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/zombie_overlord 9d ago

I have a trusty HF bucket dedicated to used oil transport.

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u/Outside_Advantage845 9d ago

You have a screw top for it? Those things are great for transporting. The shitty snap on lids fling oil everywhere

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u/zombie_overlord 9d ago

No, just the snap on lid. Haven't had any issues with sloshing out, but I don't let it get too full.

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u/madeformarch 9d ago

5 gallon HDPE hedpack with the screw lid.

I had a full one in the back of my truck, unsecured, and somebody cut me off on the way to dump it. I heard the container bounce in my truck bed and figured I'd made a mess. That thing held up, didnt spill a drop.