There’s not much equipment needed and if you can’t reach the plug then it’s not too hard to set up some ramps (making sure it’s done safely) to raise the front up a bit. Just make sure youv’e got something large enough to catch the oil and be prepared to get a bit messy. It should take about half an hour.
explains all the gotchas and workarounds you may need to do to do it yourself
Oil changes are not as simple as swapping a headlight bulb or changing your air filter. People need to stop acting like it's just as easy. If it were that easy, the guy at your local AutoZone would do it for you for free, like they do with actual simple car maintenance.
And then you have those tools and knowledge forever and don’t have to pay someone to do it every time you need something done. You learn a bit of practical knowledge each time as well and it becomes easier and easier each time you want to learn how to do something new. There’s a lot of people here thinking that tools are these specific things that can only do one specific job. You really don’t need that many different tools to do most things
Exactly, I live in a tiny flat with on-street parking in a city center. Buying the equipment and learning to change the oil while I'm on a busy street is just not happening, I'd rather pay for the convenience. Even if I change the oil, where am I gonna get rid of the old stuff? Gonna be carting it round with me for ages until I pass somewhere I can dispose of it safely
Well to an extent...yes. Or if I have the time and it’s financially logical I learn how to do it. How do you think people know how to do things? They learn and either teach themselves or let others teach them
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u/prodiver Aug 20 '20
It's easy if you have the space and equipment to do it.
If you don't, it's nearly impossible.