How many of you guys actually do work on your own car?

[87Blue325iC]

Nope, never worked on my car...

;)

[AdironRider]

The only time my e30 sees a garage now is when Im stuck in a pinch or for inspections etc.

[MitchFong]

my e30 has not seen a garage since i bought it.
so far i have swapped my full suspension minus sway bars. Which will be done soon. Changed oil, all fluids, spark plugs, dist. cap, and im sure much more as time goes on. Need an allignment tho, i dont think i can manage that one. And ill need a shop to build my exhaust as i cant weld, nor have a welder.

[kommissar]

I just did some scheduled maintenance a couple hundred miles ago. From what I remember I did:

Spark Plugs, dist. cap, rotor, water pump, all new hoses, coolant flush, all new belts, oil / oil filter change, and the timing belt.

I wanted to do the cam shaft oil seal while I had the distributor off but I didn't. I think that it needed a Torx wrench to get in there or something.

[erik325i]

I do all my own work.

When I first got my e30, i barely could change my own oil. Now, I do everything including replacing my clutch, entire suspension, installing/balancing tires, allignments...

I also work on my GF's e30, help my brother with his e30, work on my mom's e46, and help out fellow e30 owners.

-Erik

[shiftbmw]

I do work on mine...valves, fluid changes, radiator, anything. Haven't had to do a whole lot on the e30 though.

Used to drop trannies, do clutches, differentials, whole bunch of crap when I owned Datsuns.

[modifiede30]

I'll do it all in my driveway, but I have access to a lift 20 ft away, so I don't have much to worry about.

[AndrewBird]

I think the question should be, "Who doesn't do all their own work on their car?" :)

[madjurgen]

dont buy an e30 if youre not going to do your own work. its just silly. even if youre rich.


wtf, an oil change takes 20 min tops.

[FredK]

I let it drain until there is absolutely nothing coming out of the drain hole before I put the plug back in.

Yeah, I usually drive the car for a little while to warm up the oil, which also adds a bit of time. I probably wait around 5 minutes for the oil to drain, and while that's happening I do the filter and wipe down parts of the engine bay that have accumulated dirt and dust.

Befo' you slam it, Fram it. Just kidding.

[RCWells]

To date the only thing that I haven't done is A/C work, and most likely that will not change. I've got to have some more A/C work done now and I'll do what I can of it, but the charging will be left to the pros.

Next up?
A/C drier, hose, r12 recharge
Clutch replacement
Timing belt/water pump
All hoses/belts
New plug wires/rotor/cap/etc
Brake rotors/pads/New master cylinder(25mm)
Motor mounts
New oil pan?or repair w/some JBWeld

[Eric Giles]

Im really confused how changing the oil is taking y'all 40 minutes, hell even 30.

Am I not changing my oil properly or something?

Good question-the actual process of getting the car on ramps, removing the drain plug, changing the filter, and adding new oil doesn't take that long. However, the process of letting all of the oil drain does take a while to do properly. I let it drain until there is absolutely nothing coming out of the drain hole before I put the plug back in.

[Borat]

car has been in shop for alignments (do my own tires) and alarm. Alarm was for insurance approval.

No, I lie, once a tire shop did a puncture for me.

not bad for 3 years and 50000km

[bwanac]

Im really confused how changing the oil is taking y'all 40 minutes, hell even 30.

Am I not changing my oil properly or something?

[Hick]

What do you mean? My mechanic tells me my car needs nothing, so i dont have to work on it