Best oil drain pan when using ramps

[Frogdog1]

Just talked with my Ford dealer service manager and they will do an oil and filter change as the first appointment at 7:30am next week, for their $35 labor total cost with me bringing my own 10 quarts of PUP and oil filter both bought cheap from Amazon.

Total cost for the oil change including my supplied oil and filter will total about $105. I'll pass on going "salamander" under my car and dealing with oil for $35 any day. No muss, no fuss, cheaply bought oil and filter and off I go for a while. Can't beat that.

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[Cz_Ziemniak]

$105 is honestly pretty reasonable nowadays, parts and labor and all.

 

[Frogdog1]

$105 is honestly pretty reasonable nowadays, parts and labor and all.

Yeah, the parts cost what they cost but $35 labor charge is what I thought was amazing considering shop rates are $165 an hour on the low side nowadays. I'll pay $35 not to crawl under my car any day.

As an adder, their lowest tenured Tech has been there 10 years with the others having been there around 20+ years. They pay them well too so, little turnover. I consider that another plus. It's the most unusual dealership I've ever bought a car from and dealt with.....so far.

 

[Cz_Ziemniak]

Yeah, the parts cost what they cost but $35 labor charge is what I thought was amazing considering shop rates are $165 an hour on the low side nowadays. I'll pay $35 not to crawl under my car any day.

As an adder, their lowest tenured Tech has been there 10 years with the others having been there around 20+ years. They pay them well too so, little turnover. I consider that another plus. It's the most unusual dealership I've ever bought a car from and dealt with.....so far.

As a tech, I believe my work was $180 an hour if I remember correctly, granted it was a more specialized kind of work.
I know some dealers in CT that charge $300, hahah

 

[Farmer Fran]

I use something similar to this and then dump it into other containers to take the acceptance facility

Motivx Tools Oil Drain Pan

It catches the splatters and is easy to clean out.

I do my own oil changes so I can make sure it is done correctly, and it gives me a chance to take a look/inspect under the car.

 

[roadpilot]

$105 is honestly pretty reasonable nowadays, parts and labor and all.

I use something similar to this and then dump it into other containers to take the acceptance facility

Motivx Tools Oil Drain Pan

It catches the splatters and is easy to clean out.

I do my own oil changes so I can make sure it is done correctly, and it gives me a chance to take a look/inspect under the car.

That is the exact same pan I've had and used for many years.

 

[RLE55]

I have lots of time I'm retired.

sooooo nice to be retired.......

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