tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post6645940839976408791..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Oil changeKevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-3510741467221744142012-04-11T19:24:56.809-04:002012-04-11T19:24:56.809-04:00Thanks for all the votes everyone. Please keep it...Thanks for all the votes everyone. Please keep it up!<br /><br />Kevin and RuthKevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-61721111592472912462012-04-11T15:18:05.860-04:002012-04-11T15:18:05.860-04:00Everything in Mexico is recycled, even the oil!!
...Everything in Mexico is recycled, even the oil!!<br /><br />Voting daily!Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09679358754417239296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-82669128961906212992012-04-11T03:07:04.375-04:002012-04-11T03:07:04.375-04:00You are so handy! I voted for you :-)You are so handy! I voted for you :-)Lea Whitehttp://livinglifenowinkiwiland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-68143894825003537502012-04-10T19:39:51.321-04:002012-04-10T19:39:51.321-04:00I vote daily. I want to see this trip to Australia...I vote daily. I want to see this trip to Australia materialize. Good luck!living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-2234565485220721542012-04-10T16:42:19.745-04:002012-04-10T16:42:19.745-04:00Sometimes you have to wonder what those "pros...Sometimes you have to wonder what those "pros" are thinking.Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-44051972901304330552012-04-10T12:52:29.622-04:002012-04-10T12:52:29.622-04:00I do the oil changes myself in order to make sure ...I do the oil changes myself in order to make sure it's done correctly and to avoid the constant "upselling" I get while waiting for the job to be done.CAEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965649460596033617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-23056702950192387562012-04-10T12:09:39.852-04:002012-04-10T12:09:39.852-04:00There is a local construction group here that uses...There is a local construction group here that uses old motor oil to lube their chain saw blades and as a release agent for concrete forming. We have given it to them.Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-61651732237626313722012-04-10T11:39:34.464-04:002012-04-10T11:39:34.464-04:00RVers are such a self-sufficient and talented grou...RVers are such a self-sufficient and talented group!Prettypics123https://www.blogger.com/profile/05002015227586327112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-70454141992208057862012-04-10T11:33:09.039-04:002012-04-10T11:33:09.039-04:00Where do you take the oil in Mexico? I usually bri...Where do you take the oil in Mexico? I usually bring oil and filter down to Mexico with me and pay a mechanic $30 or $40 pesos to do the change and dispose of the old oil. However the last time I did this he drained the transmission fluid by mistake!<br /><br />In the USA we find a Walmart that is willing to use synthetic oil (not all will) and get it done there. The free overnight parking is a bonus.Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-3968145048293198042012-04-10T11:19:35.964-04:002012-04-10T11:19:35.964-04:00Our mechanic here I have known for 30 years, he do...Our mechanic here I have known for 30 years, he does the job right, I am there when he does it and charges only $39.00 (same as the car) and does all the other work as well. In Arizona we have gone to the same quick lube in Benson, no waiting and no appointment and I watch them there too, very reasonable as well. plus they do grease all the fittings.<br /><br />So I don't need to do it myself.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-32267892529307704322012-04-10T11:03:46.558-04:002012-04-10T11:03:46.558-04:00Yup, we do all our own service too. When we bought...Yup, we do all our own service too. When we bought the rig, we trusted the tranny filter and fluid had been changed as promised (and listed on our sales papers) ... turns out it WASN'T done. We went to change it now, 6 years later. Discovered the filters were dated 1996!! That means that not only was it not done 6 years ago like we requested, but it was still the ORIGINAL filters and fluid from the date the motorhome was manufactured in 1996, SIXTEEN years ago! YIKES!!!!<br /><br />See why we want to do things ourselves? Or at least reserve the right to look over their shoulders while they do it. <br />~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~<br />Karen and Steve<br />(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard<br /> http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/KarenInTheWoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884478307015605168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-19816699786374362642012-04-10T10:24:04.696-04:002012-04-10T10:24:04.696-04:00There are no disposal problems Donna, especially i...There are no disposal problems Donna, especially in the U.S. and Canada where you can drop off your used oil at any Walmart auto center.Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-84029948234194205802012-04-10T10:07:54.489-04:002012-04-10T10:07:54.489-04:00Sam used to do all our oil changes too,but w/ disp...Sam used to do all our oil changes too,but w/ disposal problems of used oil and other things costs is about the same to have done. someone is always running specials trying to outdo their competition<br />(I voted)Donna W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05019476423396804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-3844589634150760882012-04-10T10:06:16.563-04:002012-04-10T10:06:16.563-04:00The last couple of oil changes on our motorhome I ...The last couple of oil changes on our motorhome I did myself. Just couldn't bother to waste all that time taking it to someone who might not do a decent job anyway. I've done enough oil changes in my life. Plus, with the use of a creeper on the asphalt in my driveway, it wasn't too hard a job, and a heck of a sight cheaper!<br />Alright, I'm off to vote!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.com