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spyderbuddy · 04-22-2010, 11:00 PM

well ok
oil royal purple
or mobil 1

slicker · 04-22-2010, 11:27 PM

ill just let the dealership change it for me a lot easier and cheaper.

67 Convertible · 04-23-2010, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by slicker

ill just let the dealership change it for me a lot easier and cheaper.

May be easier, but certainly not cheaper unless you have some kind of deal for discounted or free oil changes at the dealership.

slicker · 04-23-2010, 11:18 PM

by the time you buy ramps oil and everything else and after you do a few oil changes it would be cheaper. besides the warrenty requires that you keep the oil changes and general maintance on board and doing it youself provides no record.

67 Convertible · 04-24-2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by slicker

by the time you buy ramps oil and everything else and after you do a few oil changes it would be cheaper. besides the warrenty requires that you keep the oil changes and general maintance on board and doing it youself provides no record.

I use Mobil1, 6qts=$29.50 Napa gold filter=$7 Total oil change $36.50
For a synthetic oil change the dealer will probably charge around $60-$70 maybe more. I don't use ramps, just a jack and jack stands (which I already have) to get it high enough to crawl under. You can buy a decent jackstand for about $10 (you only need one) and a cheap hydrolic jack a Sears for $30-$40.

The warranty does not require you to have oil changes done at the dealership. You only need to keep your dated receipts for the oil and filter, should there be a warranty issue. I enjoy doing it and save about $30 per oil change and it only takes about 20 mins. Just offering an alternative for you to save a couple bucks.

tradosaurus · 04-24-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by slicker

by the time you buy ramps oil and everything else and after you do a few oil changes it would be cheaper. besides the warrenty requires that you keep the oil changes and general maintance on board and doing it youself provides no record.

Certainly easier but not cheaper or reliable (safer).

All it takes is one mistake by a teenage kid working minimum wage. :(

Buhmblbe · 04-24-2010, 04:40 PM

I used to be one of those teenage kids years ago at a local oil change place. We always tried our best to do the right thing but truthfully we were never totally trained properly and mistakes were definitely made on an almost dialy basis eg)double gaskets being left on

, not tightening the drain plug enough

, leaving the oil cap off

, putting in the wrong oil

etc. I'm just about due for my first oil change and you better believe that I'll be doing it myself now that I know, from experience, what goes on at some, but certainly not all, oil change facilities. It's not about the money, it's about the inner peace I will achieve knowing my baby is fed properly

.

2010CamaroRS · 06-02-2010, 11:50 AM

no punk kids changin oil at my dealership we got about 200 years experience between all the techs here

Chris041 · 06-04-2010, 02:28 PM

Great write up. The only thing I'm gonna change then next time I do it is to cover the whole drive way in newspaper! Man that oil shoots out far and then it goes nuts when the stream slows down.

RubyCamaro · 06-06-2010, 10:16 PM

Okay, hubby & I went to buy ramps but tried them out & the black strip under the nose of the car, scrapes & we backed the car off. That strip (don't know what it's called) bends but didn't know if it bends enough not to damage it. Someone said use planks on the ramps to lessen the angle (is that safe?). Or maybe use a floor jack & jack stands. But if using a floor jack, where should it be placed under the car? Hubby uses a an oil extracter for his Crossfire. Is that an option or bad idea? Guidance appreciated in advance.

*CamaroSpike23* · 06-07-2010, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ninety6

yeah he read that page right... but that page is wrong.

its fixed now.

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Originally Posted by camaro guy

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/wiki.p...pecifications&

Engine oil capacity (qt / L): 7.6 / 7.2

check it now. its been updated

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Originally Posted by convert

I left a comment on the wiki page, and I see ninety6 did the same. Hopefully the authors will fix it.

got it. just fyi, send one of the mods a pm about wiki stuff. we dont always get around to reading the comments in the wiki.

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Originally Posted by RubyCamaro

Okay, hubby & I went to buy ramps but tried them out & the black strip under the nose of the car, scrapes & we backed the car off. That strip (don't know what it's called) bends but didn't know if it bends enough not to damage it. Someone said use planks on the ramps to lessen the angle (is that safe?). Or maybe use a floor jack & jack stands. But if using a floor jack, where should it be placed under the car? Hubby uses a an oil extracter for his Crossfire. Is that an option or bad idea? Guidance appreciated in advance.

put a floor jack under the frame or under the lower control arm. just make sure it doesnt move once you start lifting.

techy96z · 06-07-2010, 05:58 AM

Great post!

