a bunch of good deals at mobil 1 lately

have a look

Get a $15 Mail-in Rebate on Mobil 1 Rules

Max

 

None of the popular retail automotive stores are listed on the participating list. I bet you pay a premium for the oil at the places listed.

 

check on the left of the webpage.
you have more deals and promotions

it should fit what you are looking for

my best,

Max

 

Changed my oil last week mobil-1 and filter , 9 quarts and a filter = 117.00 I like to have crapped right there .

 

Ouch $119 for an oil change.

When we know how easy it is to perform on any cars...

We pay premiun for mobil 1 or amsoil but as a retailer they may pay 50% of what we pay for the oil.
Let's. Say that they pay $5 for a mobil oil filter... they pretty much make $85/90 profit"""

Unscrew the oil cap then the oil filter then the oil pan. Wait... wait wait more

Replace with new oil filter, new oil rings... new synth oil.

DONE... $119

Yeah right

 

The $10 off 5 quarts at Autozone is a rip.......they want $8.79/ quart....-$2 = $6.79......you can get it cheaper at Walmart without a coupon. Last year around XMAS Advance had it for $4.

 

Some Walmarts carry the Mobil 1 0w-40, one near me has an advertised Full-Syn oil change for about $54 that is up to 5 quarts & they said in my case they would use the Mobil 1. I said well this car takes 8 quarts...the guy said I would have to pay for 3 more quarts...that's reasonable. I also said you don't have the correct filter, but I can bring one in ....he said they would knock 2 or 3 bucks off (the filter they would have used).

So, on any old day....you can get an L25277 Purolator filter at Advance Auto for $12 (open the box & see that's it really says MANN HU 718/5) ...this is THE correct filter Kit!!!

$12 filter
$52 Syn oil change at Walmart (includes 5 qts Mobil 1 0w-40)
$19 for the 3 additional qts M-1 0w-40)
-------

=$83 + tax


Granted, you can usually find better deals on the oil & the filter & you can change it yourself....But,

anyone should be able to get it done <$90 & not even get their hands dirty.


Last year around XMAS I got 24 qts of the oil from internet sales at local Advance Autos for $4 each, bought a bunch of the Mann filters online for <$10 each & I usually pay a local shop about $15 to do the change....I only have them put in 8 quarts..(9 oil changes on the 07 & 3 on the 08 so far)....you don't need to put in 8.5 quarts.

So the last 4 changes or so have only cost me < $60 each & I never got dirty.

 

You get dirty changing oil? You are doing something wrong.

And I would prefer to do it myself. I know the oil filter Orings will be properly placed so it won't leak oil and throw the serpentine belt off coming home. I know the next time I take the drain plug out, the threads won't come out with it because of over tightening. I know that if the drain plug washer is questionable, I will replace it. I know that 8½ quarts will put it exactly on full, not short.

I can't put a price on a piece of mind knowing it was done correctly and complete.

James

 

James, are you somewhat implying that the technician at Wal-Mart may somehow screw up an oil change on a car he has probably never worked on? Say it isn't so...

I am with you, my friend. I prefer to do it myself and know it is done correctly. Between the o-rings, crush washer, and properly tightening everything to spec, I would trust very few, and wal-mart's auto department would not be on the list....

 

At the Walmarts around here you can stand 8- 10 feet from the car, watch every move the guy makes & talk to him while he's doing the change. Same thing at the regular garage I have it done at for $15 labor.

I'm just saying that there is no good reason to pay a Chrysler dealership $130 or more!!! Fred's first oil change was free from the dealership...& I couldn't get anywhere near to watch what they were doing.


With 8 quarts my dipsticks always read at the very top of the full markings, I've put almost 70,000miles on the 07 since I bought it new & just before oil changes it still reads right at the top of the mark. Electronic checks also always read OK. Always change it when the FSS says 1 to 2 thousand miles left....so they go 7,000 & usually say it can go another 1-2 thousand.