doing the oil is easy....

go and get the parts you need stated earlier....then come back jack up the front end....get an oil pan to hold the oil it should be pretty big so that way you don't have it spilling all over the place....next unbolt the bolt that in the oil pan...jsut wait for all the oil to come out .....then put the bolt back in...go and take the oil filter off and get the new one...take some oil and put it around the rbber ring....also some people put oil in the filter before the put it back on...its a pain in the *** but its a good thing to do...then open the oil thing on the engine and put the oil in the car....there your done...now you have to find some place to put the old oil.....oh yea when you taking the bolt off some times they tend to be really hard to take off so take an easy on it because you dont' want to break it...when you put back in tighten it down but don't crank it down....thats all i can think of....good luck do your self...makes you feel very good about yourself when your done...

 

Since when did changing the oil equate to doing the work on it? We're not talking about replacing a transmission or adding in custom parts or anything like that, it's just changing the oil. If my performance mufflers needed to be replaced every 3 months then you'd can bet I'd have jiffy muff do it, because it's just a routine service then, not work.

 

yin...while you lazy *** is sitting at jiffy lube watching tv a real car guy doesn't let anyone work on his baby....funny thing is I have seen several of people like yourself leave ole jiffy lube and have to be towed because the poor lube guy forgot to put the oil in.....

 

I totally agree with ya vfast, and that is why i do all the work i can myself, and if is is someting i can not do i take ot to a friend that works at a garage that can do the work and that i trust!!!!

 

I guess I'm not a 'real' car guy then, oh well. If you need me, I'll be at the Ford Dealership getting my tires rotated and my windshield wiper fluid refilled.

 

yeah and don't forget the get the blinker fluid checked....your what we call drivers

 

thats pushing it. this was my first oil change ever and my dads not around so i needed advice. i top off my brake fluid, windshield wiper fluid, and all that easy maintanance. i did all my mods i got listed, minus the hu because circuit city does it for free.i love to work on my car and learn more things about it. thanks guys for the help.

 

any time my friend!

 

i knew how to change the oil at 12 or less. im 17 now and own an 86 mustang LX with a 2.3L. soon to be Turbo 2.3L =D