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Old 08-06-2007, 10:06 PM   #1
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Changed oil on my Yaris at 1000 miles. Used Amsoil SAE 5-30 & Amsoil filter.
How do you guys change your own oils?
Don't you need a machine that pulls your car up, so you can get under the car and change the oil?
I'm very knowladgeable!
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Old 08-07-2007, 02:05 PM   #2
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How do you guys change your own oils?
Don't you need a machine that pulls your car up, so you can get under the car and change the oil?
I'm very knowladgeable!
nope just creep underneath get the drain plugs out ' u may need a jack ..of course take the engine filler cap off first then the most important thing is "drain"..then change oil filter.., put plugs back in fill oil 5w-30 for canada. wala!!!!! you should get this done in under ten minutes including clean up.
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Old 08-15-2007, 01:00 AM   #3
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nope just creep underneath get the drain plugs out ' u may need a jack ..of course take the engine filler cap off first then the most important thing is "drain"..then change oil filter.., put plugs back in fill oil 5w-30 for canada. wala!!!!! you should get this done in under ten minutes including clean up.
2 hours with the Yaris.... ,

you see,
jack the car..15 minutes.
sorry..i have a very high-tech hydrolic jack, or in other words, IT JUST WON"T GO UP EASILY!!!(leaking fluid)
then,
unscrewing the oil drain plug and the oil filter, 30 minutes.
(warm oil sprayed on your face and have the filter fell on your nose..included)
then,
screw in back the plug and new filter, 45minutes. (dinner included, it was at night time)
then,
back to the garage...put new oil and lower the jack. 30 minutes.
(that DAMn Jack WON'T GO DOWN TOO!!.. )


so..there you go!! my best time for oil changing at home...



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Old 08-15-2007, 10:50 AM   #4
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As far as oil goes, I've used every brand of 5W-30 syntethic oil out there From Toyota to Mobil1 to Wal-Mart Super Tech. With my car doing 155,000 miles, I've done 30 oil changes @ 5000 miles and each oil change, I use one Toyota oil filter, 3qts of Wal-Mart Super Tech 5W-30 oil and 1qt of oil stabilizer. And my car idles and run as smooth as the first day I bought it.
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Old 08-15-2007, 11:31 AM   #5
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2 hours with the Yaris.... ,

you see,
jack the car..15 minutes.
sorry..i have a very high-tech hydrolic jack, or in other words, IT JUST WON"T GO UP EASILY!!!(leaking fluid)
then,
unscrewing the oil drain plug and the oil filter, 30 minutes.
(warm oil sprayed on your face and have the filter fell on your nose..included)
then,
screw in back the plug and new filter, 45minutes. (dinner included, it was at night time)
then,
back to the garage...put new oil and lower the jack. 30 minutes.
(that DAMn Jack WON'T GO DOWN TOO!!.. )


so..there you go!! my best time for oil changing at home...



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Damn I changed my engine oil and trans oil in like 20 min.... but I use ramps... screw that jack..... I just stunt driver up on to my ramps, it is always fun with a manual trans
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Old 08-15-2007, 07:45 PM   #6
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Damn I changed my engine oil and trans oil in like 20 min.... but I use ramps... screw that jack..... I just stunt driver up on to my ramps, it is always fun with a manual trans
lmao....I made the mistake of using my ramps when it was raining...my tires gripped them too well, and slid one underneath my civic and left a nice dent in the stop at the top of the ramp...from the rail...



oh and no harm done on the 'cocktail' its like mixing 2 flavors of gatorade powder together....it may look different, taste different, but it's still gatorade...
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