CobaltCpe

I just got a oil change today and put in mobile 1 and damm my car feels like it runs better now. Is mobile 1 really that better oil than regular oil. They told me i could go 5500 miles on it and i paid $58 for it. I was usually paying $38 for regular oil which i changed every 3000 miles. Let me know what you guys think?

thanks

anthonyS88

the ss s/c requires mobil 1 oil or better. syntec ftw

its better in every way

2007CobaltSSSC

$58??? I just paid $110 for my SS/SC!!

D4u2s0t

spend 30 and change it yourself.

also, any difference you feel is probably in your head. but any synthetic will of course be better than regular oil. go by the life meter in the car. i've done oil changes at 50% oil life left and the oil still looks pretty damn good.

anthonyS88

well if its an ss s/c it would be more expensive, maybe he onnly paid $58 bc he has an ;s or something

CobaltCpe

i am thinking of starting to do my own oil changes in the garage. Is that all it would cost me is $30 if i bought everything from walmart. If so i will probably start doing it myself. I was going to visit walmart to see how much it would cost me for everything. I only take 4.5 quart of oil too. I usally change my oil when it shows 60% left when i was changing regular oil at 3500 miles. I have the injen cold air intake and b&m shift plus and it just feels better to me than the regular oil. Will synthetic really make your car last longer though than regular.

D4u2s0t

you need 5 quarts, not 4.5 in your car. over here by me, a 5 quart jug of mobil one goes for about 21-22 dollars, and the filter is maybe 5. i get them from walmart.

there's no need to change your oil before 5,000 miles if you use synthetic. if your'e mostly highway miles you can go longer than that too. i would change it when the meter gets down to around 20% or so. if you're worried, you can always check it and see how it looks.

devon9832

****! well i only pay about 40 bucks for my oil change all together. My 6 quarts of oils is about 30 bucks and the filter is about 5 and the Firestone that i take my car too only charges 5 to change the oils since i have all the parts. Besides, the filter is a bitch to get to under that s/c so i just pay someone else five to deal with the headache

D4u2s0t

it's more difficult than the 2.2 is, that's for sure! the oil filter on the 2.2 is in the same exact location except there's not a supercharger blocking your way

i can barely get my hands in there, but i wouldn't pay someone else to do my oil. i like doing it and knowing that it gets done right.

CobaltCpe

yeah i agree with you on changing it yourself. Is the plug hard to get to when i go to drain the oil. Ive jacked my car enough so im not worried about getting under the car. I read online to change it when the oil is hot so it drains better but it will be harder to unscrew laying under the car when its really hot because i wouldnt want it to touch me of course.

anthonyS88

oil change= easy

D4u2s0t

it's not hard to get to at all. i'm guessing you have a 2.2, right? i didn't have to jack up my 2.2 to get to the plug. it will make it a litle bit easier though.

monkeiboy

I found a good place that does oil changes. Cost me $60 for Syntec change last time around. It's a performance maintenance shop, they work alot of maintaining race vehicles, and they know their stuff, so I trust them to do it.
But I know what D4u2s0t is saying, I wouldn't let the jiffy lube boys do it

CobaltCpe

my car is on eibach prokit so i doubt i could get underthere plus way easier to jack it up. Do i need to jack up both sides or just one. I have the 2.2 of course.

BigTizzle903

yea its not that hard, and i woodnt change it when its super hot, like u just turned it off after drivin cross country. i'd let it cool a lil so u dnt burn urself. when i did mine i let it cool all the way down, cuz i did most of the work wit my hands without tools, but thats just my preference. but next time i think imma do it warm cuz.... i poured a whole 5 quarts of mobile 1 in and when i poured the bad oil back in the mobile 1 container, it wasnt all the way full. so maybe it just didnt drain enough. idk. just my 3 cents.

anthonyS88

try working in a shop and having 10+ hot cars come in a day for oil changes, thank god i only do mechanics not maintenance work

D4u2s0t

i normally only jack up the passenger side a little, and crawl under from the front, right next to the passenger side wheel.

Supercharged06

were are you guys getting 5$ filters i pay about 15$ with a 20% discount all together it comes to like 40$ w/ the oil

D4u2s0t

filter for 20 dollars? you're getting ripped off beyond belief. does that filter come with **** lube at least??

seriously, if you're paying more than like 7 dollars you're getting way ripped off.

everyehwere i've ever been, walmart, several local stores, auto zone, etc, it hasn't been more than 5-10 dollars.

Supercharged06

looks like im going to a new store the only reson i have been going to this one is bc my friend gets a discount from the local shop he works at. ill try auto zone next time

RBC

I change mine when the meter is at about 30% or so. I try to be consistent as much as possible. The 2.2 is REALLY easy to change. When I had my old 03 Cavalier I didn't have to jack mine up ether because I had a spot at the end of the drive way that aloud me to crawl under it and change it. With the fram drain plug kit it took no more than 5 mins and the only tool I needed was for the filter. The SS/SC takes a little bit longer but longer but not hard enough to pay some "skilled" luber to do it. I do it myself because I know it is dine right. Does anyone know if FRAM still make the drain plug kits? Those things work great when you are working on a hot car and help make less of a mess, funneling the mess easily into the oil drain.

I bought mine in bulk from crate engine depot. You get a better filter for less or about the same price($5.00) as the fram. It is AC Delco and if I am not mistaken that is the best filter you can get for this car.

CobaltCpe

yeah i am changing my oil the next time myself with synethetic. I thank everyone for helping me out with this forum and stuff. This website is so dang nice if you need information.

HackAbuse

My car is on sportlines and has a ss/sc bumper with lip on it. I have little problem getting a service jack under the front and jacking the entire car up

CobaltCpe

im on prokit with 17" rims and i can easily get a jack undermine.

devon9832

Yea, i understand what your saying, but my friends work at the firestone around the corner from me so i always watch them when they do my oil change or whatever else. I'm always looking over his shoulders because the first time i went he didn't believe that my car took 6 quarts of the Mobile1. But they're cool, and you can best believe that when i first got my car, i tried all different kinds of ways to change the oil, but its too low with the sportlines on it. I even ran up on the curb from my driveway but to no avail! lol. So 5 bucks for a friend doing it, doesn't hurt at all!