How many Change Oil?

[Bokes]

my car eats through mobil 1 like i eat macaroni and cheese.

You're wasting your money putting synthetic in that thing.

i use Castrol GTX now.

and i just had all my seals replaced. Mobil 1 just burns fast. keep in mind i have 168k miles.

[e30Matt]

my car eats through mobil 1 like i eat macaroni and cheese.

You're wasting your money putting synthetic in that thing.

i use Castrol GTX now.

and i just had all my seals replaced. Mobil 1 just burns fast. keep in mind i have 168k miles.

Word, I'm going to start running GTX as of my next oil change... the good ol' M42 was going through Mobil 1 at about 1 quart every 1000 miles or slightly less, and it was getting to be a nickel and dime thing. It's due for a change as of 193k, so I've got about another 800 miles of synthetic burning joy to go through.

[Erick]

Always changed it myself since I got the black 325i. My father insisted in having someone doing it for him.

Oh well, his loss. I save my money. For $20 an oil change, I doubt he is running synthetic.

I'm a Castrol GTX guy.... but when I get back I'll do another oil change, which the 3 month period is a month overdue for the oil change. When that happens I'll give Mobil 1 a shot.

[e30ct]

Unfortunately i work at jiffy lube right now while i'm in school.
A lot of shadey stuff goes on for a lot of different reasons,I would never bring my car to a jiffy lube. and if your using synthetic its still cheaper to do it urself $56.00 plus tax for syn. at jiffy lube. We really kno how to rape costmers.. I have a few interviews coming up at dealorships i can't wait to get out

[318daily]

PS: Gotta love the drop in oil filter on the m42 8)

[Erick]

PS: Gotta love the drop in oil filter on the m42 8)

Must be easy as hell I presume?

In the 325i you must fiddle with it a bit but nothing drastic.

[Spencer]

A lot of shadey stuff goes on for a lot of different reasons,I would never bring my car to a jiffy lube.

What kind of stuff>?

Spencer

[mgold]

PS: Gotta love the drop in oil filter on the m42 8)

Its so easy to change it on the M42 (except that I have to slightly raise the front to clear my drain pan) that it seems silly to have someone else do it for you. Unless I have it in for other repairs, I always change my own oil.

[LikeCDoos]

On my M20 i'm so used to reaching through the headers with gloves on and doing it...i acually find it quite easy to do while above the car.

[Erick]

I have my own "oil filter tool" that I got from NAPA for free :P

No gloves or anything, just reach in, spin it, and take it out.... then again, even without it, it's not any hassle either.

[M42Technik]

If you don't change your oil, you're a bigger pansy than that guy who ordered the 7kRPM rev limiter on his M42 chip. :)

You sonafabitch. How'd you know it was me?

I don't do it simply because its done when I have other repairs done to my car, which happen to be 3,000 miles of each other. :x

[Erick]

lol you're cut from life now. :)

[e30Matt]

If you don't change your oil, you're a bigger pansy than that guy who ordered the 7kRPM rev limiter on his M42 chip. :)

You sonafabitch. How'd you know it was me?

I don't do it simply because its done when I have other repairs done to my car, which happen to be 3,000 miles of each other. :x

I was one of the originators of the GB, but I'd rather see proven results first.

[reelizmpro]

I do it myself. I get the 5qt jugs of GTX from Walmart for like $8. From my reading on bobistheoilguy.com and peoples used oil analysis..GTX does quite well for being a conventional oil. They say it's good for at least 5-6K miles. I guess it comes down to whether or not you're comfortable extending the oil change interval with synthetic.

[808BMW]

You never realize how lucky you are to have somewhere to work on your car until it's gone :(

We enclosed our carport to add-on to our house. So now I have a slightly uneven driveway. You want jack stuff up too high or it'll tip. I just did my last oil change by driving on enough wood so I don't need a jack :P