Do It Yourself Oil Change ?
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Do It Yourself Oil Change ?
Someone once told me that in order to change your oil yourself in a Maza 3 that you had to have a special tool. Can anyone tell me if this is correct? Im wanting to start changing my oil myself because everywhere I go to have it changedthey keep giving me problem so i just wanted to check and see if I needed something special to change it. Thanks guys
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RE: Do It Yourself Oil Change ?
Icurrently use a soft strap wrench to remove the filter housing. But, I think investingin the tool, I've seen it for around $17 from Protege Garage if memory serves, is a good idea. I have also "installed" a hole in the slash shield to access the filter housing.
Other than that, nothing different than changing the oil in any other vehicle.
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RE: Do It Yourself Oil Change ?
It depends which specific year and model you own. For my 2007 M3 w/2.0, the oil filter is "normal."
Challenge would be the car sits very low,to do ityourself youwould likely need jack stands or similar tocreate sufficient clearance toget under the engine.
I personally get it done at an oil change placeto, 1) Document that I am getting the changes frequent enough to protect warranty, and, 2)The cost of getting it done at a shopexceeds the cost of materials by less than $10, which is worth it to me tosave time -running to the store tobuy the oil and filter, andrecyclingthe old oil after your done.Also, if its really hot, or really cold out, I say let some other sucker do it. Plus, depending where you go, they'll sometimes throw in a tire rotation for free.
Challenge would be the car sits very low,to do ityourself youwould likely need jack stands or similar tocreate sufficient clearance toget under the engine.
I personally get it done at an oil change placeto, 1) Document that I am getting the changes frequent enough to protect warranty, and, 2)The cost of getting it done at a shopexceeds the cost of materials by less than $10, which is worth it to me tosave time -running to the store tobuy the oil and filter, andrecyclingthe old oil after your done.Also, if its really hot, or really cold out, I say let some other sucker do it. Plus, depending where you go, they'll sometimes throw in a tire rotation for free.
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RE: Do It Yourself Oil Change ?
I prefer do my own Maintenance on all my vehicles, that way I control what gets put into the Crank Case, Transmission, when the tires get rotatedEct...... But I do have a Garage also.
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