Quick Oil Change
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They seem pretty straight forward, and the company is easy to work with. The only downside is the long payment term the company pays on.
@nabilino.... Have you done this shop?
Not this one for two vehicles. I've done the regular oil change one.
Did it, it wasn't bad at all with help. My assistant and I drove to a location near both shops and then took the vehicles one at a time to the two different places with the assistant driving so I would have an easier time getting the street view photo (took it from the vehicle). This made the most sense to me since I needed to be present for both visits and my assistant was getting a free oil change out of it.
@nabilino and @ DEE.... thanks! I have completed the single oil change before, and was wondering if the two car change is more complex regarding the evaluation and observation.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2025 04:41PM by 1forum1.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2025 04:41PM by 1forum1.
I've done both and they are different but neither is especially difficult. There were more questions on the double since there is a 3rd section comparing the two experiences.@1forum1 wrote:
@nabilino and @ DEE.... thanks! I have completed the single oil change before, and was wondering if the two car change is more complex regarding the evaluation and observation.
OH, sidenote... The dealership has spammed me ever since that visit. I've blocked multiple phone numbers because you can reply stop and they just switch to another number and keep texting. I may never return for any reason because of it. No irritation from the quick places.
These shops I am talking about are not at dealerships, as in car dealerships.....Jiffy Lube and Grease Monkey and similar quick change establishments....
The shop I did today wasn't a dealership, and it was only one oil change shop, at Pep Boys. I probably should have waited for higher pay, but the pay wasn't bad, and the car was well past it's normal oil change interval. They did NOT reset the oil change reminder, so now I get to finger that out for myself.
Yes, I understand that. I did that scenario AND the dealership one. The dealership one has negative lingering effects, the quick places aren't hassling me.@1forum1 wrote:
These shops I am talking about are not at dealerships, as in car dealerships.....Jiffy Lube and Grease Monkey and similar quick change establishments....
I have not done an oil change shop in a long time. Is it odd that the dealership I visit offers a synthetic oil change for $25?
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$25 or $125? I am presuming there is a typo here?@paniconmon wrote:
I have not done an oil change shop in a long time. Is it odd that the dealership I visit offers a synthetic oil change for $25?
The dealership I visit does it for $25 
I'm amazed when I see these posts and shops.
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@Morledzep wrote:
The shop I did today wasn't a dealership, and it was only one oil change shop, at Pep Boys. I probably should have waited for higher pay, but the pay wasn't bad, and the car was well past it's normal oil change interval. They did NOT reset the oil change reminder, so now I get to finger that out for myself.
Ha Ha You are better off...my location (not Pep Boys) put the sticker return at 3,000 miles and 3 months. I had to write over it in black marker. My car states 10,000 miles or one year.
@sandyf wrote:
@Morledzep wrote:
The shop I did today wasn't a dealership, and it was only one oil change shop, at Pep Boys. I probably should have waited for higher pay, but the pay wasn't bad, and the car was well past it's normal oil change interval. They did NOT reset the oil change reminder, so now I get to finger that out for myself.
Ha Ha You are better off...my location (not Pep Boys) put the sticker return at 3,000 miles and 3 months. I had to write over it in black marker. My car states 10,000 miles or one year.
Oh, car noobs...
The owners manual in the US says 10,000 miles because of Obama era EPA fuel economy regulations. This is not political, it's fact based. Don't believe me? Investigate for yourself.
3k or 5k miles is better for engine longevity. Check out the motor oil geek on YouTube. You'll find out that your car manufacturer has different oil requirements in the US vs other parts of the world due to US regulations.
But what do I know? My 24 yr old truck only has 352k miles on it. I'd never let it go to 10k miles between oil changes. Never!
I would definitely do these again with the cost of oil changes. Unfortunately the locations available near me are a bit out of my way and I have a busy weekend ahead.
Yesterday, I was talking about the costs with my mom so I reviewed the costs for oil changes that I did as shops.
In 2022, I took my husband's jeep to a jeep dealership - used regular oil and it was $56. I think I had a coupon for this one.
The shops I did in Dec 2023 at two of the oil change places, the reimbursement for both was $220. I believe I got a synthetic blend but can't recall 100%. I'm sure I have the images of the receipts but don't feel like digging through my images for specifics.
Yesterday, I was talking about the costs with my mom so I reviewed the costs for oil changes that I did as shops.
In 2022, I took my husband's jeep to a jeep dealership - used regular oil and it was $56. I think I had a coupon for this one.
The shops I did in Dec 2023 at two of the oil change places, the reimbursement for both was $220. I believe I got a synthetic blend but can't recall 100%. I'm sure I have the images of the receipts but don't feel like digging through my images for specifics.
It depends on how and where you do it but if you go to dealership for oil change it's always most expensive. Outside "quick oil change shops" like the one that is being shop should be around 50-80 bucks.
I used to go to some Chinese auto shop where I bring my own oil for oil change they charge you 20 bucks for labor and 10-15 for the filter (Depending on your brand and make).
