Oil Change - Page 2

Duckhunter · 11-29-2008, 08:05 AM

Easier than on my truck. At least the oil filter is not mounted sideways.

10 Min or less

skyking3 · 11-29-2008, 08:21 AM

Check out "smart oil change" on You Tube, he walks you thru a complete oil change, looks like a chimp could do it.

xviper · 11-29-2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by saras

and the schedule A service which is more than just the oil change

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Originally Posted by skyking3

looks like a chimp could do it.

A service which is just a bunch of visual inspections that even a "trunk monkey" can do with a banana in one hand.

JD10367 · 11-29-2008, 10:47 AM

There seems to be a lot of debate about the 10k oil change. A lot of people seem to think that's ridiculous, but I'm not sure that today's new engines (with their well-designed parts and synthetic oils) have the same issues as older cars. Historically, when you got a new car, you had "break-in oil", and you had to change it to get all those initial tiny bits and pieces out that invariably would shake loose. But if Smart says the car doesn't need an oil change until 10k... shouldn't we assume they know what they're talking about? I mean, THEY built the thing, and they've been building them for a decade now.

2smartArizona · 11-29-2008, 11:04 AM

I realize that there is a lot of micro-finishing done on engines today, and there are less metal bits floating about, but I still cannot change my ways and will most likely do the first change well below the standard outlinerd by smart. Probably at 3,000 for me. I pick up the car in three weeks now, so I will get some filters at the same time. The oil change is so cheap to do, I consider it cheap insurance on a longer lasting motor.
BMW recommends changes every 15,000 on my 325iT, but I never let it go that long. 7,500 tops, so I anticipate doing it doubly often on the smart too, but I will have to see how the oil stands up first. Most oil synthetic doesn't break down so easily, so it will be a case of what it looks like to me.

churpee · 11-29-2008, 11:14 AM

I have decided to change the filter between oil changes just did the filter at 5000 and will do oil and filter at 10000 just my opinion

JD10367 · 11-29-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by churpee

I have decided to change the filter between oil changes just did the filter at 5000 and will do oil and filter at 10000 just my opinion

Now THAT is an interesting option. Changing the oil isn't in my repertoire--I live in a small apartment, and just don't have access to the tools or spot to do it in--but changing out a filter is certainly easy enough. And if the rationale is that the filter has trapped any nastiness, but the oil itself is fine... I'll have to think about that.