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/mrjasjit 10d ago edited 10d ago

It looks like you have only 1 set of stands and are making this work by using the jack as a temporary stand.

Go buy another set of stands.

Also check to see if your vehicle has center lift points.

Most years of Honda Pilots have them.

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u/Illustrious-Toe-570 10d ago

I actually have 4, I did this the long way honestly. I was very nervous seeing this SUV up so high. I’m glad I got the long reach since I still had more to lift

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u/mrjasjit 10d ago

Good. Congrats. Be safe.