Doing the Oil Change by myself

[erhayes]

The under cover is there for engine compartment cooling, aerodynamics and to keep road debre out of the engine compartment. I do wish it was easer to remove though. I did hear of one CX7 owner who found the dealer didn't replace his. There will be a short-heated discussion if any dealer does that to me but, not to worry as I am a DIYer. Ed

 

[Killer]

Ditto here! I don't have the time nor inclination to change oil. It's messy, time consuming and you have to find a place to dispose of it.

I go to Mazda, sit in the lounge, watch TV and sip coffee. No muss, no fuss, in, out, done. I guess if you like being a grease monkey, there'd be a certain appeal to oil changes and working under the hood. Not me! (mj)

Vince.

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[crashkelly]

Ditto here! I don't have the time nor inclination to change oil. It's messy, time consuming and you have to find a place to dispose of it.

I go to Mazda, sit in the lounge, watch TV and sip coffee. No muss, no fuss, in, out, done. I guess if you like being a grease monkey, there'd be a certain appeal to oil changes and working under the hood. Not me! (mj)

Vince.

my fault...i did post in the SUV section...i shouldnt expect much from you guys in the "I take pride in doing things myself" department...

 

[crashkelly]

if you have a 30 k SUV and need to save money by changing your own oil you should have bought something less expensive. And how much is the savings? MAYBE like 5 dollars? No THANKS.

I guess thats true, i forgot to mention I do my own because I can do it for the price of just the filter...My father works for ELF (Now Total) and they have a partnership with mazda...so he brings cases of full synthetic home when needed.

 

[Killer]

If you put in cheap oil, it doesn't make much sense (at $20, how could it) but if you're using anything slightly better than the lowest grade dino oil, it makes sense. The charges for these usually start at $35 for some silly blend to well over $50 for full synthetic. Even then, you don't have much of choice, it's what the oil place chooses to put in. Besides, it's a way to bond with your car, give it the TLC it needs, and make sure it's done correctly.

I bond with people..not cars. (lol2) J/K..hey I was that way too when I was younger...to each their own!

Personally, I like to do work on my cars. I've done just about everything there is to do on one. I like to wrench as it's much different from my day job. But then again, I also like to mtn bike (and road) but I can't imagine many people being as enthused as I am when they come back dirty and bloody. Not everyone is a metro sexual now-a-days despite what you read in the magazines.

I do all my own modding...but oil changes are boring...

I just don't know why Mazda felt it necessary to hide everything behind a useless relatively thin piece of plastic. This will do nothing for impact resistance (as a skid plate) and I can't imagine trying to do any offroading, serious or not, in a CX-7.

Our 6 has one too...you are not alone.

Disposal is easy in MI. Take it to a place that sells or changes oil. They have to take it! Easy. Done.

Meh..still a pain for me..I like one stop shopping..and i know the oil change place down the road uses only penzoil..and I like Penzoil Dino 5/20

 

[Killer]

I guess thats true, i forgot to mention I do my own because I can do it for the price of just the filter...My father works for ELF (Now Total) and they have a partnership with mazda...so he brings cases of full synthetic home when needed.

sweet deal.(cabpatch)