Yesterday, I changed the oil on my son's Sienna aka former family mini van. I've decided this will be the last oil change I'll be doing on this vehicle myself.
Instead of a conventional oil filter, Toyota designed it with a built-in casing whereby you just replace the filter element. I guess this is their way of going
green. The problem with thus design is that it makes the oil changing process messy for the DIYers. Also, I've come to discover that with age, the casing will increasingly seized, and become harder to remove. I needed to use a mallet the last few times. Not easy when you're on your back under the vehicle.
So, after dealing with all the logistics of jacking up the vehicle, crawling in and out from under the vehicle, dealing with seized parts, having to properly disposed of oil/parts, and getting oil on my garage floor....I'm just going to pay $80 for someone else to deal with this, and save me the aggravation. It's never really been about saving money, I just know want to know it was actually done and done properly. I've heard way to many negative oil change stories. One of my coworkers had to replace an engine because the tech didn't tighten the oil pan plug.
Anyways, that's my rant for the new year
Happy New Year, Everybody !
my neighbors caught me doing chores among other things at some weird times. I also catch them slipping at that time.
