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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg
do you recall how much you spent on oil/filter?  deciding whether to keep BMW doing my oil changes or do it myself  |
To me the only issue of DIY oil changes is how to dispose of the old oil. I have a 5al gas can that I use to take in the old oil.
Public school true story...
I go in to Auto Zone to dispose of the oil in the 5gal can. The girl behind the counter asks how much I have as there's a 20qt limit. I tell her as there are 4qts to a gallon and I have 5 gallons I'm at the limit. She proceeds to tell me, no, there are 5 quarts in a gallon and I'm 5 quarts over. I tell her that unless liquid measures have changed in the last 40 or so years there are, in fact, 4 quarts to a gallon. She refuses to believe me so I go grab one of their 5qt oil bottles and show her that the bottle holds 5 quarts or 1 gallon and 1 quart. That finally convinced her and they took my oil and I was off. I hope she learned something that day!!!