On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:49:30 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 15:48:16 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Happy Birthday. Your truck experience is not quite as bad as that of a
>>friend of mine from the dog park. He needed an oil change. His son
>>offered to do it, figuring he could save him a few dollars. Given the
>>price of oil and filters these days and the dealing with the messy work
>>and the oil to dispose of, and the number of quick oil change places
>>around, it is pretty cheap to get it done.
>>
>
>
>I used to do my own oil changes. For the first change on my '91 Regal
>I bought the filter, the oil, drove the car up on ramps. Cursed a few
>times. That was the last time I did it myself. It was best done
>reaching in from the side with the wheel turned just right.
>
>I find it easier to sit and read the newspaper and give the guy $30.

My husband does too on the older truck, spark plugs, et. al. But the
new truck has parts placement that are basically unreachable without a
hoist and special tools. That was one of the reasons for the oil kit.
Janet US