Next time you complain about how difficult it is to change your oil, just be glad you don't have a Lexus LFA. Dry sump, 14.8 quarts of Mobil 1 5w50, and the oil change procedure requires that you drain the oil, refill, run the engine, drain the oil AGAIN, refil, then change the filters.
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Why the refill? Why wouldnt the geniuses just add a drain plug on the dry sump? Seems like a total waste, even if the clientele have deep pockets.
They are just making sure there are no more sludger threads on BITOG lol
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That's insane
Good gravy, how many mechanics does it take to change the oil on a Toyota? Answer about 74.
Originally Posted By: Gabe
I like how they are putting the flush oil into Mobil 1 High Mileage bottles.
OK. One of the mechanics didn't want to see it go to waste, so he was putting it in his Jeep.The oil change only cost $300 - which doesn't seem bad for what you get. This cost $551.73 out the door. Ouch.
I like how they are putting the flush oil into Mobil 1 High Mileage bottles.
OK. One of the mechanics didn't want to see it go to waste, so he was putting it in his Jeep.
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Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
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Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
I assume you haven't changed the oil on a big diesel then?
Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
I assume you haven't changed the oil on a big diesel then?
14 quarts is nothing, ever change the oil in a 16 cylinder diesel? 14++ gallons is more like it!
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Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
I assume you haven't changed the oil on a big diesel then?
Sorry, I should have said that is the largest capacity 'on a car' that I ever heard of
Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
I assume you haven't changed the oil on a big diesel then?
Sorry, I should have said that is the largest capacity 'on a car' that I ever heard of
Originally Posted By: tommygunn
Supposedly maintenance on the LFA, overall, is less expensive than even a GT-R, and REALLY cheap by supercar standards.
Wouldn't surprise me too much, honestly. The GT-R has two more differentials to fill (with some of the most expensive fluid I'm aware of) and a double-clutch unit with wet clutches. It's also much heavier than the LFA, so brake changes might be another difference-maker.
Supposedly maintenance on the LFA, overall, is less expensive than even a GT-R, and REALLY cheap by supercar standards.
Wouldn't surprise me too much, honestly. The GT-R has two more differentials to fill (with some of the most expensive fluid I'm aware of) and a double-clutch unit with wet clutches. It's also much heavier than the LFA, so brake changes might be another difference-maker.
Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
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Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
I assume you haven't changed the oil on a big diesel then?
Sorry, I should have said that is the largest capacity 'on a car' that I ever heard of
Bugatti Veyron supposedly has an oil capacity of 42 liters.
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Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
Wow that is amazing! 14.8 quarts! That is the largest capacity I have ever heard of. I wonder what the OCI is?
I assume you haven't changed the oil on a big diesel then?
Sorry, I should have said that is the largest capacity 'on a car' that I ever heard of
Bugatti Veyron supposedly has an oil capacity of 42 liters.
That oil change seems like an obsessive compulsive nightmare.
I'd like to work in that service dept though.
I'd like to work in that service dept though.
Originally Posted By: Gabe
Originally Posted By: Gabe
I like how they are putting the flush oil into Mobil 1 High Mileage bottles.
OK. One of the mechanics didn't want to see it go to waste, so he was putting it in his Jeep.The oil change only cost $300 - which doesn't seem bad for what you get. This cost $551.73 out the door. Ouch.
I pay about $10 on average for the supplies on one of my oil changes, so I could get 55 oil changes, or enough to last me the lifetime of both of my cars for the same $551.73. But I am guessing the owners of those cars are not watching the BITOG rebate threads like a hawk.
Originally Posted By: Gabe
I like how they are putting the flush oil into Mobil 1 High Mileage bottles.
OK. One of the mechanics didn't want to see it go to waste, so he was putting it in his Jeep.
I pay about $10 on average for the supplies on one of my oil changes, so I could get 55 oil changes, or enough to last me the lifetime of both of my cars for the same $551.73. But I am guessing the owners of those cars are not watching the BITOG rebate threads like a hawk.
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