Last Oil Change before Trade-in?

[SabrToothSqrl]

Yesterday I changed the Oil in my wife's car. In the process, the usual mostly unavoidable of getting used hot oil all over my hands (gloves, but still) and arms (not so covered). Thanks GM for this.

Thank you for the dedication you've shown in designing a horrible oil filter location. Just look to any boat or Chrysler 3.6 and see how an oil filter should work.
Thank you for teaching me the value of an EV. No oil changes. No spark Plugs. No engine air filters. Thousands of moving parts reduced to dozen or less.

Thank you for consuming 60% of the oil used for this legacy automobile, every oil change for the last 100,000 miles.

Thank you for costing us $3,000/year in gasoline.


I thought to myself, laying on the concrete floor of the now oil splattered garage, at 45 degrees..

Please.. Please Tesla... let this be the last time I have to do this...

...Please..?

#thanks.

 

[PoitNarf]

I changed the oil in the car I'm trading in just a few weeks ago. Really crossing my fingers that was the last time for me as well...

 

[VIKING26]

I thought I did my last oil change three months ago. It's looking more and more like I'll have to do at least one more.

Is there any reason to save my oil pan? It'd be nice to be finished with that oily thing for good.

It'll also be nice to not have quarts and quarts of oil around any longer. Both 5W and 10W.

 

[erthquake]

Part of me wants to drive my Model 3 into a Jiffy Lube or Oil Changers just to see how they'd react. The other part of me realizes it's not a nice thing to do to someone.

 

[gavine]

I thought I did my last oil change three months ago. It's looking more and more like I'll have to do at least one more.

Is there any reason to save my oil pan? It'd be nice to be finished with that oily thing for good.

It'll also be nice to not have quarts and quarts of oil around any longer. Both 5W and 10W.

I have to keep my oil change stuff because I change the oil in my mother-in-law's car. That's the last of the oil change responsibilities for me. I can't wait to get rid of all of that too.

 

[run-the-joules]

One more change for mine… hopefully. System says it's at 15% lifespan remaining, will have to change it in January. Still gotta keep the pan and such for my gf's Subaru though.

 

[st50maint]

Part of me wants to drive my Model 3 into a Jiffy Lube or Oil Changers just to see how they'd react. The other part of me realizes it's not a nice thing to do to someone.

I have my state safety inspection done at a Jiffy Lube. They had no problem doing it and were actually interested in learning about the car.

 

[erthquake]

I have my state safety inspection done at a Jiffy Lube. They had no problem doing it and were actually interested in learning about the car.

Cool! I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

 

[DerekH]

Part of me wants to drive my Model 3 into a Jiffy Lube or Oil Changers just to see how they'd react. The other part of me realizes it's not a nice thing to do to someone.

No, they will probably like it. They'll love to charge you $39.95 to change nothing !

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

in Jiffy's defense, the headlight fluid was dangerously low...

Maybe I should mention GM has a known defect / flaw that causes this engine to burn a lot of oil.
They have an expensive fix they are more than happy to sell you, even though it should be a recall.

I'd say the EPA should track oil burn in 4 stroke cars, but... it would be faster to replace all cars with EVs than get that through the government.

 

[Need]

in Jiffy's defense, the headlight fluid was dangerously low...

Maybe I should mention GM has a known defect / flaw that causes this engine to burn a lot of oil.
They have an expensive fix they are more than happy to sell you, even though it should be a recall.

I'd say the EPA should track oil burn in 4 stroke cars, but... it would be faster to replace all cars with EVs than get that through the government.

How much is a lot? I had a 2007 Mini Cooper S turbo, by 2011 it was burning a quart of oil every 1500 miles. I took it to service and they told me it was within spec to burn a quart of oil every 1000 miles, so I was within spec.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

You put in 6, and usually get out 2 quarts when the Oil Life Monitor is around 20% remaining.

 

[S3XY]

Now that it's winter I've been counting down the number of times I have left to stand out in the cold to gas up. I'm hoping I'm down to about 7.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

My wife likes to yell at me when she has to fill her car in the cold...

 

[smak]

On the same front, I have to pay my registration next week, something I was hoping to avoid by getting the Model 3 before that.

Oh well.

 

[run-the-joules]

On the same front, I have to pay my registration next week, something I was hoping to avoid by getting the Model 3 before that.

Oh well.

Might wanna do that this year if you itemize and won't be itemizing with the new standard deduction…

 

[smak]

Might wanna do that this year if you itemize and won't be itemizing with the new standard deduction…

Nice call, but I will be itemizing.

 

[run-the-joules]

Nice call, but I will be itemizing.

Yeah, figured it's worth pointing out just in case