oil changes

[Ziggi]

4800 currently on the car, haven't changed the oil yet and onstar is telling me 7800 miles expected.

[sheek360]

onstar expects my oil should be changed at 5200 miles.

[dL_RL]

RL oil change is something I don't miss about the car. Everytime I did the oil it was like self mutalation. I did mine every 2,000 miles too. I had about 26000 miles on mine, 13 oil changes...

that shit seriously sucked ass.

[dL_RL]

I remember the first time I did my oil change, this was before there was how to's on the forum.

I was like WTF where is that fucking oil filter, I look under the SC and there it was. I like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[CypressCustoms]

Mine is at 4400 and onstar is telling me 7300 for my oil change...Ya I was at Walmart to get some oil and a filter for my vue and went ahead and bought a filter for my ion rl and noticed it felt real light so i opened the package and looked to make sure the filter was in there and there it was just a filter no case...Strange to see since I have never owned a car that has a filter of this kind...one day I will go to the how tos to see how to change it

[Chazb]

I buy my own oil and take it to the dealer and they change it for $22.

[billabong9687]

what are the best oil filter choices and prices?

[snobrdrdan]

Originally Posted by snobrdrdan

Here in Michigan @ Saturn of Plymouth...

I asked them a week after I got the car & the manager said only ~$40 with the synthetic oil & new filter

Well that douche bag lied

At Saturn of Farmington they told me $90 for an oil change & then when I called Saturn of Plymouth to verify their pricing they told me $79.87.....WTF!?!?

[snobrdrdan]

Originally Posted by billabong9687

what are the best oil filter choices and prices?

AC Delco filter from Saturn dealer (PF456G or PF457G).....$6

Mobil 1 5W-30 from Wal-Mart.....$23 for 5 quart jug & then a couple of extra quarts, $6 each (takes 6-7 quarts)

And then you'll need a 32mm (or 1 1/4") socket for the filter cap....you can get that at Meijer's for $8

So you can do it yourself for about $40 (after you buy the socket)

[billabong9687]

Originally Posted by snobrdrdan

AC Delco filter from Saturn dealer (PF456G or PF457G).....$6

Mobil 1 5W-30 from Wal-Mart.....$23 for 5 quart jug & then a couple of extra quarts, $6 each (takes 6-7 quarts)

And then you'll need a 32mm (or 1 1/4") socket for the filter cap....you can get that at Meijer's for $8

So you can do it yourself for about $40 (after you buy the socket)

Much appreciated. I would really like to do it myself, but i live in an appartment building no space and no tools other than a screwdriver.lol