't notice. Also, I wanted them to check out what I thought was a differential seal leaking (heavy oil coating one of the front axles), which I spotted the previous time I changed the oil.

Maybe if I lived in the big city I'd take it to the dealer. Mazda only charges $36, I think. That's about what it costs to do it myself. Unfortunately the closest Mazda dealer is two hours away. The closest one I'd *actually trust* is seven hours away.

[LayinHp]

does anyone know whats up with ford and there free oil for life.... and still charging $45 for an oil change ? my dads been wondering this as when i took my explorer in to get the oilchange it costs the same amount for it so no saveings at all for him.

[4X4 EH]

does anyone know whats up with ford and there free oil for life.... and still charging $45 for an oil change ? my dads been wondering this as when i took my explorer in to get the oilchange it costs the same amount for it so no saveings at all for him.

Not sure what the details are regarding your statement above.

I can speak from experience tho.

When I bought my F150 from Fraser Ford; they informed me after the deal that I will receive 3 years free oil changes from them.
Those freebies were used up till I moved a distance away where it no longer be worth my while to get the free oil change.

[infernobuster]

does anyone know whats up with ford and there free oil for life.... and still charging $45 for an oil change ? my dads been wondering this as when i took my explorer in to get the oilchange it costs the same amount for it so no saveings at all for him.

Not sure why your being charged $45 .. if you have free oil changes.

With my truck i get free oil changes for life of the vehicle. I questioned the sales guy and service manager about it. I asked "what if i come here every month to change my oil?" The SM said yep, you can do that if you want too.

So far ive gone in and paid nothing to them for my oil changes.:icon_razz:

[LayinHp]

ok well i will let my dad know... he was going to start doing his own at every other change and keep the reciets


he was going to take one of my reciets in and ask them why he was being charged but isnt due yet for another one

my truck had no ford warrenty and wasnt bought from that dealer

[lumberjack]

Well I have always changed my own oil, but know I have a 2010 f150 I may see what the "free oil " change is all about, if they think there gonna charge me to do a " free oil " change than the dealer is in the wrong and will have there hands full, as my dad & brother & sister have also bought from the same dealer.

[Roots]

i get free oil change with my truck. but they want 70$ difference for synthetic. plus appointment. just easier to go to mr lube. need receipts for my company

[LayinHp]

doing an oil change and fuel filter change soon on the truck holy sh!t is it expensive to do an oil change in these trucks...

[zip]

doing an oil change and fuel filter change soon on the truck holy sh!t is it expensive to do an oil change in these trucks...

If you're talkin about your 6.0, ya it is expensive. Normally costs me up to $150.00. That's using synthetic.

[LayinHp]

yeah the 6.0L

$38 for oil filter, $91 for fuel filter, i think it was $65 for a pail of oil on sale.... damn... lol


fuel filter im going to wait now untill spring to do it

[zip]

Fuel filters are a killer. I just about crapped when I bought my first set. My last set was $55. I felt like I got off rather easy.

[Destructicon]

I do my own. I make a day of it. It's only 4 days out of a year. Gives me a chance to catch anything before it gets to be a big expense to fix. Check both diff's, t-case, trans. Grease all the fittings. Check the brakes. Look for loose bolts, worn mounts, cracked springs, brake lines, electrical connections and the like. Gives me time to do the extra fluid changes, like transmision or brake fluid if they need it or a fuel filter.

[coop]

i like do it myself then well im under there i can have a peak at everything else.

[4x4truckguy]

I let a shop do Mine. main reason being I dont have a garage big enough for my truck. And dont have the tool for doing the grease fittings. I also like the fact that all my fluids get checked when their. But last time I got a oil a change the monkey left my interior light on.