Who changes their own oil here?

[pc1p]

For those with municipal sewer connections, you can often dispose of antifreeze down the drain. Call your local POTW and ask to speak to the sewer manager or head technician and they can confirm.

Note this only applies to household quantities generated in a non-commercial process.

 

[freedom_in_4low]

For those with municipal sewer connections, you can often dispose of antifreeze down the drain. Call your local POTW and ask to speak to the sewer manager or head technician and they can confirm.

Note this only applies to household quantities generated in a non-commercial process.

Does it seem to matter whether it's propylene glycol or ethylene glycol? I know ethylene is the super toxic one, while propylene is sometimes used in food.

 

[pagrey]

Didn't tighten the drain plug on my S2000 once. Got off the freeway and the engine started to make a horrible racket like a thrown rod or something was severely messed up. No lights on the dash but I was parked in a second on Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley. Looked under the car and oil was pouring out onto the street for about 10 seconds and then it was done. Walked up the street a few blocks and after the guy at the gas station stopped laughing he sold me a new plug and some oil and I walked back and finished up my oil change. He even loaned me a box end. Purred like a kitten, didn't take more than 10 minutes, it's pretty easy to do yourself.

 

[pagrey]

Does it seem to matter whether it's propylene glycol or ethylene glycol? I know ethylene is the super toxic one, while propylene is sometimes used in food.

It's the heavy metals that leech into it from the bearings like lead they care about, if it weren't for that it would be fine.

 

[pc1p]

Does it seem to matter whether it's propylene glycol or ethylene glycol? I know ethylene is the super toxic one, while propylene is sometimes used in food.

It will depend on the POTW and their flocculation process, but I have yet to find one that takes PG and doesn't take EG.

 

[pc1p]

It's the heavy metals that leech into it from the bearings like lead they care about, if it weren't for that it would be fine.

Not typically - most heavy metals won't readily dissociate in PG or EG mixtures and any concentration would be de minimis in nature. Most metals will readily flocc and will precipitate out of solution anyways.

 

[ParadoxD]

Speaking of.....

The grand cherokee wk2 is actually easier to change the oil than the wrangler.

The filter is easier to reach!

Yep, right there up front and down low, with it's own little oil catch so it doesn't puke all over your engine block. My wife had a Scion FR-S for a bit (Subaru engine) with the oil filter right on top of the engine facing down so you could just take it off after a drain without a mess. Pretty neat.

I've seen enough shady mechanics in my life to not trust anyone but myself to wrench on my things, unless it takes specialized tools or experience. The more you know about the state of your vehicle, the better you can address it when things go tits up.

 

[AndyG]

I can !
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To a crowd like us the thread is sort of like “ who wipes their own rear end”.

 

[jjvw]

To a crowd like us the thread is sort of like “ who wipes their own rear end”.

I have another confession...

 

[jjvw]

it's the mid arms isn't it..

Some would prefer long arms.

 

[Vasq]

Some would prefer long arms.

Phew!

 

[BC Moto]

Hopefully you changed to a high mileage conventional engine oil so you won't have to replace the RMS again.

I put regular dino oil, nothing fancy as recomended

 

[mrblaine]

My wife’s BF always took her car to the local Walmart for oil changes.

My apologies, the contextual thought processes of your wife's boyfriend taking her car to Walmart for ya'll distracted me from anything you wrote after that.

 

[jjvw]

My apologies, the contextual thought processes of your wife's boyfriend taking her car to Walmart for ya'll distracted me from anything you wrote after that.

At least he was being helpful. One less thing to take care of.

 

[macleanflood]

I use my Jeep and truck to do a lot of volunteer trash pickup in the Willamette National Forest and surrounding areas.

We're always finding jugs of used oil, coolant...even sealed up new bottles...but the best one was stumbling upon a 55 gallon barrel tucked behind a tree in a remote campground...sealed up...we rolled it up some ramps and drove it to the transfer station and haz mat place in Eugene.

One full barrel of methylated urine. Yes, boys and girls and its...meth heads collect their piss and extract the good stuff for a second run.

Really glad that barrel didn't leak. Excuse the pun.

So...used or new oil on those filter rings... (That should keep y'all busy for a few more pages.) Or dry!

-Mac

 

[Apparition]

I use my Jeep and truck to do a lot of volunteer trash pickup in the Willamette National Forest and surrounding areas.

We're always finding jugs of used oil, coolant...even sealed up new bottles...but the best one was stumbling upon a 55 gallon barrel tucked behind a tree in a remote campground...sealed up...we rolled it up some ramps and drove it to the transfer station and haz mat place in Eugene.

One full barrel of methylated urine. Yes, boys and girls and its...meth heads collect their piss and extract the good stuff for a second run.

Really glad that barrel didn't leak. Excuse the pun.

So...used or new oil on those filter rings... (That should keep y'all busy for a few more pages.) Or dry!

-Mac

 

[mrblaine]

So...used or new oil on those filter rings... (That should keep y'all busy for a few more pages.) Or dry!

I do it the stupid simple way. When you get the old filter off, set the new filter right on it ring to ring and give it a little twist. Done.

 

[Viking Jeeper]

One full barrel of methylated urine. Yes, boys and girls and its...meth heads collect their piss and extract the good stuff for a second run.

I really did not need to know this.....

 

[Viking Jeeper]

Speaking of filter filter ring/gasket. I have changed oil myself in every vehicle I have owned for decades. I've had two 4.0 L TJ's and I use the Mopar 090 filter on them. I have had at least 2-3 of these Mopar filters that leaked after I put them on and had to tighten with the filter wrench to get the leak to stop. Never had that with any other vehicle/brand of filter ever.

 

[Vasq]

Speaking of filter filter ring/gasket. I have changed oil myself in every vehicle I have owned for decades. I've had two 4.0 L TJ's and I use the Mopar 090 filter on them. I have had at least 2-3 of these Mopar filters that leaked after I put them on and had to tighten with the filter wrench to get the leak to stop. Never had that with any other vehicle/brand of filter ever.

you do it dry?