They also use shit oil, you’ll be lucky if it’s the right weight you were even supposed to have, and you don’t have to look very hard before finding someone who’s left one of those places with no oil put back, or the oil cap left off, or a leaky filter or drain bolt, or stripped drain bolt threads, etc.
I’ve always changed my own oil.
Also, a special shout-out to Valvoline Restore and protect oil. It really does make your engine cleaner and free up piston rings. My 08 Prius has 272,000 miles on it and the last 16,000 miles I’ve been using that oil (lots of vehicles around those years were using low tension oil rings) I’ve gone from burning a quart around every 2,800 miles, to burning a quart every 5,000 miles.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The fact that these places always exclude the filter from their price and treat it as a “gotcha” add-on is deeply hilarious.
You have to replace the filter when you change the oil. That’s just how it works. It’s not special and it’s not extra. It’s literally the intended procedure.
Thassodar@lemm.ee 4 days ago
The reason I do it myself is because they’ll use a generic crappy no name filter and oil with no additives for older engines or anything.
comador@lemmy.world 4 days ago
K&N Air Filters would like to have a word…
I literally never change my air filter during oil changes because once a year I take my K&N out, treat it and put it back in. They work better, they produce less waste and they pay for themselves after a year.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The oil filter. Not the air filter.
comador@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Then I misunderstood because I do see them charging extra for air filters too.