My latest Firebird pic

[Everglades W68]

Getting oil changed at 178K miles. Showing some age, but still not bad, IMHO.

[whitdog54]

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Not bad at all, better looking then my bird with 65k

[venom3300]

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looks really good to me

[nimrod.sixty9]

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Left side, right side, and now this?! Should be about a year from now and we will see the tails LOL. JK ya man Car looks great!

[Mighty Thor]

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Still a good looking car. It doesn't look like it's been abuse or anything. You did a great job with her.



Say, why are you letting someone do the oil change for you? They usually do their job in a hurry and they never fully let it drip all the way. Plus, they sometimes use cheap oil.

I usually let mine drip for like almost an hour.

[Everglades W68]

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1. I hate changing oil.
2. I make a mess.
3. I then have to dispose of the oil = more time invested.
4. I go to this same place every time and always get Mobil 1, not the cheap stuff.

[Everglades W68]

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Left side, right side, and now this?! Should be about a year from now and we will see the tails LOL. JK ya man Car looks great!

Here are some old pictures of the rear of the car:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/605303/5

[Opontee]

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1. I hate changing oil.
2. I make a mess.
3. I then have to dispose of the oil = more time invested.
4. I go to this same place every time and always get Mobil 1, not the cheap stuff.

Oil Change Instructions


An oil change can be easy and simple or as complicated as you are willing to make it!

Oil change oil change instructions for women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money spent:
Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $1.00
Total $21.00

Oil change instructions for men:

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, and cleaner and a scented tree, write A check for $50.00.

2) Stop by 7-11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, Drive home.

3) Open a beer and drink it.

4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.

5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7) Place drain pan under engine.

8) Look for 9/16-box end wrench

9) Give up and use crescent wrench.

10) Unscrew drain plug.

11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you.

12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.

13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.

14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.

15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.

16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trashcan to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.

17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.

18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.

19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.

20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.

21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.

22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.

23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

24) Remember drain plug from step 11.

25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.

27) Drink beer.

28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kid’s sandbox to cleverly cover oily Patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.

29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.

30) Drink beer.

31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.

32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.

33) Begin cussing fit.

34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.

35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.

36) Beer.

37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.

38) Beer.

39) Beer.

40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

41) Beer.

42) Lower car from jack stands.

43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.

44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.

45) Beer.

46) Test drive car.

47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.

48) Car gets impounded.

49) Call loving wife, make bail.

50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts $50.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $300.00
Beer $40.00
Total - - $2,965.00

But you know the job was done right!!!!

[venom3300]

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last time i did mine a skipped a few of those steps ^ :banana:

[flamingchicken]

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its a one step process for me...

1) do it right.

[DanT]

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Car looks great! Have you owned it since new?

[Everglades W68]

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Car looks great! Have you owned it since new?

I got new in Delray Beach 10 years ago.

[Lilspleen]

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i do my oil change in school so no beer drinking for me

[DanT]

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I think you had told me a few years ago when I first got on the board, but I had forgotten since then. Since I hit 40 years of age, I apparently forget a lot. LOL

Again, great-looking car!