Just a little trick that I use to keep from covering my arm in hot oil while taking out the oil drain plug...as you back out the plug, put constant pressure on the plug back towards oil plan until you feel the plug is all the way out and then pull the plug quickly.

Wvallediego · 06-07-2010, 07:43 AM

iHateLoso · 06-13-2010, 07:33 PM

Nice write up! Doing my first oil change on my own in about an hour

04-22-2010, 11:27 PM	#16
slicker slicker Drives: Cyber Grey 1 LT / RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 535 View My Garage	ill just let the dealership change it for me a lot easier and cheaper. __________________ UFC as real as it gets

04-23-2010, 11:18 PM	#18
slicker slicker Drives: Cyber Grey 1 LT / RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 535 View My Garage	by the time you buy ramps oil and everything else and after you do a few oil changes it would be cheaper. besides the warrenty requires that you keep the oil changes and general maintance on board and doing it youself provides no record. __________________ UFC as real as it gets

04-24-2010, 04:40 PM	#21
Buhmblbe Growing Up=Optional Drives: 2010 Camaro Transformers 2LT RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Setauket NY Posts: 165 View My Garage	I used to be one of those teenage kids years ago at a local oil change place. We always tried our best to do the right thing but truthfully we were never totally trained properly and mistakes were definitely made on an almost dialy basis eg)double gaskets being left on, not tightening the drain plug enough, leaving the oil cap off, putting in the wrong oil etc. I'm just about due for my first oil change and you better believe that I'll be doing it myself now that I know, from experience, what goes on at some, but certainly not all, oil change facilities. It's not about the money, it's about the inner peace I will achieve knowing my baby is fed properly. __________________ "Sleep is an inconvenience to living...Get up and start living."

06-02-2010, 11:50 AM	#22
2010CamaroRS Driver of the Blue Demon Drives: '15 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Westfield, MA Posts: 2,550 View My Garage	no punk kids changin oil at my dealership we got about 200 years experience between all the techs here __________________ New England Camaro 5 The Few, The Proud, The Hyper Blue Metallics DT shorties.BBK Intake.FlowMaster AT.Eibach 1'' drop.Hurst Short Throw (44% reduction).Unrestricted Motorsports Gen 1 Style Rear Spoiler.Custom Aqua Blue Metallic Interior Panels.RS Embroidered Head Rests.Interior LED by Oracle.Illuminated Bowtie by Oracle.Footwell LED by Oracle.Grille LED by Oracle.Functional Headliner Console Toggle Switches for LED Lighting.Aqua Blue Engine Cover.RotoFab Radiator Cover.Aqua Blue Fuse Box Cover from RPI Designs.Much More

06-04-2010, 02:28 PM	#23
Chris041 Drives: Black 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 19	Great write up. The only thing I'm gonna change then next time I do it is to cover the whole drive way in newspaper! Man that oil shoots out far and then it goes nuts when the stream slows down. __________________ It aint ever gonna be done

04-22-2010, 11:00 PM	#15
spyderbuddy Drives: 2010 RS Inferno Orange Metallic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Albany, Ga. Posts: 3,474 View My Garage	well ok oil royal purple or mobil 1

06-06-2010, 10:16 PM	#24
RubyCamaro Jan Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Red Jewel tintcoat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Springfield, TN Posts: 16,241 View My Garage	Okay, hubby & I went to buy ramps but tried them out & the black strip under the nose of the car, scrapes & we backed the car off. That strip (don't know what it's called) bends but didn't know if it bends enough not to damage it. Someone said use planks on the ramps to lessen the angle (is that safe?). Or maybe use a floor jack & jack stands. But if using a floor jack, where should it be placed under the car? Hubby uses a an oil extracter for his Crossfire. Is that an option or bad idea? Guidance appreciated in advance. __________________

06-07-2010, 05:58 AM	#26
techy96z Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS/RS IOM Interior Join Date: May 2010 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 137	Great post! Just a little trick that I use to keep from covering my arm in hot oil while taking out the oil drain plug...as you back out the plug, put constant pressure on the plug back towards oil plan until you feel the plug is all the way out and then pull the plug quickly. __________________ 2011 IOM 2SS/RS M6!

06-07-2010, 07:43 AM	#27
Wvallediego Drives: Inferno Orange 2010 RS SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: uas Posts: 408

06-13-2010, 07:33 PM	#28
iHateLoso Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Ice Silver RS pkg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Haleiwa, HI Posts: 53	Nice write up! Doing my first oil change on my own in about an hour __________________ 2010 SIM Camaro 2LT/RS

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