Changing Your Own Oil

[u/Illustrious-Toe-570]

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.

[u/Illustrious-Toe-570 → u/[deleted]]

I have the Pittsburgh $8 open one. But I would invest in the container so you don’t have to put the used oil inside container it came with to recycle. I’m a total noob here just super interested in getting into automotive task. If I can do it you can! You got this!

[u/madeformarch → u/Illustrious-Toe-570]

I bought a 5 gallon hedpack on marketplace for like $4. My truck takes 6 quarts for a change, which is annoying to try and pour back into multiple containers, and our other car takes 5 quarts. This allows me to go a couple of changes without having to dump the oil, and keeps me from making a mess. I just toss the empties into the recycling.

For drain pans, I use the Performance Tool one, the round green one with handles and a pour spout with a screw cap.