If you read any manual on changing your oil, it's going to tell you to let that thing drip for 15 to 30 minutes to clear out as much of the old oil as possible. Meanwhile, your average oil change place is advertising that they will have you in and out of there in 15 minutes from start to finish. Which means there's no way they're letting it drip the minimum of 15 minutes.

The soil change was so overdue. There is a difference between the service interval and abuse interval of oil. I definitely got into the abuse range on this occasion. I just didn't have the money for the oil and the filter.

And while you're taking care of your own oil change. Make sure to check your brake fluid engine coolant and washer fluid and top them off as necessary.

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[–] 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Drippage doesn't matter because of how much of the old oil sticks around in the engine anyway.
Change it, change filter, zip it back together, drive off

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Yeah if you're really that concerned about leftover old oil you'd be better off flushing the system by doing a 2nd oil change a few dozen or couple hundred miles later rather than sitting there waiting for it to drip out.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 days ago

    "Sitting there"? You don't have anything to do for 15 minutes? Even if I was (more) paranoid and didn't want to leave my vehicle unattended for that time, I could be productive on my phone for 15-30 minutes...

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