Changing the oil

[Intercooled]

I just go to Valvoline oil/lube center. They do a good job. $30 and its has new oil, new filter and full lube on all grease fittings. I just had them change out the front and rear diff fluid last trip. For the money its not worth my aggrevation.

[jroman201]

Originally Posted by Intercooled

I just go to Valvoline oil/lube center. They do a good job. $30 and its has new oil, new filter and full lube on all grease fittings. I just had them change out the front and rear diff fluid last trip. For the money its not worth my aggrevation.

sounds like a good deal...how much to change out the diffs...???

[Intercooled]

Originally Posted by jroman201

sounds like a good deal...how much to change out the diffs...???

$50/ diff, so $100 to do both of them. I only have 20K miles on her but the previouse owner flat towed the SUT behind thier camper bus. So i had no idea how many miles were on the diffs. Glad i did it, the lube looked a bit wore out and there were some metal shavings in there.

[jroman201]

Originally Posted by Intercooled

$50/ diff, so $100 to do both of them. I only have 20K miles on her but the previouse owner flat towed the SUT behind thier camper bus. So i had no idea how many miles were on the diffs. Glad i did it, the lube looked a bit wore out and there were some metal shavings in there.

good thing ya got it done...thanks for the info...

[CUZICAN]

Good luck to all of you who use Jiffy Lube for your oil changes. I will never trust them to change the oil on any of my cars again. Just before going on a long road trip I had them change the oil. When I stopped for gas after having about 300 or 400 miles I checked the oil and to my surprise I was about a quart low. Filled it up and continued on my way. about 180 miles later I made it to my destination and parked it for the night. When I pulled out the next morning there was a puddle of oil underneath my car. I had it towed to a mechanic and it turned out that when Jiffy Lube took off the old filter the rubber gasket peeled off and then put the new filter over top. Part of the old gasket broke off and the oil was leaking out from that spot. When I made Jiffy Lube aware of their mistake the response I got was a voucher for a free oil change. Now I either change my own oil or take my vehicle to the dealership.

[Intercooled]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck. But I'm not sold on dealership work either. I just had my work truck worked on. The hydroboost brake part went bad and had it replaced. Also my check engine light has been on for 9 months with no luck from the local mechanic to figure out the porblem. The Dealership diagnosed a bad MAF sensor and to replace the Hydroboost part. Got the truck back and brake pedal still has alot of travel with not much difference in better braking. And my check engine light came back on 2 days later!!! I dont think these guys thoroughly check anything let alone take the truck out for a test drive. All they do today is replace parts and send it on its way!

[HummerJim]

It was a nice fall day so I changed the oil today. Took 30 minutes with 6 qts of 5w-30, and I didn't have to remove the skid plate to get to the oil filter. I found it hiding up high just behind the skid plate and got to it with no problem, just a little arm twisting. I put a plastic bag around it to keep the oil from running on everything when I spun it off. I also found out that you can reset the oil life by pressing the reset button on the steering wheel (--> from one of the older posts on here) instead of pressing the accelerator three times like the book says.
There's so much good info on this forum, you just have to dig through some of the refuse to get to it.