John you talk about the squirrel but how about you!

Yes of course your saving money doing your own oil change.....

 

So darn easy to DIY. It's easier than most cars with the filter right in front of you and drain plugs not covered up.

 

so a ton of oil just spilled all over my drive way.. i should have gotten the open one

 

Welcome to the BP and Valdez driveway tragedy club....

 

I'd keep an eye out at the local dealers... a dealer near me had a deal for $120 for an oil change and new wiper blades... if there are no deals, then i'd do it myself.

 

Yep, flow out of the oil pan is intense. Its nearly an upside down eruption.

 

I have a good amount come out of there.

 

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...che-in-nj.html

That's my local dealer.

Estimate to do 45,000 /minor maintenance (which is an oil change plus cabin filter change) was almost double that - probably gonna DIY (or go Indy). Even if it takes me an hour, I'll be ahead. Looks pretty straight-forward. Is the filter removal tool necessary?

 

When you get an oil change at the dealer, do they or don't they drain the turbo's?

 

Who knows and who cares. If you were wanting to make max profit in a Garage would you??? No excuse if you dont and there is no reason why not too. Ally washers pence and time takes an extra 10 minutes.
You know you have don it right.

 

In case it hasn't been made perfectly clear yet... You're going to need something like this to catch the oil as it gushes out...



I too am a member of the Valdez club.

 

can someone explain to me what the counter torque is?

 

Counter Tq is on the sump. Use a wrench to hold it steady when you loosen the drain plug (and tighten).

 

Ditto.

 

Here was my take on my first oil change:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ml#post2437457