Change your oil- yourself or shop

[maddawg46]

Since I will be picking up my first class A next week I was wondering if you guys change your own oil or take to a Ford dealer, RV shop?
I use to change my own in my car, but my truck I take to a local shop. His shop is way to small to handle a motorhome.

[Triker33]

Jayco-noslide wrote:
Not much of a do-it-yourselfer. The money savings just doesn't seem worth it. Most of the cost seems to be the oil rather than the labor. There's better ways to save larger amounts of money. That's just me. Lazy maybe.

Guessing that you don't have a diesel MH. 🙂
Since I have had a DP I have done all the engine oil(17 qt) changes, filters oil, fuel, engine air, brake air filters, transmission filters & fluid. Plus greased chassis/drive line once a year and change the Generator oil & filter.

In the last 13 years I figure I have saved a large amount of $$$$ for labor and also know it was all done right.

On edit forgot Power Steering fluid and anti freeze changes.

[Jayco-noslide]

Not much of a do-it-yourselfer. The money savings just doesn't seem worth it. Most of the cost seems to be the oil rather than the labor. There's better ways to save larger amounts of money. That's just me. Lazy maybe.

[Johno02]

My v-10 goes to local auto and truck repair shop that has a large overhead door and bay for trucks. Oil change includes filters as needed, check and refill all fluid levels, lubrication as necessary, general overall inspection and sometimes a check with diagnostic reader for anything new. With synthetic oil, cost is ariund $125 or so.

[Crazy_Ray]

GAS or DIESEL. I DO MY OWN oil/lube change

[Golden_HVAC]

With Jiffy Lube and Wal Mart low cost oil changes, I have them do it and dispose of the oil. Easy. However if I take in my RV, the price goes way up, so I do that myself. Dispose of the oil at the local auto parts store.

While a V10 oil change is only a few quarts, a large diesel inline 6 will take 20 quarts or more. Make sure that your drain pan is large enough.

Good luck!

Fred.

[Vet_Man]

I take my gas v-10 down the street to the race shop. They change oil, grease, air up tires if needed. Cost $50

[crasster]

Myself, always. I get to pick the filter. I get to pick the oil. I get to know the job is done right. I'm not saying shops are BAD, but oil is so crucial to a vehicle that I just assume do it myself.

[rk911]

maddawg46 wrote:
Since I will be picking up my first class A next week I was wondering if you guys change your own oil or take to a Ford dealer, RV shop?
I use to change my own in my car, but my truck I take to a local shop. His shop is way to small to handle a motorhome.

I used to do a lot of the preventive maintenance on my vehicles but not so much anymore. we store our MH at a lot at the garage that does all of our maintenance and repairs on the MH. they have a key to the MH. I let them know what I want done, they move it into a bay, perform the work, return it to my parking spot and e-mail the bill to me.

[Dutch_12078]

I usually change the Landau's oil at our Adirondack cottage. The old oil goes to a friend that has a waste oil furnace in his machine shop.

[jplante4]

I do most of the work on the Sahara, but I let the shop change the fluids. This is mostly because I don't have a convenient place to dispose of the oil. I could take it to the dump, but our dump takes in demolition, and I get a flat tire just driving in there.

I know, I know, the place that sells you the fresh oil is supposed to take the used oil back. I can tell you that this is something that they are forced to do by well intentioned laws and they go out of there way to make you feel like an a$$ when you do it.

I have a really good engine guy at the local RV shop who likes to get in there and really check things over. Also, I have a CAT shop about an hour away.

[bigdog2]

I also do my own service. I installed the fumoto valve and can drain the oil without spilling any. While doing the oil I lube the fittings and look for anything else that may need attention.

[Greydennyhawk]

If new, and under warranty, take it to a truck center to make sure everything is cool, no recalls, etc.

[sailor_lou]

Other than mounting tires on a rim and twice for warranty work, I've never had anyone work on my car, truck, boat, RV or backhoe my entire life.

Lou
05 Travel Supreme Envoy

[garyemunson]

Do my own also. So high up it's easier to slide under without having to jack the thing up. Also I feel good that I know all the grease fittings got lubed...

[s_N_s]

I've always changed my own oil and filter. While under the coach I grease the chassis as well. Simple job.