Cheating and mixing oils

[Genie47]

The oil is bottled lah! Just leave it at their doorstep. They are paid for the oil do you know that?

[Nutty]

You mean the oil can be recycled one meh?

[Genie47]

Yes. The oil can be used as lube for generators.

[Yc86]

This is why you should......DIY!

 

Let me tell you the truth about DIY oil change. It saves time. Yes, I'm crazy. Doesn't those workshops do it quicker, since they have all the equipment and they do 100s of them a day? Yes and no. If you usually only have weekends to do such things on your car, so does everyone else in this island and JB! You'll have to wait 30 minutes to maybe 2 hours or whole day just to get an oil change! Believe me, I've done that, and that's when I got sick of it and decided to do it on my own.

 

I come home. Oil is hot and toasty. Put drain pan below, open crankcase filler cap, remove dipstick. Keep these in the boot, flick the Fumoto and go home eat dinner. Come back from dinner or watching TV after dinner, remove oil filter, fit in new filter, close the valve, fill with new oil, replace the cap and dipstick. I don't even start the car because I know how much oil the car needs. Go back and sleep, have sex or something.

 

dun mind me asking... but where did u get ur fumoto from? is it a universal thing for all cars and how much is it?

[Genie47]

www.fumotovalve.com

 

Find the one that fits your car from the website.

[Mavvy]

I always chat with my mech when he is changing the oil... so far so good... never got 'cheated'..

RVA ??

[Yc86]

thanks

 

seems that F106 is one of the popular sizes...

what if it doesn't fit? they said for all models of suzuki.. cos i've nv seen the plug of mine before..

 

should i just order it? the one w/o the nipple

$23US is alittle expensive for a mistake...

thou in the long run shd be worth it

[Genie47]

Suzuki has GM influence. F106 is found in almost all GM cars including GMDAT Chevrolet/Buick/Pontiac .....

[Gadgeter]

simi RVA??

[Mavvy]

RiverView Auto lah..

[Gadgeter]

oh.. been a long while since I last visit them..

[Hjteo]

Hi Genie,

you got one on yr chev currently. how is the sealing so far and did u also order it from the same website?

 

am also a diy - did my bike's oil change as well.

 

Cheers

[Genie47]

No leaks at all. The fibre washer did its job. Just have to screw it tight using an adjustable spanner until the flick tap is on top.

 

But prone to sabo if someone can sneak under and flick.

Edited December 13, 2005 by Genie47

[Hjteo]

thanks, guess when starting engine - the check engine light comes on - that would be a likely cause.

[Tanjm348]

I doubt agent's workshop will cheat you. They have a reputation to protect.

 

Not true...The agent used a Honda's city oil filter on my bro's Odyessy during 1 of the scheduled oil change. He discovered it only when he took to his usual workshop for checks as the car lost pwr. It was still within warrenty period.

[Duk33d]

so KAH Motor workshop may cheat pple also? pay $100+ for oil change, yet nothing change....

 

I check my honda city after 1000km oil change, like brown brown, dunno got change engine oil or not.....

[Mantaone]

Once I sent my car for servcing at a authorised satellite station, from the lounge area i can see where my car was park clearly, after half an hour plus the ppl there tell me my car was ready, billed me $15.75 for filter change, i ask him u sure. He tell me something like we do it fast u guys question....... As a newbie to car so LL. But up to now i still dont believe they change anything. From then on i go out to outside workshop for servicing

[Garlic]

Sometimes I wonder if the mechs really do the checks on the checklist or just tick them for the sake of ticking ...