[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

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!!!

I work in the Pipeline industry so most of the guys here will dump their recycled oil in the sump tank which goes back to the Refinery to be reprocessed

[azeiny]

Thanks, Great write up!

[rssazn]

anyone have any experiences with COSTCO's KIRKLAND 5W30? Went to look at Mobil 1, but spotted their store brand selling 10Q for $30. I trust their gasoline, so debating if I should pull the trigger lol.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by rssazn

anyone have any experiences with COSTCO's KIRKLAND 5W30? Went to look at Mobil 1, but spotted their store brand selling 10Q for $30. I trust their gasoline, so debating if I should pull the trigger lol.

Whatever you get, it MUST be European Formula. I'm 99.9% sure COSTCO's does not meet the European standard.

[Surly73]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Whatever you get, it MUST be European Formula. I'm 99.9% sure COSTCO's does not meet the European standard.

Look for ACEA A3 if BMW LL-01 isn't indicated. It's extremely unlikely you'll find it on Costco 5W30.