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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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brucero
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Default Re: CHEAP OIL CHANGE! Under $60.00

Here's how I took advantage of the Advance Auto Mobil 1 oil change sale.

They do not show a Mobil 1 Oil Filter being available for the Crossfire.

The Purolator filters are paper and will not last long enough to take advantage of the Crossfire's approx 7000 mile or 1 year oil change cycle. I would not use a paper filter in my Crossfire. I've seen one after 5000 miles of use, and it just dissolved.

However, they do carry K&N Oil Filters for the Crossfire. These are the proper fiberglass filter. The K&N stock number is HP-7004. These are repackaged Mann (made in Germany) filters. They even have the Mann stock number on them.

If they do not have these filters in the store, they are rapidly available from their warehouse. The K&N filter is a normally stocked item.

The bad news is that these filters are $19.99 each. $6.00 above the $13.99 allowance for the Mobil 1 filters, as advertised.

I asked the store MANAGER if I could pay the difference and purchase 3 of these specials. He first checked to verify that a Mobil 1 filter was not available, ( the computer said - no) and then he ordered the K&N filters for me. Delivered to the store the next day.

3 Mobil 1 0w40 oil change specials (15 quarts of M1 0w40) = $90.00 + tax
3 K&N HP-7004 filters = + $18.00 + tax.
and I basically have 2 oil changes and 3 filters.

Not a bad deal.... If the store has or can get the Mobil 1 filter, Great!, but this worked out for me.
 

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