Oil Change Stickers: Display Last Service or Next Service Due?

I do "last Service" on my own vehicles, as I am the one servicing them. Except for the wifes primary ride, as it is still receiving 'free' changes at the dealer. I only take it there because the Tech is a friend and former colleague. He is as picky as I am, and I hang out in his area and chat with him while he does the work.
 
I do "last Service" on my own vehicles, as I am the one servicing them. Except for the wifes primary ride, as it is still receiving 'free' changes at the dealer. I only take it there because the Tech is a friend and former colleague. He is as picky as I am, and I hang out in his area and chat with him while he does the work.
Yea-this is the forum where if you don't DIY-you have to justify it.
I just did the same thing a few posts back.......
 
Yea-this is the forum where if you don't DIY-you have to justify it.
I just did the same thing a few posts back.......
Are you here for any reason other than to mock us? It's just like if you were on a cooking and baking forum, mocking the members because they don't go to restaurants.
 
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Are you here for any reason other than to mock us? It's just like if you were on a cooking and baking forum, mocking the members because they don't go to restaurants.

To each his own.

My day isn't complete unless I get a few slaps of reality from the great @CKN
 
Yea-this is the forum where if you don't DIY-you have to justify it.
I just did the same thing a few posts back.......
Yes, I know that people talking about cars, their maintenance preferences, and things related to that, is tiresome on a website dedicated to vehicles, vehicle lubrication, and maintenance...

I'm not "justifying" anything. I simply shared what I do.

I (like many others here) am a former Mechanic. I have all of my tools I used in that profession, I have a 2 post lift in my garage, and prefer to do my own maintenance. I make the one exception because the wifes primary ride, has maintenance included in the purchase of said vehicle for several years, AND perhaps most importantly to me, I am good friends with the Tech who performs the work. I know from our past history working together at a prior place, that he is as picky as me. I also can hang out and visit with him in his work bay, while he gets paid to do the work.
 
I bought a roll of very generic stickers on Amazon and just write next service mileage. Nobody I help to with oil changes goes past 12 months, I use only synthetic oil and good filters. No OCIs over 8k km.
Stickers have two fields, one for next service date and the other for mileage, sometimes I put month and year for next service, and always round up our down to nearest 100 on mileage.
Round number is easier to read and chances owner does service on time are higher imho, but I also reduce OCI for those who tend to run 1k to 2k over.
 
I bought a roll of very generic stickers on Amazon and just write next service mileage. Nobody I help to with oil changes goes past 12 months, I use only synthetic oil and good filters. No OCIs over 8k km.
Stickers have two fields, one for next service date and the other for mileage, sometimes I put month and year for next service, and always round up our down to nearest 100 on mileage.
Round number is easier to read and chances owner does service on time are higher imho, but I also reduce OCI for those who tend to run 1k to 2k over.
I've still got a bunch of stickers I bought years ago, when AutoZone stopped having them available. The problem I have with them is, the writing fades away regardless of ink or permanent marker. I stopped using them years ago because of that.
 
I would like to know the service date and mileage.

But, I am not your typical customer. I am happy to do the math, without reference to an owner’s manual for the proper interval, and know when the next change is due.

I bet your typical customer would rather that you do the math and put the next service due details on the sticker. They can see the date/mileage approaching and know it’s time to bring it in.
 
I'd actually like to have both

I always put last done on mine and my complaint with next is that places usually set it too soon. Also what if you're doing oil at 10, and rotations at 5, which "service" do you put?
Printer has a template for that.

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On this particular vehicle I do oil changes every 3K, but follow the OEM’s 5K interval for all other items.
 
Haha, this conundrum reminds me of my state's inspection stickers. The first year listed is when they were done; the second, when they're due. (The month is manually notched out so this runs out June 30, 2025.)

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I change my own oil, so the date and mileage at the time of service is written on my garage wall in sharpie. Same for tire rotations.
 
Well, if you want simple, just put date and/or mileage for next service.
I use an Excel spreadsheet for the vehicles I service and rarely use stickers.
But I would list service and next service data. And oil used.
 
I usually search my own posts on BITOG on my phone while sitting in the car to see when I did it last and then bust out the calculator and think how many short trips I took. Then I panic and check my oil and filter stash and weather reports. :unsure: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: .

Actually all of mine get written in my mileage book where I put each gas fill up and other stuff. Most of my cars I use trip B and reset that at oil change. Those that I don't drive like father-in-laws Renegade get a next due sticker with date/mileage for severe service.

My kids and wife do the same for fuel tracking and other so it's pretty consistent.
 
I change my own and on my stickers I write when the next oil change is due. That way the wife and kids know when to let me know. On the radiator support or air filter housing I write when the item was last serviced, that way I keep track. No logs, spreadsheet, or file, just a purple or grey sharpie. I am not that organized.
 
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