Oil Change DIY (WITH PICS!)
01-15-2005, 04:12 PM
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Everybody is very welcome.. Im going to continue to do DIY's as i enjoy doing them because i enjoy helping.. If anyone is in the NY area and needs their oil changed and is afraid to do it themselves ill be happy to do it for them free of charge.. Just buy the oil and filter 
01-15-2005, 04:31 PM
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by Buster1
Great post! You just made this years Christmas for me!! I have been waiting for something like this to help me out. Thank you for your time and effort. I like to think I'm fairly mechanically inclined, but have never cahnged my own oil and was worried about trying it on the Vette as a first timer. Thanks again.
Question, I've seen mechanics pull the dipstick halfway out and loosen the oil cap on top of the engine BEFORE draining...is that required or just a technique?
Question, I've seen mechanics pull the dipstick halfway out and loosen the oil cap on top of the engine BEFORE draining...is that required or just a technique?
This is the thinking of the mechanics (I'm not convinced it would really do anything), but they are there to get you in and out. You really should let it sit for several minutes. Quick Lubes don't let them sit for enough time to really drain all the oil
01-15-2005, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by whompus
any tips on boiling water properly?
01-15-2005, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by wlee013
great post! Thanks for taking time to do pics.
Went to Maui, Big Island, Oahu.. just awesome.
01-15-2005, 06:12 PM
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The service guy at my friendly local chevy dealership lead me to believe something was different about changing oil in a 'vette - that there was more to it than usual. I was like, WTF, but let them do their thing anyway. What did they do? Anybody know? I paid some extra for all the maintenence stuff, so I don't have to pay for individual oil changes so I doubt they told me that for business.
01-15-2005, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 422 NES
The service guy at my friendly local chevy dealership lead me to believe something was different about changing oil in a 'vette - that there was more to it than usual. I was like, WTF, but let them do their thing anyway. What did they do? Anybody know? I paid some extra for all the maintenence stuff, so I don't have to pay for individual oil changes so I doubt they told me that for business.
01-15-2005, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jabez
Me thinks he was scamming you to get your business.
If you have all the tools.. The oil and filter cost about 25 bux.
01-15-2005, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by alevy
I agree.. there is nothing special about the oil change.. same type of change you would do a 69 vette.. Only thing special is the requirement of Mobil1.. thats all.
If you have all the tools.. The oil and filter cost about 25 bux.
If you have all the tools.. The oil and filter cost about 25 bux.
01-15-2005, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
The dealer probably would have charged you another $25 to reset the % oil life left message on the DIC.
01-15-2005, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Shylor
Great instructions but, why an STP oil filter?
01-15-2005, 06:51 PM
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2000 - 3000 mile oil changes is really a waste of good oil and not cheap insurance for anything. I guarantee if you just followed the DIC oil system monitor your Blackstone labs test would show things were just fine. GM spent a lot of time in designing this system and it is one of the few things that actually work right. If you must change something then change out the oil filter every 2-3k miles.
But since you race your car I guess early oil changes are a good thing.
But since you race your car I guess early oil changes are a good thing.
01-15-2005, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Shylor
2000 - 3000 mile oil changes is really a waste of good oil and not cheap insurance for anything. I guarantee if you just followed the DIC oil system monitor your Blackstone labs test would show things were just fine. GM spent a lot of time in designing this system and it is one of the few things that actually work right. If you must change something then change out the oil filter every 2-3k miles.
But since you race your car I guess early oil changes are a good thing.
But since you race your car I guess early oil changes are a good thing.
01-15-2005, 08:14 PM
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I noticed your ramps look the same as the ones I just bought, the Rhino Ramp 12000 pound model. Are you able to drive straight up on those without dragging? The first time I tried I had to add some boards to get it on the ramps and it still hit some. Nice post BTW
01-15-2005, 09:30 PM
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Thanks for the awesome post! I've never changed the oil myself on any car I've owned but I would like to start with the C6 and this is exactly what I was looking for.