I do for three cars. It probably costs me about $25 each time per car (oil and filter). Once I have accumulated about 30 to 50 quarts in 5 quart containers I then drop it off at the county recycling facility at no charge.
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I do for three cars. It probably costs me about $25 each time per car (oil and filter). Once I have accumulated about 30 to 50 quarts in 5 quart containers I then drop it off at the county recycling facility at no charge.
As far as mess goes, I have gotten it down to a science. Not a drop of oil gets on the floor of the garage (just use a 5 foot square piece of cardboard for any stray drops) and I only end up with a little on my hands and wrists which comes off easily with orange hand cleaner. It also helps tremendously to have a mechanics jack and the appropriate filter wrenches.
It takes me about 30 minutes, taking my time, and letting it have plenty of time to drain all the old oil out. A rushed oil change is going to leave more dirty oil in there than optimal for the health of the car.
Quoted from jhanley:Also I always use a torque wrench to torque oil plugs.It's so easy to strip them.
I use a socket wrench by hand and have never had a problem. I guess some people don't know their own strength or perhaps they use a breaker bar added on for more torque which is definitely not needed?
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