Totally agree 99% but its not essential to use one single brand of oil, not saying deliberately change just for the sake of it, but varying from time to time can introduce new cleaning elements into the engine arteries to boost the cleansing effect of previous changes,

Thirty years ago, my sister took her Oldsmobile Delta 88 to Lube Masters to have an oil change. A young oil change tech left the motor running while draining the old oil. When they handed the keys back to my sister, she started the car and the motor instantly seize up. Lub Masters refused to accept responsibility for ruined motor. My sister went to see a lawyer. The lawyer told her, "I would have to charge attorneys fees more than the cost of getting your car repaired". My sister ended up having to pay for the motor replacement out of her own pocket.

Do you put the old oil in the sewer? Or burn it?

I am changing oil in my condominium parking. You don’t need garage to do this. All dealerships are scammers

reason #13 - change the oil for your kids' cars, give them an excuse to come see you.

Another issue is that the dealership refuses to inspect the vehicle, and only checks what's called for based on mileage.

What if the car fails on my head?

60 years young and I've been changing my own oil for about 40 years. I enjoy it and i know I'm not rushing like a quicky lube. I use drive-up ramps and while under there good to see if anything is leaking, etc.

What's that oil plug/valve? I've always changed my own oil. I was never sure about that valve/plug. I live in Michigan weather can get wierd.

The quicker or the fast shops oil change oil shops will not use the correct tools on the drain plug and round off the plug then over tighten it and also over tighten the smaller filter they put on also and will put to thin of oil on a high mileage engine or might not even put a new filter on Daaaaa

Words of wisdom my friend 👌 😎 Walmart stripped the threads once years ago. And once another company quick lube place put too much oil on one occasion and too little oil on another visit. And so I started changing my oil in my early twenties. It’s also a good time to fill my tires and top off any other fluids.

Never trust anyone to change your oil. They either under fill it or over fill it.

Been changing my own oil and the filter for almost 60 years. My intervals have always been 5,000 miles or 12 months which ever comes first. Never, ever had engine problems due to oil neglect.

I'd never dream of taking my Jag F-type for an oil change. I like to dissect and inspect the paper oil filter element for metal shavings. This way you monitor the inside state of your engine

Great info. Just got done doing mine. Been doing mine for years. Today I noticed I need to check before I buying oil. So I've had this 5 quart jug of synthetic oil that I've been saving for my next oil change that I purchased from Walmart. From the outside the cap part doesn't look like it was opened but when I opened it, the seal on the inside was missing and it only had 4 quarts of oil in it. So I guess next time before I purchase oil I'm going have to check the seal if it's been tampered with and oil amount in it. This is the first time that this has happened. So buyer beware.

I used y to o change my own, but it costs more to do it myself.

Next thing you know you will be doing your own hvac , plumbing etc ,

Known my mechanic all my life and I’m 75 in 2 months and he don’t drill oil wells and I don’t change the oil in my vehicles. I drill for oil not change it.

All of your ideas are great, we live in a time where corporate greed is regulating prices so the companies will never adopt your ideas as it does not make them any more cash. I shop around and find deals on fluid that matches my car manual information.

I have 3 vehicles, the newest being a 2001 Chevy Astro. All are cheap to keep and don't spy on me.

The EPA has turned our transportation into garbage. The EPA should have to pay to fix their mandated unreliable garbage.

I like to support good mechanics & small businesses, I’ll continue to pay for my oil changes. Saves me time & it’s convenient.

I've been doing my own for 45 years but you have to trust people sometime

When you go to a oil change place you can visually see them changing filter and oil just look through the window geeze they do a great job most places change it while you are in your vehicle

Been doing my own oil changes on three Toyotas for several years now primarily due to the incompetence of the dealership's crew....over/under fills, oil poured on the engine block & components, skid plate bolts stripped or missing, drain bolt and filter excessively tightened and my favorite, the drain bolt not tightened and leaking. I don't even consider third party oil places. I just got off the phone with Toyota because I wanted to see what they charge these days for my '17 Tacoma (6.2 qts synth & OEM filter) and it's $98. I shop OEM filters on Amazon & Mobil 1 oils on Amazon, Costco or Walmart....I think it's right about $50 worth of product for me to do the Tacoma and even less for the '00 and '02. K&N air filters and Fumotos all around. Often rotate my own tires too. Goods and services are way too expensive especially when you have to check that it's done right. Good topic!

I change my oil at 2000 miles, max I let it go to 2300

Fumoto oil valves are the best. I have a 1997 Tahoe and had to have it towed home from an oil change place. The workers pushed me back out of the bay and I called AAA. The drain hole barely had any threads left. At home I rethreaded the hole and put in a Fumoto valve. No problems and now I do my own oil changes early in the morning before my condo neighbors wake up.

