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Oil Change Instructions



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Oil Change instructions for Women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.



Money spent:

Oil Change $20.00

Coffee $1.00

Total $21.00

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> > Oil Change instructions for Men:

> >

> > 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of

> > oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a

> > check for $50.00.

> > 2) Stop by 7-11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive

> >

home.

> > 3) Open a beer and drink it.

> > 4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.

> > 5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

> > 6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

> > 7) Place drain pan under engine.

> > 8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

> > 9) Give up and use crescent wrench.

> > 10) Unscrew drain plug.

> > 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in

> > process. Cuss.

> > 12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms.

> >

> > Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.

> > 13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.

> > 14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.

> > 15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil

> > filter and twist off

> > 16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing

oil

> > everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in

> > trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.

> > 17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish

> > oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.

> > 18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag

> > pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole

> > in back yard instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.

> > 19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

> > 20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.

> > 21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

> > 22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to

> > gasket surface.

> > 23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

> > 24) Remember drain plug from step 11.

> > 25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain

pan.

> > 26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard,

> > along with drain plug.

> > 27) Drink beer

> > 28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily

> > dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover

> > oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in

> > lawnmower gas.

> > 29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw

> > kitty litter on oil spill.

> > 30) Drink beer.

> > 31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with

> > oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench

> > tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.

> > 32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.

> > 33) Begin cussing fit.

> > 34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.

> > 35) Cuss for additional

10 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.

> >

> > 36) Beer.

> > 37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood

> > flow.

> > 38) Beer.

> > 39) Beer.

> > 40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

> > 41) Beer.

> > 42) Lower car from jack stands.

> > 43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.

> > 44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spil
 
Must be nice. Around here, the only places that will change your oil for $20 or less are the ones that require you to make a reservation and leave the vehicle there for the day, so they can basically do it in their spare time. Drive up, on-demand places like Jiffy or Valvoline are closer to $30...
 
Those cheap places lose money with those oil changes, they simply want to try to sell you more work/parts. Of course, everywhere will do that...you just have to watch out for parts/work that is unneeded. A good shop won't do additional work without consulting the owner, and they will keep parts or show you parts that were replaced or need work.



Even at cost, a 15 min oil change costs $20 in labor alone (assuming a standard $80/hour labor rate); add oil and a filter and the price is around $26.

 
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