J
Joerg
Hello Jim,
I had it done a few times. Once the oil filter leaked and made a mess,
another time they filled it way over max, and the last time the
protection panel rattled (not tightly bolted down). Then when I finally
vowed to do it myself again I found that the plug was so jammed that I
could hardly loosen it, and there was no new seal ring.
But the main difference when I do it myself is the much longer time the
oil stays clear. The worst "professional" oil change I saw in Europe.
They pushed some kind of thin slurp hose down where the stick is, hit
the button on an oil vac and ran it for a minute or so. Nobody got under
the car. In with the new oil, done. Even though the filter was changed
the oil turned dark after a few hundred miles.
Probably been 30 years since I last changed my own oil ;-)
I had it done a few times. Once the oil filter leaked and made a mess,
another time they filled it way over max, and the last time the
protection panel rattled (not tightly bolted down). Then when I finally
vowed to do it myself again I found that the plug was so jammed that I
could hardly loosen it, and there was no new seal ring.
But the main difference when I do it myself is the much longer time the
oil stays clear. The worst "professional" oil change I saw in Europe.
They pushed some kind of thin slurp hose down where the stick is, hit
the button on an oil vac and ran it for a minute or so. Nobody got under
the car. In with the new oil, done. Even though the filter was changed
the oil turned dark after a few hundred miles.