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Doug Kanter wrote:
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RicodJour wrote:

Doug Kanter wrote:


"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message


Doug Kanter wrote:


Oh....you pay a little more for the oil & filter someplace else?
Whatever
for?

I think he's saying he doesn't change oil and filter because he won't
pay the exorbitant overheads involved in the manufacturing and
distribution of the products that he could just as well make for
himself...

46 oz juice can, stuffed with cheesecloth, attached with duct tape. Got
it!


No, that's not it. You forget who you're talking about. This is Mr.
Can-Do!, the perfectionist. He refines his own oil because if anyone
is gouging, it's the oil companies. The filter housings come from his
foray into smelting a while back, so he was already geared up for
production. The filtering medium was obviously left over from his
paper-making endeavours (paper grows on trees! Why should he pay
anything at all for it?).

R


Actually I change my own oil because I know that those guys don't grease
the ball joints or check any other suspension type stuff. They are too
busy undoing your airfilter so that they can get you to buy another one.
I change my oil every 3 months and check out the bottom of my car. Costs
a lot less than the jiffy lube and a lot more care goes into it. My Jeep
has over 300000 miles on it and purrs like a kitten and has never needed
any major service. Just a clutch, and I replaced that myself in an
afternoon and save $800.

Who needs good gas mileage when you can save the money by doing your own
maintenance?


I pay $29.95 for an oil change. My mechanic checks or greases all the
fittings that Toyota recommends for my 4 wheel drive vehicle. They check
brake pads and give me an idea of when to start thinking about service.
He greases hood latch, tailgate latch, all door hinges & latches, checks
brake fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, and tops them off
at no charge if they need it. At 12000 miles, he noticed some rust on the
rear bumper, underneath where I probably wouldn't have noticed it. That
enabled me to get it replaced under warranty. At 18000 miles, he noticed
that the tires were wearing unevenly. Back to the dealer, since alignment
is covered by warranty. They said it was within spec, and didn't adjust.
My mechanic did some research and found, IIRC, that this truck wants its
front wheels dead center within the range of spec, not just "within the
range". He probably saved me having to spend $500 on tires a year or two
too soon.

Sounds worth it to me.

I guess to you. I just go out in my driveway and slide under the car.
Takes about 10 minutes out of my dar. How long do you spend sitting the
lube place?

About a half hour. I talk shooting with the guy who works on my car. The
other mechanic wanders over for a few minutes and we talk fishing. There's a
fine trout stream about 5 minutes away on foot. It's a bitch.