i work at a dealership so i get to use a lift when i change my oil......or really when i do anything to my truck, one of the great perks of my job

 

ok...u suck ... jk --- i burn the sh*t out of myself (via the headers) every time i change my oil. (this occured when i would stand on the outside of the fender and reach over... so then i pondered "what about if i sit ON the engine" so i did - hoping i could get a better grip/angle so i wouldnt burn myself.... ... ya that didnt work... so then after burning myself and changing the oil successfully (this was the first time i changed it on THIS truck) -- i jacked up the front drivers side to take off the tire so i could check the brakes or whatever and noticed this little white thing from behind the wheel well liner thing... the oil filter... - so from then on thats how i continue to do it... takes a little longer but i dont burn myself as bad.

 

I do, I hate changing my 6.0 Powerstroke though

 

if u didnt live all they way up there -- id do it! i would love the experience!! :)

 

I always change mine. I use Mobil 1 on all my vehicles and have become a believer after the lack of problems and slightly better mileage. Even though it costs more, I can pick up 5 quarts at Wal-Mart for just over $20. Since it last so much longer (I usually let it go about 7K) it actually saves money in the long run. But I do make sure I get under there with the grease gun at the same time.

 

I rarely change my own oil, although I do ever now and then. I'm in good with a local mechanic and get it changed for $10 including the oil, I figure I don't have to crawl under and it's pretty much the same cost as buying the oil.

 

Always changed my own oil in all my vehicles. One thing I like about my Ranger, is that I don't need to break out the ramps, jacks, or block the wheels, I just slide on under there and giv'r. Only thing I'm not a huge fan of, is the placement of the oil filter. It's quite a task to try to fish your arm outta there trying to keep the filter upright as not to spill any oil all over the side of your block AND headers. Mmmm, burning oil.....yum!!

 

I just go to walmart and have them change it while I browse for a new air freshener. I think thats the only time I go to walmart, actually, when I change my oil thats the only time I have been to walmart.

 

Yeah, I change my own, ALWAYS!

I've heard too many stories of stripped pans.

Plus I'd rather do it myself and know it gets done right, than to sit in a shop for nothing.

 

I feel you there, to many weird people at the wal mart a a few cities over and waiting sometimes takes forever and i get bored and refuse to walk around in the actual store, lol. I should change my own oil but its 16 bucks for the change which isn't bad, and damn you guys with the lifted trucks! Last time I did it I had to use the ramps :P

 

I would never let someone else change my oil or any other service for that matter. I like specific oil and a specific filter. When you go to a quicky oil change place, they use bulk oil which isn't as good as the same oil in the single quarts. Just look at the prices that some places will do it for, you get exactley what you pay for...junk oil and a garbage filter. This in not opinion, this is fact!

 

Well when I go to walmart I don't get the bulk oil cause its Penzoil and Im not into penzoil and they get it from the shelves, mainly casue my 00 has over 125,000 Miles so they put in different stuff. Im not to picky but it comes to makin sure my truck runs properly I am in that aspect, I think my main reason for not changing the oil myself is never being able to, between my work truck, boat and my sisters car in the driveway, that leaves me no where and Im not changing my oil on the street, they would probably give me a sitation here. But yeah, Got a lot of respect for those who do it on their own.

 

Sure is a huge number of do-it-yourselfers with the oil changes. Next oil change I'm gonna go for it.

 

i used to not change my oil on my last truck because it was lowered. now that i have my ranger edge and its highger off the ground i probably will.

 

When I first started driving, including my first truck, I would take it to a local Jiffy Lube who I trusted and I sat and watched them. They did good work and I was pleased. When I moved to TX, there were no Jiffy Lubes, or even Midas' so I ended up learning to do it myself. Takes me about 30-45 mins now to do it and I end up checking out the underside of my truck anyways to see how things are doing.

 

every 3,000 mile
at least most of the time

 

i do my own and it is about time to do an oil change too. but my truck burns oil like no other and im not sure why.

 

Man I'm glad someone brought this thread back. It almost died. [/sarcasm]

I get coupons in the mail which makes bringing it to a shop cheaper than doing it myself, and I stay clean.

But I have on occasion done it myself.

 

I've changed the oil myself every 5k since I got the truck. It's cheaper and I don't have to worry about the shop screwing something up. (Just ask about my Honda and a stripped oil pan )

 

I do my own, have commercial accounts at local napa/auto zone, get the oil and filters at a discounted rate. In my ranger I would let the oil go about 7k miles.
Working on daily driver cars is the thing I hate most in life, but am able to do it, so why not.

 

the oil change place next to the dealership makes it soo cheap if you bought it next door. Otherwise I would

 

I'm ahead of you in the mileage game lol I'm already at 55000 and you got a year on me!

hmmm not sure if thats so good after all

 

i just did mine this morning. put in mobil 1 synthetics. its real easy. beats sittin somewhere and waitin to see what people do to your truck.

 

Always change my own oil. My ranger gets the Mobil 1 truck and suv 5w30 with a fram truck oil filter. My mustang get mobil 1 15w50 with the K&N oil filter.