Althouse: Oil change.

August 22, 2022

Oil change.

36 comments:

tim maguire said...: Looks like the Costco bay.; 8/22/22, 11:53 AM
Humperdink said...: I put a car lift in my garage for just that reason. And brake/tire changes. Hugely convenient.; 8/22/22, 11:59 AM
Michael K said...: You must have gotten there early.; 8/22/22, 12:05 PM
Rabel said...: Meade, Meade, Meade.

If you want to get your classy little lady to go "camping" with you sell that tinker toy and get a real RV. She's not gonna poop in a bucket and it worked for Desi.

You can probably sell it for more than you paid for it right now.

I'm just trying to help.; 8/22/22, 12:08 PM
Grant said...: Nicely framed. And good timing.; 8/22/22, 12:09 PM
Ann Althouse said...: It's a local Ford dealership.; 8/22/22, 12:17 PM
Ann Althouse said...: I like the photo because it is, as Grant says, nicely framed, but also because the place looks so neat and clean and sunny.; 8/22/22, 12:17 PM
Ann Althouse said...: The photo was taken at 11:31 this morning.; 8/22/22, 12:18 PM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...: I like it. Hopper-esque.

But then, I call everything I like Hopper-esque...; 8/22/22, 12:21 PM
Anthony said...: What sort of camper rig is that?; 8/22/22, 12:24 PM
Humperdink said...: Business does not appear to be flourishing in the service bays.; 8/22/22, 12:35 PM
Leland said...: I'd say it is a bit inefficient for an oil change, since you have to keep raising and lowering the lift for various stages. During my last trip to Jiffy Lube, which uses a drive over trench system allowing one person to drain the oil from underneath while another fills from above, they used the wrong fasteners on my skid plate causing it to come loose the next day and become a hazard to my car and others. It took a month for them to finally get a replacement and install. A one-month oil change isn't Jiffy.

Unfortunately, the local Honda dealership started keeping cars overnight for oil changes, so they are not a better option for my CR-V.; 8/22/22, 12:53 PM
madAsHell said...: At one time, I was all about doing my own automobile maintenance. Brakes, oil, anti-freeze.

Not so much anymore. The space under the hood is very tight, and it's a pain getting rid of the old oil.; 8/22/22, 1:11 PM
paulgo said...: r/accidentalwesanderson; 8/22/22, 1:28 PM
Meade said...: Rabel, thanks. I think. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucb9O8q1eOc

Anthony, https://fourwheelcampers.com/model/grandby-model-pop-up-truck-camper-leader-full-size-trucks/; 8/22/22, 2:11 PM
Joe Smith said...: 10W-40.

10W-41 even better if you've got it...; 8/22/22, 2:14 PM
Maynard said...: It's a local Ford dealership.

I assume it is free as per the sales contract.

When you have to pay for ill changes do not go to the dealership. Find a trusted repair shop that changes oil. They are far less likely to screw it up.; 8/22/22, 3:00 PM
Josephbleau said...: "It's a local Ford dealership."

Yes, you have to go to the dealer until the warrantee is expired.; 8/22/22, 3:23 PM
Original Mike said...: Hope you also changed the air in your tires.; 8/22/22, 3:41 PM
Gusty Winds said...: Valvoline is a little more pricey, but they take the time to to a quick full light inspection. Turn your blinkers on, brake lights, reverse lights etc... Obviously it is a shot at quick extra revenue.

But in WI and the amount of drinking that goes on here, it's "pull over prevention" check.; 8/22/22, 3:45 PM
Heartless Aztec said...: The open road west beckons!
Off road, BLM camping, big sky vistas...; 8/22/22, 4:00 PM
Curious George said...: "Josephbleau said...

Yes, you have to go to the dealer until the warrantee is expired."

Absolutely not true. You can change oil anywhere, including DIY.; 8/22/22, 4:21 PM
Curious George said...: "Gusty Winds said...
Valvoline is a little more pricey, but they take the time to to a quick full light inspection. Turn your blinkers on, brake lights, reverse lights etc... Obviously it is a shot at quick extra revenue."

Most vehicles now will let you know if you have a light out. My 2015 F-150 tells me if a light is out on my boat trailer.; 8/22/22, 4:25 PM
M Jordan said...: Nice pic. Somehow, it comforts me.

I love oil, btw. Also gas. Also natural gas.

And they didn't come from dinosaurs.

THE END; 8/22/22, 4:53 PM
Aggie said...: Is that an old-fashioned clawfoot bathtub on the top of your truck?; 8/22/22, 5:01 PM
Ann Althouse said...: "Is that an old-fashioned clawfoot bathtub on the top of your truck?"

LOL.; 8/22/22, 5:15 PM
William50 said...: Curious George said...

"Josephbleau said...

Yes, you have to go to the dealer until the warrantee is expired."

Absolutely not true. You can change oil anywhere, including DIY.
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If you change your own oil, I would recommend keeping your oil and filter receipts just in case you have a warranty claim. I get free oil changes on my Tacoma for another year, than it's back to "do it yourself."; 8/22/22, 5:33 PM
Josephbleau said...: “Yes, you have to go to the dealer until the warrantee is expired."

Absolutely not true. You can change oil anywhere, including DIY.”

Wow, My Audi dealer told me that if I did not service it there they would not know if I really did it.; 8/22/22, 5:33 PM
n.n said...: 10W30, FRAM filter, drain it, change it, and we're off to the races.; 8/22/22, 7:03 PM
Mea Sententia said...: It reminded me of a Renaissance perspective painting where all the lines converge at a vanishing point on the horizon (or here, behind the truck).; 8/22/22, 7:38 PM
Narayanan said...: Original Mike said...
Hope you also changed the air in your tires.
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will that be monthly or by season [with or without fries]; 8/22/22, 9:18 PM
Curious George said...: "If you change your own oil, I would recommend keeping your oil and filter receipts just in case you have a warranty claim. I get free oil changes on my Tacoma for another year, than it's back to "do it yourself."

"Wow, My Audi dealer told me that if I did not service it there they would not know if I really did it."

Again, not true. To deny a warranty the manufacturer would have to prove negligence that was a direct cause of the failure. An impossible task and not financially worth the effort. And the middleman is the dealer, who has a financial interest in warranty coverage.; 8/22/22, 9:28 PM
Sprezzatura said...: "It's a local Ford dealership."

The odds were good that it was a dealership. Dealerships use those lifts. Otherwise you'd likely see a row of two post lifts.

Next time you go there can you ask them the max weight that works w/ those lifts? I wonder if the lifts will work w/ an F550 w/ a heavy body.; 8/22/22, 10:13 PM
rwnutjob said...: I get to my Ford Quicklube at 7:15 AM and there are already five or six people in line & packed all day? They, like everyone else, is having a hard time getting help, but the bays are full all the time.; 8/23/22, 6:43 AM
Meade said...: “…but the bays are full all the time.”

That’s why I snapped that shot. For one brief moment, mine was the only vehicle in the Ford Quicklube and the scene seemed surreal. Especially with that claw foot tub shape floating above.; 8/23/22, 7:13 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "the scene seemed surreal"

To me, the size of the truck is surreal. It looks manageably small, as though I might be able to handle it. In the driveway, it's huge.; 8/23/22, 7:22 AM