I have an internal conflict I need help with....11 GS
10-18-2012, 03:50 PM
#21
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+1 on doing it yourself. It isn't that complicated, at all. We've done ours twice, at home, just regular folks with ramps and a floor jack.
FWIW, our MINI has included maintenance until 3/36; oil changes at 15,000 miles or 1 year. Mine gets an extra one (or two) in between.
FWIW, our MINI has included maintenance until 3/36; oil changes at 15,000 miles or 1 year. Mine gets an extra one (or two) in between.
10-18-2012, 03:56 PM
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So success. After quoting the manual, I did get the OK from the service manager to bring it in and get the oil change under the gm plan. Im glad I pushed this. They quoted me for giggles $214 for the change if I paid out of my pocket. Yikes. I do trust the dealer to do it right.
...and you already know that the materials/parts alone (11 qts. M1 5W-30 oil and proper filter) retail combined for about $100--$110...
10-18-2012, 04:13 PM
#25
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Here's my advice:
Learn to do it on your own. it's not that complicated, even with the dry sump. In the age in which we live you can find step by step DIY instructions complete with pictures, etc....
Heck, if you have a smart phone you can probably post pictures and get advice WHILE YOU'RE UNDER THE CAR.
You'll feel much better. Most garages:
1. Don't care that much about your car.....CERTAINLY not as much as you do.
2. Throw their youngest, most inexperienced guys on oil changes
3. WILL screw something ELSE up on your car the more times you take it in. Trust me on this.
Heck, read the horror stories about these "pros" screwing up oil changes....putting 6 quarts into dry sumps, greasing up your interior, sitting down on your leather with a screwdriver in their back pocket, etc.
I think you see where I'm going with this.
Change it on your own, at the frequency YOU want, with the materials YOU want....and YOU know it's done right. And you'll save $$$ as well.
Good luck.
Learn to do it on your own. it's not that complicated, even with the dry sump. In the age in which we live you can find step by step DIY instructions complete with pictures, etc....
Heck, if you have a smart phone you can probably post pictures and get advice WHILE YOU'RE UNDER THE CAR.
You'll feel much better. Most garages:
1. Don't care that much about your car.....CERTAINLY not as much as you do.
2. Throw their youngest, most inexperienced guys on oil changes
3. WILL screw something ELSE up on your car the more times you take it in. Trust me on this.
Heck, read the horror stories about these "pros" screwing up oil changes....putting 6 quarts into dry sumps, greasing up your interior, sitting down on your leather with a screwdriver in their back pocket, etc.
I think you see where I'm going with this.
Change it on your own, at the frequency YOU want, with the materials YOU want....and YOU know it's done right. And you'll save $$$ as well.Good luck.
10-18-2012, 04:27 PM
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Yeah their corvette tech has worked on my last two C6s and never had any issues. He has the pucks in his box.
So success. After quoting the manual, I did get the OK from the service manager to bring it in and get the oil change under the gm plan. Im glad I pushed this. They quoted me for giggles $214 for the change if I paid out of my pocket. Yikes. I do trust the dealer to do it right.
So success. After quoting the manual, I did get the OK from the service manager to bring it in and get the oil change under the gm plan. Im glad I pushed this. They quoted me for giggles $214 for the change if I paid out of my pocket. Yikes. I do trust the dealer to do it right.
10-18-2012, 04:32 PM
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10-18-2012, 04:37 PM
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I would not worry about it, wait until the monitor is down to the 20% and let the dealer do it.
Anything else is a waste of money and time.
Anything else is a waste of money and time.
10-18-2012, 04:40 PM
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WOW I can't believe your dealer wants to bend you over for $150 for an oil change.
My dealer charges me $85 for an M1 5W-30 oil change on my Z.
Try shopping around cause that's way to much.
My dealer charges me $85 for an M1 5W-30 oil change on my Z.
Try shopping around cause that's way to much.
10-19-2012, 11:32 AM
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UPDATE ****
Just got back from the dealer for my oil change. The corvette tech was super nice and let me hang with him under the car through the whole process. Yeah it is pretty simple. Took him like 15 minutes once the car was up. And since he was nice enough to let me hang with him under the car, I poked around looking at the underside. And guess what, I found the oil cooler lines were not properly attached to the steering rack, and they were resting on the front support rattling around. I pointed it out to him, so he dropped the cooler out of the way and reattached them the way they should have been from the factory. After that, he sungged up everything. He showed me the new ac delco high pressure filter they use on the dry sump cars too. Nice to know. Once we brought it down, he got the 10.5qts of mobil 1 ready and filled her up.
Interesting facts regarding this dexos oil now.
The tech had the paperwork looked up for my car already, and he mentioned that GM wants them to use this dexos now on all corvettes 2010 and newer. Luckily my car had the mobil 1 oil filler cap still, so he said he would be able to put that in my car without GM having a fit about it under the plan. But he also said the 2013 cars now have the dexos filler cap, and those cars will only get the synthetic blend dexos. He commented on how it was a back step and he would never want that in his cars....lol
Just got back from the dealer for my oil change. The corvette tech was super nice and let me hang with him under the car through the whole process. Yeah it is pretty simple. Took him like 15 minutes once the car was up. And since he was nice enough to let me hang with him under the car, I poked around looking at the underside. And guess what, I found the oil cooler lines were not properly attached to the steering rack, and they were resting on the front support rattling around. I pointed it out to him, so he dropped the cooler out of the way and reattached them the way they should have been from the factory. After that, he sungged up everything. He showed me the new ac delco high pressure filter they use on the dry sump cars too. Nice to know. Once we brought it down, he got the 10.5qts of mobil 1 ready and filled her up.
Interesting facts regarding this dexos oil now.
The tech had the paperwork looked up for my car already, and he mentioned that GM wants them to use this dexos now on all corvettes 2010 and newer. Luckily my car had the mobil 1 oil filler cap still, so he said he would be able to put that in my car without GM having a fit about it under the plan. But he also said the 2013 cars now have the dexos filler cap, and those cars will only get the synthetic blend dexos. He commented on how it was a back step and he would never want that in his cars....lol