Do you change your car engine oil yourself? 😊

I have old toyota minivan with extremely simple 1.8 natural intake engine,the oil filter can grip and twist open and replace the new by bare hand without any tools straight access from top of engine bay.The drain plug is 17mm open on bottom also easy to access aslong lay a cardboard on floor your lay down can unsrew it without need to jack up the car as it have high floor clearance.Whole process tooks less than 15 minutes,its a bless on those old day simple design engine so machanical friendly that allow you most thing without need professional tolls and skills.I think probably still will own this car very another decade as by far still run like clock though is old.

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DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M

I did in previous years, but not now. If I buy a 5 qt bottle of Castrol at Walmart for 25, 30, dollars and an oil filter for 10 dollars, it is as much as the cost of an oil change at WM. I can get an oil change for 50 dollars or so, not much more than the cost of the supplies.

I can barely reach the oil filter and the oil pan. It's a major pain, especially if you include the time it takes to gather the supplies, do the work and clean up the mess.

I just take it to WM and get it done while I am shopping.

I thought it was fun to change the oil, but now its a nuisance.
But I respect a guy that does work on his own car.