Oil Change Made Easy.. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JD001 · 01-31-2016, 12:55 PM

Unsure whether you guys seen the following. Interesting idea should see service charges falling.

http://www.castrol.com/en_gb/united-...ge-nexcel.html

Kestrel · 01-31-2016, 01:25 PM

1:28 on the video - Hot Lava getting the cell treatment. Neat.

chamourian · 01-31-2016, 01:45 PM

thats pretty cool! Only downside would be then you have to recycle those boxes instead of just disposing of the oil properly. In theory it would be nice to just buy a new box, return the old box and be done with it, but im sure some people would just throw the boxes away like they aren't supposed to do with the oil

JD001 · 01-31-2016, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chamourian

thats pretty cool! Only downside would be then you have to recycle those boxes instead of just disposing of the oil properly. In theory it would be nice to just buy a new box, return the old box and be done with it, but im sure some people would just throw the boxes away like they aren't supposed to do with the oil

The cartridge unit could work if an exchange system is in place where owners can get new for old.

humfrz · 01-31-2016, 02:05 PM

DANG! ........ then, I may go back to changing my own oil ...........

Then again, ......... I have this bad shoulder .......

humfrz

JD001 · 01-31-2016, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

DANG! ........ then, I may go back to changing my own oil ...........

Then again, ......... I have this bad shoulder .......

humfrz

I have heard that crawling under the car to undo the sump plug can bring on a case of bad shoulder

humfrz · 01-31-2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JD001

I have heard that crawling under the car to undo the sump plug can bring on a case of bad shoulder

.........

........... at my age and condition, crawling under a car to do anything can bring on all kinds of pains ......

humfrz

ryoma · 01-31-2016, 04:02 PM

looks pretty neat. however, I expect oil changes to cost around $200 now with that system lol

JD001 · 01-31-2016, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ryoma

looks pretty neat. however, I expect oil changes to cost around $200 now with that system lol

It'll give them more time to do the non essentials like topping up the screen wash when it's already full!

gravitylover · 01-31-2016, 04:41 PM

Hmm, pull up to auto parts store, open hood, pull cartridge, go inside and exchange for new cartridge with oil of choice and filter with proper flow rates etc., go outside and drop it in, close hood, start 'er up and leave. Sounds good to me. Clean, quick, simple and don't need to deal with recycling of old oil because store and manufacturer take care of it.

Nessal · 02-01-2016, 03:02 AM

The problem posed with this type of system is if the vehicle burns oil, there is no way to add any back in because the cartridges are sealed. The only solution I see is that they will still have to offer a oil fill...and if they do...they also have to offer a drain plug incase you over fill.

twag4 · 02-01-2016, 12:55 PM

I don't understand this for our cars. This is the easiest car to change oil on that I have ever owned. I have owned 27 different cars and 23 motorcycles. This is the easiest. This seems an unnecessary expense. Even in an apartment parking lot this is easy. Just my opinion.

go_a_way1 · 02-01-2016, 01:01 PM

Old news for me. My dad works for Castrol lol! This is something that is going to be build into new cars in like 2020 or whenever they get around to it. It will be something more so for high end BWM, Audi and the likes. It is highly unlikely that you will be able to retro fit this system into a car.

continuecrushing · 02-01-2016, 01:09 PM

looks to me like we just reinvented the wheel, just because we could.

I can see race applications or something I suppose, but for normal street stuff-it just seems like a larger expense.

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ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,561 Thanks: 34 Thanked 669 Times in 469 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	looks pretty neat. however, I expect oil changes to cost around $200 now with that system lol __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

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gravitylover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Premium 6MT White Location: SE NY Posts: 1,503 Thanks: 1,218 Thanked 669 Times in 474 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Hmm, pull up to auto parts store, open hood, pull cartridge, go inside and exchange for new cartridge with oil of choice and filter with proper flow rates etc., go outside and drop it in, close hood, start 'er up and leave. Sounds good to me. Clean, quick, simple and don't need to deal with recycling of old oil because store and manufacturer take care of it. __________________

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chamourian Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: White Aozora BRZ Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 76 Thanks: 1 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	thats pretty cool! Only downside would be then you have to recycle those boxes instead of just disposing of the oil properly. In theory it would be nice to just buy a new box, return the old box and be done with it, but im sure some people would just throw the boxes away like they aren't supposed to do with the oil

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Nessal Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 65 Thanks: 27 Thanked 34 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The problem posed with this type of system is if the vehicle burns oil, there is no way to add any back in because the cartridges are sealed. The only solution I see is that they will still have to offer a oil fill...and if they do...they also have to offer a drain plug incase you over fill.

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twag4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: frs Location: The depths Posts: 749 Thanks: 355 Thanked 427 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I don't understand this for our cars. This is the easiest car to change oil on that I have ever owned. I have owned 27 different cars and 23 motorcycles. This is the easiest. This seems an unnecessary expense. Even in an apartment parking lot this is easy. Just my opinion.

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continuecrushing Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FRS Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,231 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,003 Posts Mentioned: 73 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	looks to me like we just reinvented the wheel, just because we could. I can see race applications or something I suppose, but for normal street stuff-it just seems like a larger expense.

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