The Economic Case For Self Oil Changes

[Taro]

Originally Posted by n8dog11914

You guys are getting ripped off.

You realize we're Canadian, right? We pay more for things arbitrarily.

[Mo707]

we charge a little over $100 for the frs oil change... haha

[Captain Stall]

Price for oil change at my dealership is low 50s. $52, I think, but I don't have the invoice in front of me. For me it's not worth my time to buy the stuff, do it myself, then dispose of the old oil. YMMV.

The 16000 km service will be 3 times that, because they're also replacing 2 cabin air filters. $100 for filters seems steep.

[suaveflooder]

I do my own changes for peace of mind knowing that they've been done RIGHT.

Example
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52097

[protpibe]

Originally Posted by suaveflooder

I do my own changes for peace of mind knowing that they've been done RIGHT.

Example
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52097

That's the only reason I do mine. If you're doing it to save $, you're saving something like 5 or 10 dollars, and that's definitely not worth the pain in the ass imo.

[Captain Stall]

Originally Posted by suaveflooder

I do my own changes for peace of mind knowing that they've been done RIGHT.

Example
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52097

Fair enough, but if you don't trust them, you should be going somewhere else anyway.

[suaveflooder]

Originally Posted by Captain Stall

Fair enough, but if you don't trust them, you should be going somewhere else anyway.

I'm confused. Why is that? I am perfectly capable of changing my own oil

I use toyota oil and filter as well as keep all the receipts. I put the date I change the oil on the receipt, and I also have a spreadsheet printed out with the date, maintenance performed, mileage, and type of fluid used.

[Captain Stall]

The OP asked if it cheaper to do it himself. You didn't say you do yourself because you enjoy it or because you're cheaper, but because you want it done right. You then linked to a thread where the dealer overfilled.

I was simply saying don't take it where you'll get service you don't trust.

[campy]

Originally Posted by Hamza7

Usually people make a midnight run to their local Canadian Tire and leave it outside the entrance. Don't ask me how I know.

Just like my children.

Depending on how long you plan on keeping your car, it will definitely be a good idea to have a paper trail of oil changes and maintenance work from the dealerships. Dealers keep that all on file, and they will most likely be willing to give you more for the car if they have proof that it's been properly taken care of.

If you plan on selling the car after owning it for 4 years, then I would get the oil changes done at a dealer. If you plan on keeping it for 10, I don't think the paper trail matters at that point.

[tanner]

I get the oil changes done at the dealer for any car that still has factory warranty. I've read horror stories where there was an issue with the engine and the dealer refused warranty as the owner did not use any one of the approved dealers for the regular maintenance.

IMO, I'm not willing to deal with that kind of headache (assuming something does happen), and the difference between going to an independent shop, doing it yourself vs the dealer is a relatively small amount of money for maintenance over the duration of the warranty period.

[Suberman]

Doing your own oil changes will void your engine warranty in Canada.

I estimate dealership labour charges for an oil change are about $20 and parts mark up for the oil is about $10.

You can't save money on the filter because your engine warranty requires you to use the OEM. The dealership pricing of their oil is actually pretty reasonable and because it says Subaru on the bottles you can have no warranty issues.

For four years you can save about $120 doing those four oil changes yourself, estimated.

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by LDN2012

Wait what? They do?

I don't think we Canucks get this.
We (as usual) get screwed.

[protpibe]

Originally Posted by Suberman

Doing your own oil changes will void your engine warranty in Canada.

I estimate dealership labour charges for an oil change are about $20 and parts mark up for the oil is about $10.

You can't save money on the filter because your engine warranty requires you to use the OEM. The dealership pricing of their oil is actually pretty reasonable and because it says Subaru on the bottles you can have no warranty issues.

For four years you can save about $120 doing those four oil changes yourself, estimated.

Source for that info?

Not being passive aggressive or condescending, I just want to know for sure. I was going to do my own oil changes, but if they have that stated in a manual somewhere, I will get them done at the dealer.

I work for a Toyota and Lexus dealership, and although we suggest servicing your vehicle in our service department, we acknowledge that some people chose to do their oil changes on their own. As long as it's done properly, this does not void any type of warranties, but we suggest people keep receipts just in case. Also, if the engine fails and you did your own oil changes, there might be some extra hoops to jump through to get it covered under warranty.

[wparsons]

I've been told by multiple dealerships that you can do your own without warranty issues at all, just keep the receipts for supplies and document when you do the changes.