Three letters... D I Y

 

Honestly.... can I really be the first to make a crude joke here?

Nah, too easy.
Carry on

 

Honestly.... can I really be the first to make a crude joke here?

Nah, too easy.
Carry on

Yeah, me too. I saw the title of this thread and thought, "what an easy target!" Then I saw that JayM was serious and decided better of it. :teethmast

BTW, JayM, I suspect what you paid is likely in line with what most shops would charge you, but in my mind that is way too much for such an easy job you can do yourself.. and you can save yourself $75 or so. :cheers:

 

I'm at a stage in life where the time is more valuable than the money (the one thing you can't buy, no matter how much money you have!). Doesn't keep me from complainig though! :deathsent

 

If your time is valuable, then do it yourself. I guarantee you spent more time driving down to the dealership, waiting while they did it, then driving back than you'd have spent doing it yourself.

 

If your time is valuable, then do it yourself. I guarantee you spent more time driving down to the dealership, waiting while they did it, then driving back than you'd have spent doing it yourself.

He's being honest with you. It's a very simple job.

 

I paid $80.00 to have them do my rear when they did my oil this time. That day, Funny as it sounds, my mpg went up. Not a lot only about 1 mpg but it was good to see it works better with all the new oils.

 

The Mobil 1 75-140 is about $14-$15/qt at Pep boys

$100 isn't too out of line.The lube itself is about $30 for 2 qts.I used Mobile 1 75-90 several months ago(before the SB that dictated 75-140) and it was about $9/qt.The 75-140 Mobil 1 is about $15/qt at Pep boys.Bought a qt recently for my motorcycle-I was stunned!
The rear is a pretty easy job-45 minutes start to finish(collect tools,drain pan,paper underneath-simple green to spray on spill on rear end).Crawl under-loosen the upper fill hole(be sure it can be removed),pull drain plug,drain,reinstall plug-fill till it just about drips out-reinstall filler bolt-clean up.Dump old oil down catch basin(just kidding,I have a recycle center 1 mile away).
The lube does stink, you get a little crungy crawling under the truck,and you do end up with a fair number of drain containers sitting outside till your wife bugs you to go to the recycle center.I do all my oil changes because I am a cheapskate.If I didn't use Mobil 1 oil($60+ at oil change place),I wouldn't do it myself(my cost about $35)-you can get a change for $25 with dino oil-can't beat that.
The main advantages(oil and lube DIY) are that you know the drain bolts are Torqued and not crossthreaded,the filter has just one o-ring and was turned tight enough,but not so tight it can't be gotten off easily.For me,it is the $$-I'm just cheap!Luck.Charlie

 

$100 to service the rear pumpkin!

:huh: :huh: :blush: :huh: :huh:

 

you guys need to try amsoil sever wear 75-140 synthetic from Talkinghorse. I plan to change mine to this stuff this weekend.

Will cost me about $20 for the entire Job.

It should be much easier than doing a Motor oil change on the truck!

Go to rear pumpkin, remove Filler Plug, Remove Drain plug, drain into pan. Put Drain Plug Back in, put filler plug back in....I think it is harder to swap tires on the titan than it is to service the rear.

 

I think you might have missed a step there Justintoxicated.

Something between the put the drain plug back in and putting the filler plug back in. Now that could be a lot more than $100 bucs.

 

you guys need to try amsoil sever wear 75-140 synthetic from Talkinghorse. I plan to change mine to this stuff this weekend.

Will cost me about $20 for the entire Job.

It should be much easier than doing a Motor oil change on the truck!

Go to rear pumpkin, remove Filler Plug, Remove Drain plug, drain into pan. Put Drain Plug Back in, put filler plug back in....I think it is harder to swap tires on the titan than it is to service the rear.

When I do change mine out again that's what I'm using, a much better price than Mobile 1.

 

For the record, they charged me $23 per quart for the lube. I don't have the service record here at work with me so I'm not sure if they just pulled the drain plug, or pulled the cover off.

As for the time, PHOEBISIS' comments on not just the time, but the hassle (that comment about the containers sitting around...). I've got too many other things to do! There was a time when no one turned a wrench on any of my vehilces, except me, and I'll still do aftermarket installations/upgrades on my own. No matter what you pay to who, they just never seem to take the time to do it right.

 

Something between the put the drain plug back in and putting the filler plug back in. Now that could be a lot more than $100 bucs.

LOL, you got me, I guess thats what happens when your in a rush!