And they may not even care about that as long as the low oil pressure or low oil level light doesn't come on. To most customers oi is oil and as long as there is enough in the engine that is all they care about. You have to keep in mind these places exist on low margins, deal with customers for which price is the main (only?) concern. Or it may use it one time but use something else the next time. The oil change place may use the right multi-viscosity grade of oil but it might not. Actually I replaced the spare the tech had and used to get my car back on the road - the parts department had no drain plugs in stock - and I bought a 2nd new drain plug to put into the center console to have just in case. And of course I had to replace the drain plug. The oil change tech had buggered the heck out of the drain plug. Thought everything was fine, but when I took the car in to the dealer for the first oil change after having it changed at this oil place the dealer tech had a heck of a time getting the drain plug out.

(Mid engine car.) Then I had to talk him out of torquing the aluminum drain plug to 50 ft lbs 'because that was the policy at this place' and instead use the correct and much lower torque value the factory called for. Had my concerns when I had to point out to the tech where the engine was. Even (possibly) transmission/diff fluid services. Lots better/quicker to use than ramps and with lift the car can be lifted to do other work too should the need arise. If I had a house with a garage I'd look into a portable hydraulic lift. Or one could regular Rhino Ramps with some judicious use of pieces of wood get the nose of the car up higher before reaching the ramps to then drive the car up the ramps. These cars either had enough clearance to drive the front of the car onto the ramp or the rear of the car for those cars that the engine was located mid car or at the rear of the car.įor the Challenger ramps with a less severe ramp angle - race ramps I think - would probably be needed. When I changed the oil - this with other cars - I used a pair of Rhino ramps. What do you guys think? I used to go to a small shop in the town I lived before and they would charge $38-55 to change the oil in my Mustang depending on the current specials, but would sometimes leave scuff marks on the doors and kick panels getting in and out of the car and its a further drive now. I'm not sure of the oil brand as its probably a no-name, but as long as its the correct weight, don't think it really matters. I then tried the place close to where I work and they said about $67. So I contacted the closest Dodge dealer in my area to get a quote thinking they probably know the most about maintenance on these cars and they said it would be $143! WTF, so I said I would get back to them. It may be a tad better than Wal-mart, but not by much. He also said to maybe try a place like the local Pioneer Quick Lube as they may be cheaper than a dealership as I heard it could be a bit pricey to get the oil changed in these cars. So I asked him about it and he suggested I take it to a shop with a lift because he wasn't sure how to get my jack under the front of the car to raise it as it sits too low with that front splitter. I was thinking of doing it myself and have my dad help me the first time or two as I haven't changed my own oil in ages. I have about 4.5k miles on my car now and was about to get my first oil change done.

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