You can probably get 5 qt of Mobil 1 for like 20-25 bucks if you check slickdeals regularly. Which is also around 50 bucks give or take.
Personally I would definitely welcome these type of ss if they do covered the cost and on top of that you are earning money for the report.
So for I am seeing 3 kinds of oil change shops. One is by the MSC that also do deli meat and its USA brand dealership...that one has branding restrictions and you will most likely need to wait til end of month for some pay. Another one also by the same MSC that requires you to visit 2 quick oil change location for decent pay. I just pick one up and will try that and see how that goes. You are required to have 2 different vehicles but it shouldn't be too hard to find 2 cars imo. Last one is pretty new and its but the good old MSC that also does Chinese fast food. I may give that one a try but not until I finished the other one first.
I used to go to some Chinese auto shop where I bring my own oil for oil change they charge you 20 bucks for labor and 10-15 for the filter (Depending on your brand and make).
You can probably get 5 qt of Mobil 1 for like 20-25 bucks if you check slickdeals regularly. Which is also around 50 bucks give or take.
Personally I would definitely welcome these type of ss if they do covered the cost and on top of that you are earning money for the report.
So for I am seeing 3 kinds of oil change shops. One is by the MSC that also do deli meat and its USA brand dealership...that one has branding restrictions and you will most likely need to wait til end of month for some pay. Another one also by the same MSC that requires you to visit 2 quick oil change location for decent pay. I just pick one up and will try that and see how that goes. You are required to have 2 different vehicles but it shouldn't be too hard to find 2 cars imo. Last one is pretty new and its but the good old MSC that also does Chinese fast food. I may give that one a try but not until I finished the other one first.
@Morledzep wrote:
The shop I did today wasn't a dealership, and it was only one oil change shop, at Pep Boys. I probably should have waited for higher pay, but the pay wasn't bad, and the car was well past it's normal oil change interval. They did NOT reset the oil change reminder, so now I get to finger that out for myself.
I had a place that didn't do it, luckily some nice person created a YouTube video and I was able to do it myself.
20 years ago I knew how, but not anymore. These new CAN systems with the new computers are newer than what I knew when I was working on cars for a living. When I was forced to retire CAN systems were in their infancy, and I was working in a fleet garage where things change at a snail's pace. Honestly, I didn't even think about looking for it on you tube.
Did the shop, submitted the report yesterday. The report was a bit lengthy and so required a bit of narrative, but for the pay, I think it is worth it. Just received a acceptance response from MSC this morning. If it keeps on like this I would definitely do it in the future
@kisekinecro wrote:
Did the shop, submitted the report yesterday. The report was a bit lengthy and so required a bit of narrative, but for the pay, I think it is worth it. Just received a acceptance response from MSC this morning. If it keeps on like this I would definitely do it in the future
Agreed! I completed this shop over the weekend and it was lengthy but well worth it. The hardest part of the gig is making sure you write down all of the times (arrived, greeted, hood up, hood down) if you do the oil change on two separate days, it helps breaking the report time up. There is a section at the end where you have to do a compare and contrast and state why. That is the longest part. Again, well worth it. I hope I have the opportunity to do it again when I need another oil change!
I would not do it again unless it was included as part of a route, and doing both shops with the same car on the same day would be a must. The report is too long with too much narrative for the 2 shops in 1. The timing was not difficult since I had a lap timer app on my phone. I generally like to do DIY oil changes on my own cars; I can trust myself more so than I trust some of the oil change facilities.
@AZwolfman wrote:
I would not do it again unless it was included as part of a route, and doing both shops with the same car on the same day would be a must. The report is too long with too much narrative for the 2 shops in 1. The timing was not difficult since I had a lap timer app on my phone. I generally like to do DIY oil changes on my own cars; I can trust myself more so than I trust some of the oil change facilities.
The shop require you to have 2 different cars for the shop. And most of the time your invoice will include your vehicle info. So if you use the same car and do the report your report will most likely be rejected
I just changed the oil and filter in our truck in our driveway yesterday. Under $50 in materials. Less than 1/2 hour of my time.
Knowing it was done right? PRICELESS!
Knowing it was done right? PRICELESS!
@maverick1 wrote:
I just changed the oil and filter in our truck in our driveway yesterday. Under $50 in materials. Less than 1/2 hour of my time.
Knowing it was done right? PRICELESS!
Or I could just take the job and get 2 cars to the shop, submit the report, saving $100 in materials and earn additional $85 job fee along the way
I will have to agree with @maverick1 on this one. Its not worth risking damage to my engine and someone else's for $85 shop fee and two reimbursed oil changes. I had a coworker just last week who encountered such tragedy at a quick oil change place.
@kisekinecro wrote:
@maverick1 wrote:
I just changed the oil and filter in our truck in our driveway yesterday. Under $50 in materials. Less than 1/2 hour of my time.
Knowing it was done right? PRICELESS!
Or I could just take the job and get 2 cars to the shop, submit the report, saving $100 in materials and earn additional $85 job fee along the way
I did these last month. Yes I would do it again. These shops are easy you just compare the two locations.
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