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Well if your vehicle takes ~ 5 qts then with this deal you're paying about $13 for the oil, then probably $7 or 8 for the filter (I buy Purolator from Amazon and for my vehicles they are $8 plus they are eligible for S&S), so all in for consumables it's like $20ish. If you value your time (will basically always be quicker to DIY when you consider driving to a place then waiting), and you have the tools and space, yeah it still makes sense.
For my corvette (10 qts synthetic + good brand filter) it's even more. Doing it myself works out to about $45 + the satisfaction of doing it myself and knowing drain plugs aren't over tightened, etc.
Go to rockauto.com and order a few for all cars you have at once. If you do 10k or fewer miles the cheaper ones will work fine.
I wouldn't try to save a couple of bucks by buying from them. Just get a good filter from your local store. I've bought parts from them and the old addage "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here.
I wouldn't try to save a couple of bucks by buying from them. Just get a good filter from your local store. I've bought parts from them and the old addage "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here.
How so? The filers at RA are the same ones the local store sells. Just cheaper.
I am a mechanic and have cut open 100's of filters. The ones I use in my shop, and my vehicles, all came from RAs economy section.
How so? The filers at RA are the same ones the local store sells. Just cheaper.
I am a mechanic and have cut open 100's of filters. The ones I use in my shop, and my vehicles, all came from RAs economy section.
This, the fram orange can is often best priced from Amazon S&S but if I am ordering from RA I can stock up on luberfiner jobber filters for like $1.25 each, work fine with my OCI of 4-6k depending on the car.
I go to Menards when they have their yearly instant 15% off bag sale and stock up on Purolator One's. They also have the Purolator Boss but I don't think that's necessary for a daily driver.
For me it's very easy because right in front of my house there's a big rain drain.
I do the same thing. I figure I'm putting it back in the ground more refined than when it was extracted from the ground. A person in the future will appreciate the "mineral rights." /s
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I do go pick up the oil in my Tesla…
Go to rockauto.com and order a few for all cars you have at once. If you do 10k or fewer miles the cheaper ones will work fine.
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How so? The filers at RA are the same ones the local store sells. Just cheaper.
I am a mechanic and have cut open 100's of filters. The ones I use in my shop, and my vehicles, all came from RAs economy section.
I am a mechanic and have cut open 100's of filters. The ones I use in my shop, and my vehicles, all came from RAs economy section.
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