Project: TL Type S

[WRXtranceformed]

My god, you're at the dealership a lot. F that noise, the oil change on the TL is a peice of cake; I can't believe you're paying people to do it even if they are your friends.

And you're seriously talking about paying $54, after a discount, just for the supplies to do an oil change? Where's the payoff? Are you doing oil analysis to justify it?

The last time I was at the dealership was for my last oil change / brake pad replacement I used to change the oil on all of my vehicles and I am well aware of how easy it is. However I now have a huge scar on my wrist from where I gashed it bad replacing it on my Tundra, so it's no longer worth it for me to get under my car and get dirty for something I can pay $20 in labor to get done. With materials ~$47 and labor at $15 or $20 whatever it is, I'm okay with the cost when you compare it to what many luxury car normal maintenance intervals entail. :mrgreen:

I did an oil analysis after my last change (or maybe the one before that) and I will be doing another one after I dial in the oil that goes for the longest interval. What I found was that the Acura MID was pretty much dead on in terms of when the oil needed to be replaced. Basically the idea is to make sure the oil that works at the longest interval is not allowing excess wear or heavy metals to be present. The payoff ultimately is to find the oil / filter combo that provides the longest change interval with the least amount of wear on my engine. Since it looks like I'm driving this car into the ground, I want the engine to see only the best lubrication. From my experience with a bunch of other oils, Amsoil is the only one I run in any of my past 3 vehicles due to its cold start protection, its ability to provide superior gas mileage (which as mentioned I have documented) and its ability to strongly resist burning between changes.