thanks for your post on oil changes, it was that post that motivated me to do it, it helped a lot.


So for others thinking about it, just do it, pretty easy. I did have to buy race ramps, metric torque wrench, and some other small things but I am still $150 ahead of the $450 charged at the dealer and i didn’t have to worry about issues at the dealer. Going forward oil changes will cost me about $80.00 plus I needed a metric torque wrench and the race ramp anyway.

So I used 3” ramps on the rear only, drained for about 2 hours. I initially put in 8 quarts, (rather add more than take it out). After start up I took a measurement after what seemed like forever, I was just about the minimum measurement, message said add 1.3 quarts. So I added one more quart now I am just under the top max. So I still need a little more. I then measured what came out, its 9 quarts, and about 10-15 ozs, going to measure exactly tomorrow. So it looks like the exact amount needs to go in that came out. This will help a lot next time, just did not want to overfill this time.

So what’s the purpose of sending your oil out for analysis?? What’s the cost, turn around, and how much do they need?

Thanks for all the advice.