Anyone ever change oil in rental car?

[John105]

In the old days, with rental companies, one could give a receipt and be reimbursed. Washer fluid, oil, etc. Today, I doubt it.

 

[Pew]

I’m with you 99% of the time. This time I just didn’t want to risk ending up with lifter/cam failure out in the middle of nowhere

I'm with you on that, better peace of mind is priceless. Otherwise I wouldn't; I had a rental Elantra for like 9k miles once and called up Enterprise to see if they wanted to do an oil change on it and they denied. Whatever, it's their car and I wasn't going on long trips so if it died they can tow it lol.

 

[loneryder]

It was sadly less virtuous, I’m about to embark on long trip with the rental and I’m not looking for any trouble. Problem with GM OLM is it doesn’t tell you how far gone you are. Could have just hit 0% that morning or 2 months ago, I didn’t want to risk it.

I would have done the same thing if they couldn't put me in another vehicle then and there. Yeah the company would come and get you but why disrupt a family vacation.

 

[6.7 CTD]

Platinum member !!!!

Nah, just Silver status. He would have had to send off a UOA for Gold and cut open the filter for the platinum, haha.

 

[4WD]

Nah, just Silver status. He would have had to send off a UOA for Gold and cut open the filter for the platinum, haha.

Was just too humble to mention that

 

[Sequoiasoon]

Never changed on a rental, I did top off, didn't really worry about it. If light is on, maybe the 5 previous renters did the same thing and just reset it. Maybe not caught in the company database so may be way over OCI.

I topped off a U-Haul 15ft truck as I was hauling my sons stuff for 8 hours to VA and towing my Accord on a transporter. I also did Rain-X on the windows.

Father-in-law took his loaner Jeep back to dealer 2x for oil change and once for new registration sticker while he had it for 9 months.

I put my winter tires/rims on a rental Corolla as I was doing a winter road trip and the stock all season were pretty shot. It snowed heavy during that trip. Places by me don't do the winter tire thing. Also the Rain-x was done.

 

[addyguy]

I topped off a moving truck I rented for a long-distance move bc the engine started making weird noises. Checked, and no oil on the dipstick.
Bought a 5L jug of Shell oil at a gas station, and added most of it to get the oil to the full line. Even after that, oil was DARK.

 

[trd1zz]

Change the oil?? Half the point of a rental car is to drive it like you stole it.

"you better give me the insurance because i am going to beat the hell out of this thing"