You're quite right! I taught my daughters how to drive and I used the same principals.

Emergency braking and other safety features work to a certain point - normally if the car wants to steer you can just strong-arm it, same should happen when AEB kicks in - You should still be able to override it with giving it gas and steering to left or right

Modern cars are not for me. I don't like the very sensitive turbo engines with direct high pressure injection into the cylinders. Sensitive electronics will be the number two factor to avoid them.

I do my own because I don’t trust oil change shops.

This is why I’ve sold and gave up onmy newer vehicles and just ended up buying a 2007 Volvo XC70. It’s got the perfect mix of reliability and modern/luxury amenities and still fairly affordable and easy for the average Joe to work on.

Car companies are so completely regulated that they are controlled. Our representatives are blackmailed satanists and they have set in place a bureaucracy that is also compromised and blackmailed that won’t allow your sensible car to be certified or sold. Blame the car companies all you want but the problem starts in the Masonic lodge in your neighborhood. Edited.

You sir are a real Kill Joy.

#13 You will find other problems early while you’re under the car and hood. I found a small transmission seal leak on my late model Honda that would have probably gone unnoticed by anyone less than a good mechanic. It was under warranty and I ended up getting a complete new transmission for free

All mentioned is exactly why I have no interest in newer vehicles. I'm mechanically inclined and would rather swap an engine or transmission when they fail.

You sir are speaking a lot of sense. I'm astounded by how apparently nearly no car buyer stays informed about what maintenance cost and schedule they buy into. To the point where many EV buyers sincerly believe they buy maintenance free cars.

As a 'John Q Public' consumer, I have felt and sensed the main point of your video for about 8-10 years and have seen the degradation in auto quality for at least 10 or more years. Thank you for outlining all the reasons that I was not completely aware of. Particularly the affect of government over-regulation. I see now how it is a big contributor of the decline. My newest auto is 2010 and would be hard pressed to buy anything newer today. As a follow-up video, please tell us what the public should do. I want to know your opinion on what the public should buy?

I've been doing my own oil changes since 1974!

When I was a kid many years ago, manufacturers would promote cars as having more power or the ability to "hug the road." Now consumers won't buy a car without a buttload of stupid electronic doo dads. People want climate control for a space smaller than a closet. They want their butts heated and cooled by the seats. People will endlessly brag about all the cool things their cars can do. Unless poor people start buying a lot of new cars I don't see a reversal of the current trend.

I’ve been doing my own oil changes ever since high school. Last week my wife wanted an oil change for her car. She wanted it done right away but I was working on a project and didn’t have time. She took it to a local shop and the next morning there was a oil spill on the driveway. They didn’t tighten the drain plug or didn’t replace the seal. Our bad I guess, I should have broke away from my project and did it myself.

Screens. Please no. No more screens. Digital clocks are the worst.

It's the last new car that I'm ever buying a 14 year old 6 speed manual, would not have an auto box especially not the CVT, my scanner is not showing one fault so why get rid of it, as long as news cars get past it's warranty that's all manufacturers seem to be interested in. As for EVs I'm never going to have one.

This video needs more visibility

My 2009 Silver Silverado was $15,700 Canadian dollars, here in Nova Scotia. A plain ordinary 2 door 2wd work truck. Only option was positive traction differential. I had wanted a red truck. Nope. Yesterday, while waiting for the dealer to do the $140 oil change l shopped the lot. Over 125 2024 GM trucks. Not one 2wd. Only 1 with two doors. Cheapest one $57,000. Most expensive $130,000. Plus 15% sales tax. No more new vehicles for me. All are junk.

#1 reason NOT to do your own oil change........being disabled!! I would love to do my own oil changes😊

You said it man. I WISH I could buy new car. But how can I buy a new car that is made worse than my old car? I can't. I hate living in Bidense America where everything is going to shit. PS. I have the money to buy any car I want for cash. I'm keeping my 2005 Toyota Solara forever. 180K miles and it runs perfect. In my younger days I owned Beemers- a 3 and 5 series. Both AWESOME cars. Today a BMW is JUNK.

Changing your own oil saves money and you know exactly what oil is being poured into your engine and a new oil filter installed 👍

Getting the car on the ramps and getting under a low ground clearance car just isnt worth the risk for me anymore. Jobs like this and shoveling snow seem great till you end up in the hospital because youre not as young as use to be

You'll more likely to get rip off going to getting an oil change then doing it yourself.