Regular oil

IDZRVIT

Do the dino. You'll be fine.

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HEK

I had been doing the Mobil 1 on all my previous rides, funny thing is that years later I found the owner of my '05 Acura TL and he said he does the oil changes a Jiffy with the regular stuff at 7k and uses regular gas and the car sounds like new 40k later weird uhh...but I knew the TL would be sold as I had my mind set for a Z and I plan to retire (in 5 years) with it and have it be my last car so I'm kind of torn, sure $19 and the fact that I don't have to get on the ground and unclip over 19 push pins and undo bolts , clean up the area in the garage, tools and then do the recycling thing makes it a no brainer but again the "baby" factor kicks in and the peace of mind that I'm letting it drain for over an hour vs minutes (leaving some of the old oil behind) makes me wonder if at the end is worth the $19 ...I have a little over 1k to decide thanks for the replies guys

SouthArk370Z

For a DD that doesn't get driven hard, it's not that big of a deal as long as you change oil/filter often and use a high-quality lube. If you drive hard and/or in real hot weather, I'd go with a synthetic. YMMV

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HEK

So according to the agreement w/ the dealer they were suppose to contact me via email a week or so ago to make an appointment for the "regular oil" change.
I received an email from Advance Auto that they were running a special Mobil 1 5qt jug and Mobil 1 filter for $29 and I went for it. did the change myself using the edge of the garage door frame and ramps as my driveway has an incline and it worked wonderfully. I also removed all clips and bolts because from previous experience the factory seems to have a guy with Popeye's arms as these are normally tighter than hell, sure enough this one was too.
I bought a 2013 leftover with 8 miles which means that the oil sat inside the engine for over a year. I should have thought of that and done this sooner because once the new fluid was in I could tell the difference in sound and performance. The reasons I like doing my own changes is that it gets me familiar with the car and I let the oil drain for hours as I do other things, something Jiffy or the dealer wont. try it and mark the pan as the oil starts to drip and you will see that at least a pint of dirty oil will continue to drain. OK kids now I'm thinking of doing a change of the transmission fluid as I did in my TL with GM's Synchromesh and made the shifter feel like medicated cotton...any suggestions before I hit the search button?...thanks a million