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In Reply to: RE: Fewer people fixing their own cars posted by fredtr on November 20, 2024 at 13:19:04
But I want OE parts when I can get them--my car's pretty old and a lot of the OE parts are no longer available--and none of the big parts chains sells OE, including O'Reilly's.
Which means ordering the stuff from RockAuto.
Walmart seriously undercuts Advanced on stuff like oil. A 5-quart bottle of Mobil 1 is ten dollars less at Walmart than at Advanced. Car car products like waxes and car wash, same thing.
In fact, I only go to Advanced to drop off used motor oil. I don't actually buy anything there at all. I used to get all of my oil and filters there.
And there are just too damned many parts stores. There are two Advanced, two Autozones, and two O'Reilly's stores within a couple of mile of my house. They never needed that many stores.
New cars are so damned complex, too. The "check engine" light comes on, what the hell does the average owner do?
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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Over the years, I've lost the desire to get oily and greasy. Something's telling me to avoid much contact with toxic stuff like used motor oil, now that I'm older.
I'll now pay $40 for an oil change every couple years or every few thousand miles.
avoiding toxic fluids is always wise, but motor oil should be changed at least once a year, because the additive packages become oxidized over time.
I always have a good roll of paper towels just in case, and to wipe everything down as needed, but my oil changes are clean and controlled, as the task becomes more repetitious.
Replacing the drain bolt with a stay in place valve cleaned things up quite a bit , it's as predictable as turning on any valve, and a dedicated filter wrench lessons any surprises when the filter is loosened , plus I work in protective gloves.
My old Honda Civic rarely gets used any more, maybe 1X a week ? Maybe I'm a bit too uptight about this, but I hate wasting oil.
But the consequences of running oxidized oil mostly have to do with slightly decreased oil flow, I thought. I mean, it's not gonna totally kill the engine, right ?
...which in my case is just about 3,000 miles.
I do my wife's car twice per year, too, which is nowhere near 3K miles but it's a Hyundai and those engines don't tolerate dirty or contaminated oil.
My car has 129,000 miles on it. I don't think I'll live long enough to get it to 200K.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
And I've always enjoyed doing oil changes. My car, it's so easy, I barely get my hands dirty.
The key is good tools. For example, I picked up a cordless impact gun over the last year, makes tire rotations a breeze.
And one torque wrench to rule them all. I can properly torque oil drain plugs and oil filter covers on both cars with just one wrench.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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