Too old to change oil ?

[Msfitoy]

You need to stay fit for the next tranny replacement......

That'll put me under for sure....

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[Bsthroop]

62 and I do everything myself. Had some bad dealership experiences and don't have any shops that I trust.

 

[Fordup]

I'll be 68 next week, have a lift and the tools but pay the dealer while under warranty. Do all the tractors and yard equipment.

 

[Wytchdctr]

I'm technically retired... but that doesn't count? Only 40 but worried my knees will stop me from wrenching. That said... might be getting replacements soon so that may help. Right is totally busted. Left is sort of junk. Still do the work but I try to preplan to not have to get up and down a lot

.. or have kids bring me tools. That also helps with the knee issue.

 

[Big Blue]

Just turned 70 May. Still do my oil, tires and filters. Did the rear shocks and Sumo springs. Plan on doing the transmission plan as soon a @Fitzmotor get me one of his fabulous dipsticks. ( hint, hint ). Only issue is the tires keep getting heavier.

Yeah few aches and pains, but I'd have them anyway. Got a friend who says "If it ain't hurting, it ain't working. And if it ain't working it might be dead."

 

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[dtech]

I'm technically retired... but that doesn't count? Only 40 but worried my knees will stop me from wrenching. That said... might be getting replacements soon so that may help. Right is totally busted. Left is sort of junk. Still do the work but I try to preplan to not have to get up and down a lot

.. or have kids bring me tools. That also helps with the knee issue.

At 59 I'm more than physically (maybe not mentally ) capable of changing my oil and rotating my tires. I have no desire to do this anymore and luckily have a great shop that I 100% trust doing this and more to my truck.

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Keeps you young I say!!

My wife objects to it but wtf does she know ?

Just turned 70 May. Still do my oil, tires and filters. Did the rear shocks and Sumo springs. Plan on doing the transmission plan as soon a @Fitzmotor get me one of his fabulous dipsticks. ( hint, hint ). Only issue is the tires keep getting heavier.

Yeah few aches and pains, but I'd have them anyway. Got a friend who says "If it ain't hurting, it ain't working. And if it ain't working it might be dead."

I'm taking a few baby steps towards giving up wrenching, cleanup garage in spring and discarded grease gun, timing light, some 36 and 40 mm sockets, chain wrench , drum brake spring tool , ac guages and so on but no one uses that sh*t anymore anyways

 

[ctechbob]

And my other favorite oil change video.....Bike haters avoid:

 

[Trigganometry]

I use ramps and a creeper along with a Fumoto with a long hose to the pan. Did the driveway miss once and not happening again. Oh, 68 over here

 

[TJ1]

69 years young and change my oil and rotate the tires.

 

[allcos]

72 and have two NAPA filters and Amsoil sitting around. Repair/Stealerships either won't use your stuff and/or charge you kinda what they would for a regular change. Also like Signature Series oil. So it looks like in another month Il'll be changing the oil and rotating the tires: one of the two last times. Then either the Rapture comes or Stealerships. I'm hoping for the Rapture.

Found through the Amsoil site dealerships that use their products and a local one will charge me $39 if I supply the oil and filter ($39 to rotate the tires). So, still looking forward to the Rapture, but not a bad price, no mess, getting up, getting rid of the old stuff, ...

 

[sandog]

I did a oil change yesterday and while it went O.K., it's getting a bit harder for me to crawl under and get back up again.
I'll be 66 in September and have long done my own fluid changes.

Too many times I've had dealership employees screw things up, leaving the filler cap off, failing to replace the old filter with a new one, and once, at a Jeep dealership in southern Utah, they not only failed to change the filter, but also failed to change the oil, but when called out, they were adamant that they had done a proper job.
Once the manager saw the old oil and filter he did take my diesel Grand Cherokee back in for a re-do. but had a bit of attitude that they were caught..

 

[TJC]

68 years young and I change my oil / filter / tires / brakes, etc.

I have started using ValvoMax to lessen the chance of oil going where I don't want it to go. And I do have a Bendpak 9.000 lb 2 post lift. Wow! Have they gone up in price! 2.5x more expensive then when I installed it!

I lift it only once, and rotate tires while oil is draining. The Ranger is waiting in the garage right now for the oil change, PPE pan install. transmission service, and dip stick install. I am still healing from my "Thelma and Louise Tractor Event" but in a month or so I'll be at it again.

I will readily admit it is harder than it used to be. But I have never trusted dealership service departments or most private shops. They never take care of your car like it was their car.

It is unfortunate, but I can see a time coming where these activities will stop. I see a decline in endurance more than anything else. So it takes twice as long to complete a task than when I was 30. Eye sight not as good. So I simply take more breaks!

 

[The Last Ranger]

I'll be 69 in December and still doing all my own work. It's a combination of not wanting to waste time at a shop and not spending the money for service. Just finished doing a tie rod end and lower ball joint on my 01 Sport Trac and lost 6 months on my life replacing these parts in the sun on my driveway. I don't do these kind of jobs in the garage in case I have problems as my Ranger does not like to sit outside without being on my Noco 10 amp charger. Yes I have had my Ranger on my Noco for quite some time now and I'm sure my battery appreciates it!!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

At 62, I still find myself under my vehicles when it’s needed. The dealer has raised its Works Package price, so it’s back to service and tire rotation for me. I have the proper tools and I’m capable enough to tackle front and rear suspension and other major work, but like others are saying, it tougher getting up off that garage floor as time marches along.

I knew a salty old mechanic who wrenched on cars, trucks, and Harleys at 85 years old. Talk about “old man strength”, that guy was tough as nails.

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