I just recently stopped doing my own oil changes, because I make too much of a mess, and its a pain for me to get rid of the old oil. I have been having it done at the dealer but it is expensive and takes too long. Today it was $38.00 for, I think, a semi-synthetic Valvoline. It also took almost 2 hours. Next time I will try to find a local place to do it. Where do you guys/gals have it done? Price?

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'99 F-150 XLT SC 4x4 5.4L Auto 3.55LS Tow pkg skid plates , Superchip, Gibson cat-back, K&N filter

 

I do it at a local towing shop. Its cheaper.

 

Barber Shop!

 

I could never pay $38.00 and wait 2 hours for an oil change. I only pay $29.00 for oil and filter (that is for FULL SYNTHETIC oil). Regular oil and filter should only cost $10.00. I always do my own.

Many places will take your used engine oil...just find one in your area.

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99



[This message has been edited by Dustoff (edited 02-09-2000).]

 

I do my own right in my driveway. The waste oil goes right back to the parts store where I bought the oil and filter from (Schucks). I buy oil and filters when they are on sale and/or rebate. The typical oil change costs me about $5.00 and 10-15 minutes.

Tom in Tacoma

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1998 F150 XLT S/C 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS, 4X2, Moonlight Blue, all the factory bells & whistles except for leather seats. Lund Deflector, Lund Premier Tonneau, K&N, Body-color painted Throttle Cover, blue wire-looms, Pentaliner S/R, Window tint, factory side-steps, Infiniti component speakers up front, Polk Audio speakers in back, Superchip on an FOU1 code(same as NASCAR edition). Tom in Tacoma (Washington not Toyota)
Go check out http://communities.msn.com/SS97FordsPics for the second best website for F150's

 

I have the shop across the street from my work do it for $20.00.
I don't mind any wait cause I'm at work anyway.

 

On my mustang since it sat so low I took it to a local ten minute place I will have the first one on the truck done at the dealer since it will be free so you can't beat that price after that I don't know if I'll do my own or stay lazy and take to where I had it done on my mustang.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

I change it in my garage, driveway, and the street by my house (just got done changing the oil in my Honda beater car). I take my used oil to Wal-Fart or most any gas station will accept it (they sell it to recyclers). When I was out in California, I had a hassle with some of the local gas stations about taking the oil, so I'd just come back when they were closed and leave a couple of jugs of used oil out front. The city there (Davis) got wise and started offering us a recycling place to dump it.

 

At my dads shop. Always been doin my own.

 

Are your guys' oil really dirty when you change it? I noticed mine is REALLY filthy when its changed.

 

My last change, I was "on the road" and wanted to keep Mobil One in it. I was in Yuma and NONE of the oil change places had Mobil One. The only Mobil station in Yuma is a gas/fast food place. I asked there about a Mobil One oil change and they sent me to K-Mart!
I took it to them and they changed all SIX quarts and a new filter in 45 minutes. They only charged me for FIVE quarts because their computer only rang up "5 Qt".
They had NOTHING in their computer for the V-10 and kept saying, "The 460 only takes 5 quarts". I showed them my owners manual AND watched them put in 6 quarts. They still insisted on charging me for "5 Qt" because they could not figure out how to make their computer ring-up "6 Qt" LOL
BTW - Their "bulk" Mobil One is 10W30. I made them pull 6 quarts of 5W30 off their shelf in the Automotive Department to do the change.

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1999 F-250 XLT Super Duty Crew Cab Long Bed
V-10, Automatic 4R100, 4.30 Limited Slip.
GVW = 6700# Towing Capacity = 13,300#
4 Wheel ABS disks + Reese 15K hitch
Dark Hunter Green. Ford Running Boards.
Grey Rhino-Liner. Captain's Chairs. CD+Tape
Polished Stainless Steel Wheel-well Molding http://members.home.net/jchartier/jnctrk.html

 

I do mine in the driveway also. For some reason, I just dont trust these Jiffy-Whiz places. My buddie in town here runs a auto repair shop and burns used oil for heat. Cant ask for a better situation.

I do notice that the oil is VERY Black after approx 2000 mi. Do you folks see the same??. I just switched to a full synthetic and am watching it to see if it darkens as fast. Our 94 Taurus with the 3.8 has done this since new, but the 3.0 before that did not.
What gives!?......

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"99" F-150 4x2,ext, med red / silver, 4.2L, auto, 3.55's, 265x16's premium snd w/cd, 4 wheel antilocks, leer "too heavy" matching cap, Mobil 1.

 

I have it changed in my own driveway only! I noticed that my oil was very black on 3K intervals w/conventional oil. Not as dark w/Mobile One even on 5K intervals. Luckily, our county offers used oil collection at a site less than a mile from here.

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97 F150 Lariat 4X4 Ext. Cab. 5.4, AT, Tow Pkg, bedliner, white/grey 2tone w/ grey leather, Fact. CD changer, Gibson Side Swept, K&N, Bosch Platinum +4's,Michelin LTX 265/70 16, S/D Triton V8 emblems, Both doors cracked, Piston slap quieted by Mobile One & Slick 50 Synthetic.

 

I take it to the dealer for every second lube job. They do one at 5000 km, I do one at 10000 km then they do one at 15k. This way there is no way for them to deny me warranty work if a problem arises. My manual says I can follow a NON severe service schedule of every 10 000 km.
Also, I find that the Mobil 1 comes out pretty clean.

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99 2wd S/C s/b XLT 4.6 Triton auto. w/3.08
BONE STOCK...for now
and
2000 Lariat SC 5.4 4x4 3.73 LS

 

Fast46--

The oil that I have changed (in both my old 98 and the 00) has been very clean...when I was using Castrol oil..it would darken slightly after a 1,000 miles..but it was still clean 'on the paper towel' at 3,000. I have not changed the Mobil 1 yet..I still have another 1,500 miles + to go. So far though..the oil is still crystal clear and looks brand new. I like it better already.

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99