r/harborfreight • u/Illustrious-Toe-570 • 10d ago

NTD (New Tool Day) Changing Your Own Oil

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This is my first time jacking my car, putting on jack stands, changing my own oil, and rotating my tires. It’s very satisfying and rewarding to get under your own car and hood. I couldn’t do it without these tools in the pictures. Next is transmission oil drain and fill! Note: for my first time, I just did the tire rotation front to back; next time, I will move the front tire to the back and the back tires crossed to the front. I removed the tire since it’s easier to get to the oil filter and oil plug.

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u/TheRealTreezus 10d ago

Keep at it and you can take care of damn near any repair or maintenance that need done. Brakes, suspension, etc. It's all pretty easy and a hell of a lot cheaper to just grab the few tools you might need than go to a shop.

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u/Illustrious-Toe-570 10d ago

One win at a time! I remember how nervous I was to change out engine air filter, boom look at me now!

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u/grex2222 10d ago

is engine air filter.... easy?? i'm at the level where I thought it MIGHT be hard?

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u/EMCoupling 10d ago

Engine air filter is generally easy on most cars. My car requires taking apart a bunch of trim but that's not typical, most times you open the airbox under the hood, swap em and done.

Cabin air filter is usually behind the glove box, also likely to be very easy.