Where do you change your oil?

Owning a repair shop for 17 years, I can tell you 95% are no good. The whole point of a PM is preventative. Even if your lucky enough to get every fitting greased (unlikely), oil, filters, and gear boxes checked and filled properly, you've got to be worried.

Did the tech notice the loose s cam bushings? The yoke nut loose? Fan clutch wobble? Crack in the wheel? Coolant hose rubbing? Ad nauseum...

 

I do them in my driveway.

 

I do them in my own shop.

 

PMs pay squat. Its all the items found on the PM where the shops make back money lost performing oil changes. You want a qualified guy to do your 3 hour PM and do it right?, gonna cost you. You would cringe at the bill and still complain that it costs too much and took too long. If you want it done right, do it yourself.

 

I do them at home in the shop.. I only use Cat filters .. most shops do carry those ..

 

Lof and tires at sapp's.

 

Last couple years I’ve been using Five Star all the time. It can be a little hectic on Fridays with all the local trucks coming in before the weekend. If I don’t want to sit in line I’ll just go home and call them late and ask what the line is like before going back.

 

You really want someone flat rate changing your oil?. You think you have troubles now…….
If you do it in an hour your changing oil and greasing and nothing more. That’s not how I service a truck.

 

3 hours to do a PM? That's preposterous. 2 hours...MAX.