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bluejays · 10-04-2009, 03:54 PM

So here's the deal. In our household, we have a Camry, Civic and Sebring. I don't know how much oil changes cost in Calgary, but I'd imagine they're the same everywhere more or less. Anyway, over here, you're looking at $30 (was charged about $45 at Mr.Lube) at minimum with regular oil. If you want full synthetic oil, Mr.Lube charges like $80+/-. Up until this point we've used regular oil and now I'm thinking that it's time to move over to synthetic to get the most out of the cars (2 of them approaching 10 years). Anyway, I have a few questions about oil changes given the above scenario, from any of you who have done it before yourself.

Has anyone ever done it themselves in their own garage?
1) Is it worth it and how long would it take?
2) What tools do you need, and how much would they cost?
3) Is synthetic oil recommended?

Would think this would be useful to many of us on here, so I'm looking forward to hear what others think.

10-04-2009, 03:54 PM	#1
bluejays Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Exp:	Changing your own oil So here's the deal. In our household, we have a Camry, Civic and Sebring. I don't know how much oil changes cost in Calgary, but I'd imagine they're the same everywhere more or less. Anyway, over here, you're looking at $30 (was charged about $45 at Mr.Lube) at minimum with regular oil. If you want full synthetic oil, Mr.Lube charges like $80+/-. Up until this point we've used regular oil and now I'm thinking that it's time to move over to synthetic to get the most out of the cars (2 of them approaching 10 years). Anyway, I have a few questions about oil changes given the above scenario, from any of you who have done it before yourself. Has anyone ever done it themselves in their own garage? 1) Is it worth it and how long would it take? 2) What tools do you need, and how much would they cost? 3) Is synthetic oil recommended? Would think this would be useful to many of us on here, so I'm looking forward to hear what others think.