Nope; I let the shop (or my brother) do it along with tire rotations.I'm into software/electric engineering, auto-repair is a different kind of hard, but a lot of the same "just follow the rules" stuff.
change? no, I just add moreAfter Googling it, your engine burns off a quart of oil every 3000 miles. But none of the dirt that gets into your oil will ever be removed this way, and will cause your engine to break down eventually if you don't drain your old oil. I would get that taken care of soon.
so it might just be worth getting robbed over if you actually have the money.Largely this though. There are a number of things that I know how to do, but I'm generally more than happy to pay someone to do to save my time. I have a shop in walking distance of my house, so I can drop my car off in the morning, walk home and work and then walk back to pick it up later.
After Googling it, your engine burns off a quart of oil every 3000 miles. But none of the dirt that gets into your oil will ever be removed this way, and will cause your engine to break down eventually if you don't drain your old oil. I would get that taken care of soon.which one is the spanner?
All you need is a spanner and a drip pan. And the filter only costs ~$5 as well.
which one is the spanner?aka crescent wrench (afaik)
I did it today, and total cost (minus all the tools I needed to buy) came to $25. At Autozone, they would have charged me $200 . I saw that and figured I'd rather risk crushing my head. It's easy-ish.
The oil was black, and I only got half of what I put in out? That was weird, like half of the old stuff was missing. I know I put in the right amount, I looked it up.
Next are the brake pads.
You're being ripped off, find another shop. Most shops charge well under $100 for an oil change.I did get a coupon in the mail that said some place would do it for $40, but they probably tack on the filter. And that's with the one time coupon.
I'm into software/electric engineering
Idk seems kind of dumb to work for $15/hour and then pay $40 for 1 hour of labor on my end.
200 is insane120 is pretty insane too. The absolute highest I've ever paid is like 90 bucks and I was pretty pissed about that. I'd say the average is probably like 70 bucks for full synthetic but if you go to Walmart it's less than 50 bucks where I'm at
I paid 120 at meineke and got a tire rotation too
Let me just say (not as a dig, more as for your own benefit), that I hope you are still in school because that is WOEFULLY low for your skill set. I was making $15/hour, 20 years ago for an internship at a small company. Starting rate for a Software Engineer is almost 3 times that now.Yes
Do not use a car jack and go under your car. I've lost 2 friends to that.... oh...
YesMe too, fun when you really get into the weeds on a language. Though I like Vue over angular.
I know Js, C#, C++, C, SQL, HTML/CSS, Python, Matplotlib numpy ASP.NET and tensorflow all very fluently.
I also have very bad unmedicated (diagnosed) ADHD, so I get hyper-fixated on learning new languages but not applying for jobs. But right now I have someone else helping me stay focused. He's actually going over my resume to improve it, and I'm learning Angular JS, which is what this job is looking for. He says I have about a 1/3 chance of getting this job with his reference.
... oh...Buy the ramps instead, far safer.
nah but I changed ur mom's oil once or twice lmaoGot 'Em!
I used to when I had a chevy and it was super easy, but now I drive a honda and they've made it basically impossible to do it yourself.Is it the plastic shroud in your way or another reason?
Me too, fun when you really get into the weeds on a language. Though I like Vue over angular.I really wish Blazor amounted to more. C# is the best language I've ever used, but no one takes it seriously as a front end, and I'm finally starting to accept that I can't use it exclusively. It definitely has serious flaws, Blazor server side rendering is a bit limited by the speed of light . Who could have seen that coming.
Luckily my job figured this out and put me in a research position, so my whole job is to research tech and language and create examples and use cases for other developers.
I used to call it TRsquared, Or tangent related research. But now I am paid to do it. Oo how do I replace nosql with kafka and a nodejs service... Be back in a month after I figure this out
I changed my own spark plugs one time. I got really lucky; it was a Ford Triton V8 and they literally had a 14 page TSB on how to change the plugs. The original plugs had a design flaw and would break off inside the engine if you weren't careful, and the previous owner had never changed the plugs so my car still had the defective plugs. I didn't know this when I started, otherwise I'd have taken it to a mechanic.It's funny that the more I've done stuff myself on my car, I've been less likely to do it myself outside of brakes and other really simple jobs in the future. I've changed a radiator, multiple serpentine belts, idler pulley, u joint, starter, fuel filter, probably others I'm forgetting. Now I just remember how much a lot of those jobs sucked and I'm like "Yeah I'll just pay someone" lol
No, it costs just about as much to buy the oil as it does to get it done at shops near me, though it could have gone up recently, last time I got it changed my mechanic just did it for me when doing other stuff.Oil changes have definitely gone way up post covid. Used to be easy to find places that would fo full synthetic for 60 or less. Now almost everywhere is trying to charge 80-100
It's funny that the more I've done stuff myself on my car, I've been less likely to do it myself outside of brakes and other really simple jobs in the future. I've changed a radiator, multiple serpentine belts, idler pulley, u joint, starter, fuel filter, probably others I'm forgetting. Now I just remember how much a lot of those jobs sucked and I'm like "Yeah I'll just pay someone" lol