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HENRY BENJAMIN H (bh4781@thor.albany.edu) wrote:
: I recently received in a the mail a "welcome to the community" advertisement 
: from the Adirondack Tire Company of Schenectady. Enclosed was a coupon for
: a FREE oil change. Great, I thought.   . . . 

I have found that changing the oil in your car is simple, and that 
it is difficult to justify paying someone else to do it (or even to go out 
of your way to have someone do it for free).

Changing the oil involves using a wrench to remove a bolt.  The bolt is 
easy to remove.  You'll catch the old old in a shallow pan.

An oil filter wrench (c. $3 - $5) is used to remove the old oil filter.  
The new oil filter is screwed on by hand.

One of the advantages of changing your own oil is that you can lubricate 
the front end while the oil is draining.  You would use a grease gun (I 
bought mine on close out for $8), which uses a hand-operated lever.  

Most libraries have further information.

Andrew Cyr