Post your latest oil change

2006 Acura TL
Miles on oil 946 (6 months)
Miles on car 171,912

The car sits in my garage and I ride my motorcycle almost every day. $20 for an oil change every 6 months won’t break my bank.

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New to me 2020 Jeep Wrangler Sport Willys with the 3.6L

57661 miles
Out: CarMax oil and filter
In: Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30
MOPAR filter MO-349

I’ll be doing the differentials, Transfer case, coolant, brake fluid, and eventually the transmission. It’s rather cold here so I’ll be doing it all little by little as weather allows. It will be driven minimally when the roads are dry during the winter.

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Miles on your fit and OCI ?? I love the little 1.5l!


approx. 90,000 miles. I change the oil and filter every 3,000 miles.

I love the L15A7 engine. It cranks out about 108 ft-lb of torque, and the car only weighs around 2,500 lbs. This one comes with a sweet Aisin 5-spd. manual tranny. And, as you know, VTEC is how God shows He loves us. This car is a blast to drive.

Before this, I had an '08 Fit. When I first got it, I took it up into the Malibu Canyons and wrung it out. I was laughing my head off, thinking, "If the Lamborghini guys aren't having this much fun, they are wasting their lives."
 
Another pre-change. 2017 Ford C-Max Energi PHEV. 12,975 miles on the oil; 71,812 miles on the vehicle. Note that most of my driving is in EV mode so the miles on the oil are not what they seem. Sample on its way to Blackstone.

Out: 1/2 quart 0w-20 M1 EP
In: 1/2 quart HPL EC30

0w-20 HPL Premium Plus is waiting for the next change. That may wait until Spring in order to allow the EC30 to do its thing.

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2007 Acura TSX, 144K, 4800 mile OCI, 6 months
Out: Valv HM 5w30
In: M1 HM 5w30. Left Honda filter for next time.

MityVac for the win! Easy peasey. Quick ONR warsh; swapped Denso air filter. Forgot to air up the tires; next time for sure.
Needs wiper blades bad! And it looks like rain... This used to be my sister's car. I still take care of it when I can.
 
MityVac for the win! Easy peasey.
I recently purchased a Harbor Freight fluid extractor and performed an oil change on the "16 Accord. I ran it until it was sucking air and just assumed that all of the oil was out. Never assume. Yesterday I drained out that oil and found that only 3 of 4.5 quarts were removed. In the process I also noticed the graduation marks on the vacuum tank.

Is there some trick to getting all of the oil out with a fluid extractor? Do you move the draw tube in and out a bit once it starts pulling air?
 
I recently purchased a Harbor Freight fluid extractor and performed an oil change on the "16 Accord. I ran it until it was sucking air and just assumed that all of the oil was out. Never assume. Yesterday I drained out that oil and found that only 3 of 4.5 quarts were removed. In the process I also noticed the graduation marks on the vacuum tank.

Is there some trick to getting all of the oil out with a fluid extractor? Do you move the draw tube in and out a bit once it starts pulling air?
Don’t have any answer. We have two of these at work and I just put tube in and it sucks all the oil out. We haven’t had any issues with ours.
 
I recently purchased a Harbor Freight fluid extractor and performed an oil change on the "16 Accord. I ran it until it was sucking air and just assumed that all of the oil was out. Never assume. Yesterday I drained out that oil and found that only 3 of 4.5 quarts were removed. In the process I also noticed the graduation marks on the vacuum tank.

Is there some trick to getting all of the oil out with a fluid extractor? Do you move the draw tube in and out a bit once it starts pulling air?

Before I start, I check the oil and estimate how much is in the sump. Next I measure the length of the dipstick and insert that amount, then add an inch or two. When it starts sucking air I push a little further, pull; repeat until it doesn't get any more oil.

On a related note, I change the filter before I start sucking the oil out so the trapped oil drains to the pan first. This is irrelevant for filters with the threads up.
 
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