I generally do oil changes at the first convenient opportunity, once the cars gone about 5K -6k miles,have been accumulated, since the last oil change.
yeah it takes a 15-20 minutes out of your schedule but its certainly not something that takes weeks to plan or do!
hell a brake jobs generally under an hour and you can replace all 6 u-joints in under 2 hours by yourself.. faster with skilled help!.
obviously it helps to have a lift, experience and the correct tools, but even an amateur can do an oil change with very little experience.
now At times, waiting for that first opportunity, too do that oil change, might drag things out for several hundred extra miles.
most of us have families and wives that tend to alter priorities at times
my 1996, corvette, does not get a great deal of mileage, but a couple weeks ago I hit 5500 miles so I purchased the required oil filter(s) (I generally buy 2-4 oil filter at a time,
along with a case of oil.)
and I was all set... well until my neighbor saw my buying the oil and filters...
and he asked if he could do his oil change , and use my lift.....
I said sure come on by, I need to do the corvette, we can do your car at the same time,
so last weekend he calls and said, lets postpone, his oil change,
till this weekend, ok.. theres no real critical rush....
this morning he calls and says this weekends not good either.....
now Ive put an extra 100 plus miles on the car...
certainly nothing critical, but still, Im thinking...should I wait to help this clown?
certainly a couple extra hundred miles on the oil is of little consequence...
but why would I live my life based on this jerks schedule
, I'm waiting too do my oil change, based on helping this guy,
a guy who obviously has no intention of actually doing any oil change ....
so rather than wait indefinitely, until he gets his act together,.....
I drove my car out to the shop, put my corvette up on the lift and did my oil change.
As I get that done, and check the grease in the ball joints etc, and inspect the brakes and do all the other basic maintenance ,
I realize, that I was waiting on a guy who had little or no real concern for maintaining his cars maintenance.
I wonder how ;long it will be.. if ever before he calls?
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...resting-oil-change-question.10380/#post-50718
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ellect-does-make-a-differance.117/#post-34589
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/which-oil-what-viscosity.1334/#post-2910
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/motor-oil-question.3225/#post-8583
its generally a very good idea, too,
keep a bound note pad with notes in your glove compartment,
on the wiring, wire colors, wire gauges, relays used ,
ground locations, fuse amps, fuel and oil and air filter part numbers, type of oil used,
dates on oil/filter changes, brake fluid replacement dates, when the brake pads/calipers etc were last changed etc.
keep a log on, when alignments were done, what size and brand of tires you use,
and visually inspect the tires, brake fluid and oil levels every few days
and any time you remove a wheel, inspect the brake rotors, pads and ball joints and if the car/trucks up on a lift,
it certainly helps to visually inspect the u-joints, ball joints and do a suspension lube
yeah it takes a 15-20 minutes out of your schedule but its certainly not something that takes weeks to plan or do!
hell a brake jobs generally under an hour and you can replace all 6 u-joints in under 2 hours by yourself.. faster with skilled help!.
obviously it helps to have a lift, experience and the correct tools, but even an amateur can do an oil change with very little experience.
now At times, waiting for that first opportunity, too do that oil change, might drag things out for several hundred extra miles.
most of us have families and wives that tend to alter priorities at times
my 1996, corvette, does not get a great deal of mileage, but a couple weeks ago I hit 5500 miles so I purchased the required oil filter(s) (I generally buy 2-4 oil filter at a time,
along with a case of oil.)
and I was all set... well until my neighbor saw my buying the oil and filters...
and he asked if he could do his oil change , and use my lift.....
I said sure come on by, I need to do the corvette, we can do your car at the same time,
so last weekend he calls and said, lets postpone, his oil change,
till this weekend, ok.. theres no real critical rush....
this morning he calls and says this weekends not good either.....
now Ive put an extra 100 plus miles on the car...
certainly nothing critical, but still, Im thinking...should I wait to help this clown?
certainly a couple extra hundred miles on the oil is of little consequence...
but why would I live my life based on this jerks schedule
, I'm waiting too do my oil change, based on helping this guy,
a guy who obviously has no intention of actually doing any oil change ....
so rather than wait indefinitely, until he gets his act together,.....
I drove my car out to the shop, put my corvette up on the lift and did my oil change.
As I get that done, and check the grease in the ball joints etc, and inspect the brakes and do all the other basic maintenance ,
I realize, that I was waiting on a guy who had little or no real concern for maintaining his cars maintenance.
I wonder how ;long it will be.. if ever before he calls?
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...resting-oil-change-question.10380/#post-50718
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ellect-does-make-a-differance.117/#post-34589
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/which-oil-what-viscosity.1334/#post-2910
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/motor-oil-question.3225/#post-8583
its generally a very good idea, too,
keep a bound note pad with notes in your glove compartment,
on the wiring, wire colors, wire gauges, relays used ,
ground locations, fuse amps, fuel and oil and air filter part numbers, type of oil used,
dates on oil/filter changes, brake fluid replacement dates, when the brake pads/calipers etc were last changed etc.
keep a log on, when alignments were done, what size and brand of tires you use,
and visually inspect the tires, brake fluid and oil levels every few days
and any time you remove a wheel, inspect the brake rotors, pads and ball joints and if the car/trucks up on a lift,
it certainly helps to visually inspect the u-joints, ball joints and do a suspension lube
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