[portchop002]

How much does everyone pay for an oil change?

a new place opened up in my area and i went there with my ML and they said it would be about $80 for mobile One Synthetic thats with a new filter and a car wash

 

[questwest]

8quarts Mobil1 @ $4 per quart = $24
1 Fleece Filter @ $15 = $15
1Car Wash around $20 = $20
Sales Tax have no idea what CT have

roughly $59

but they are probably pricing oil at 6-7dollars

so i would say its not bad

 

[bavenda]

different math

8quarts Mobil1 @ $4 per quart = $32
1 Fleece Filter @ $15 = $15
1Car Wash around $20 = $20
Sales Tax have no idea what CT have

roughly $67

Just helping out on the multiplication boo boo

 

[JimB]

just make sure they will put 8.5 QT of fresh oil[][]
and why is Mobil one in NY is cheaper, nowhere here you can get a QT. for 4$[] and 8 X 4$ is 32$ not 24. sorry i can't resist.

the bottom line is $80.00 is very cheap.

you beat me to it, bavenda[]

 

[questwest]

i was thinking about something else for 24 dollars
and thats why is 24 went there

4 per quart i remember some people getting it at around that price from autozone with coupons and i think costco sells mobil1 5-30 for 14 dollars a case (6quarts)

 

[Noodles]

I get 5 quart jugs at WalMart for around $20.

 

[JimB]

was it 0w-40?
here is the cheapest i can get:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/parkplacemotorcars/mob1trismoto.html

 

[gwwaterman]

I can't find 0-40 in anything but one-quart bottles. The 5 quark jugs are all soemthing else. I have seen 0-40 jugs in the UK, but not in the states.

At least Walmart started to sell 0-40 here in the north east. It's $4 and change.

 

[C-Rod]

My last oil change at the dealership..they used 5W30, it was Shell Ultra Helix....l read in my service booklet that is it a MB approved Synthetic Engine Oil...it must be cheaper for the dealership....l've always used Mobil 1.......

 

[portchop002]

so would you guys do that $80 for Mobile One, a car wash and oil filter?

 

[AMGrayML55]

portchop002 - 4/17/2006 6:17 PM

so would you guys do that $80 for Mobile One, a car wash and oil filter?

I'd do it in a heartbeat if they're going to put MOBIL 1 full sythetic 0W-40 ftw!! [] I spent close to 80bux just for the MOBIL 1 oil and OEM filter and I did the oil change myself. My dealership also is offering around that price but I don't trust them. That's just me though. [8D]

 

[My Self]

I do my own oil changes.
Costs me about $50.

 

[Noodles]

JimB - 4/17/2006 4:00 PM

was it 0w-40?
here is the cheapest i can get:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/parkplacemotorcars/mob1trismoto.html

Yes it was the 0W40 from WallyMart. It is $21.85 for the 5 quart jug. Most of the bigger WalMarts carry it. IT does not show up on their web site.

 

[Boerne ML320]

So the Mobil 1 0w-40 is the way to go? I thought i read somewhere that you can use Castrol Syntec.... is that true? I want to find a good oil that meets or exceeds MB standards that I can get localy like at Walmart. Or is that an Oxymoron

 

[roberhelfrick]

syntec 5-40 is approved by m-b.

 

[azinn]

So the Mobil 1 0w-40 is the way to go? I thought i read somewhere that you can use Castrol Syntec.... is that true? I want to find a good oil that meets or exceeds MB standards that I can get localy like at Walmart. Or is that an Oxymoron

See http://www.whnet.com/4x4/oil.html for USA: Approved Engine Oils for the Latest Engines

 

[Boerne ML320]

I found some Mobil 1 0w-40 at NAPA at 4.99 qt. But when i asked for a fleece filter they looked at me funny. So i went to the dealer and asked for a fleece filter and I got the same responce.

Does a fleece filter exist and where can i get one?

Benefits pro and con anyone?

I went with the NAPA Gold filter for less than $8.00

 

[Boerne ML320]

Any "tricks" to a DIY oilchange? or is it prety much strieght forward?

I have always changed my own fluids just not on a Benz.... yet...

 

[jdc1244]

The fleece filter is used when the synthetic oil is changed at extended intervals, like every 10,000 miles. You may need to order the filter online.

 

[roberhelfrick]

Surprised that the dealer did not have the filter. I thought that M-B mandated use of them now.