Changing your own oil
Sep 10, 2004, 04:06 AM
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that would be nice as long as it was stiff enough that it didn't come loose when you hit a bump or go a rock flying at it etc.. that would really suck to drain your oil while driving...
Sep 10, 2004, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by pgmike
whered you get this drain plug? whats the company who makes it?
Originally Posted by Sentinal
that would be nice as long as it was stiff enough that it didn't come loose when you hit a bump or go a rock flying at it etc.. that would really suck to drain your oil while driving...
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Sep 10, 2004, 03:04 PM
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i got the free maintenence with mine, so i just let those fools deal with it. i check all the vital fluids and tire pressure about once a month. i try to check them when i wax the vehicle, but that doesnt always happen once a month. they want to change my synthetic oil, on my brand new car, and pick up the bill every 3k, hell ill let um. sounds like overkill to me. but whatever.
Sep 10, 2004, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ANONYMOUS SRT 4 OWNER
I like to shove a screw driver through my oil filter and then unscrew it. Then since the oil plug has never come off, I just turn the car on and run it for about 5 minutes to get all the oil out.
Sep 10, 2004, 03:11 PM
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i got the free maintenence with mine, so i just let those fools deal with it. i check all the vital fluids and tire pressure about once a month. i try to check them when i wax the vehicle, but that doesnt always happen once a month. they want to change my synthetic oil, on my brand new car, and pick up the bill every 3k, hell ill let um. sounds like overkill to me. but whatever.
Sep 10, 2004, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by evolved04
i got the free maintenence with mine, so i just let those fools deal with it. i check all the vital fluids and tire pressure about once a month. i try to check them when i wax the vehicle, but that doesnt always happen once a month. they want to change my synthetic oil, on my brand new car, and pick up the bill every 3k, hell ill let um. sounds like overkill to me. but whatever.
Sep 10, 2004, 09:51 PM
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twinevo, are you running sunthetic? I believe the service manual calls for every 3,000 for regular oil and 5,000 for synthetic.
and that story from the SRT owner... sad, just sad. Using a screwdriver to remove the filter is ok, but running the engine to drain it through the filter threads instead of the drain plug? Crazy!
and that story from the SRT owner... sad, just sad. Using a screwdriver to remove the filter is ok, but running the engine to drain it through the filter threads instead of the drain plug? Crazy!
Sep 11, 2004, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
twinevo, are you running sunthetic? I believe the service manual calls for every 3,000 for regular oil and 5,000 for synthetic.
and that story from the SRT owner... sad, just sad. Using a screwdriver to remove the filter is ok, but running the engine to drain it through the filter threads instead of the drain plug? Crazy!
and that story from the SRT owner... sad, just sad. Using a screwdriver to remove the filter is ok, but running the engine to drain it through the filter threads instead of the drain plug? Crazy!
