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Old May 13, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by HAm3
ya'll dont no wut jiffy uses?? is valvoline good?


if u do it at home...
dont u also have to like refill brake fluids and other stuff by urself too?



is doing it at home easy?

heat it up -> lift -> take old filter out? and drain oil out -> put new filter back in -> put oil in -> DONE?


thats it??? and how do u guys dispose used oil????????
it goes
heat it up -> lift -> open refil cap -> drain oil, then close oil -> Remove filter -> then drain oil again, then close -> put on new filter -> refil w/ new oil -> drive off and let run for a few mins to check for leaks

just the way i do it just to make sure nothing drips out of filter if there is excess

Originally Posted by HAm3
i read the manual and it says use 5W-20, but when i did the search I think almost everybody was using 5W-30... that mobil 1...

is this just the model difference? or 5W-30 is just better than 5W-20?
mine reads 5w-30 in the manual
i found a good article about 5w-30 and 5w-20
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...0engineoil.htm




as to goin 2 those places i only went once w/ my GF's car to "10minute oil change"(name of place) and they charged $26. i only went there becasue we were at school and it was raining. we do about 500miles a week and we werent goin home for another 2 weeks
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