Wanted: oil change promo five kms from Heart Center to corner Kalayaan & V. Luna.

[tsupermario]

there's a shell station and rapide in kalayaan near the qc city hall

[sirkosero]

any gas station with a service bay can do oil changes. for mineral oils expect to spend about 1200 in oil and labor.

however, another option is go to an auto supply, buy oil and filter there and ask their tambay mechanic to do the oil change for 200 pesos

[vinj]

At Fuji auto supply along Kamias Road, ask for Mang Dick. He can do basic maintenance and repairs and you can buy parts at the auto supply. Basta hindi modern cars na matrabaho or masikip yung engine bay, he's okay.

And he services taxis.

[steer]

there's a shell station and rapide in kalayaan near the qc city hall

rapide? ?

isn't there another thread smashing rapide for bad service etc.

[Retz]

^

baka kung oil change lang pwede na sa Rapide just don't avail of their "added" services.

[yrreg]

I just want to report here on my findings in the search for oil change promos.

The most economical oil change plus filter plus service the whole package is with Shell gas stations.

They have four packages for gasoline vehicles (presented here by myself in terms of prices):

3,033 pesos
1,765 pesos
1,352 pesos
888 pesos

The oil used in 888 pesos package is Helix Red.

What is Helix Red oil?

It is a Shell produced synthetic oil that is described as good for
old engines; my engine is old, been running this car since 1977
when I got it brand new.

In my last oil change at Petron gas station in Quezon Avenue near
National Bookstore, I got their Ultron Touring oil package for
1,100 pesos, which is the middle of three packages.

It is supposed to be good for 7,500 kilometers or one year whichever
occurs earlier -- i.e. time to change.

Now, I have a package from Shell for 888 pesos which I understand
is good for the customary 5,500 kilometers or one year.

So, I will now try the Shell Helix Red oil for only 888 pesos plus filter plus service.

Since my last oil change with Petron Ultron Touring good for 7,500 kilometers,
which was on July 10, 2011, I have not yet run my car for not even 1,000
kilometers yet.

As regards the rule to change oil every year, I read that this is not necessarily
to be observed religiously, because motor oils don't degrade in the course of time,
and impurities accumulated whatever are stopped by the oil filter.



Cheers.

Yrreg

[miko101130]

I just want to report here on my findings in the search for oil change promos.

As regards the rule to change oil every year, I read that this is not necessarily
to be observed religiously, because motor oils don't degrade in the course of time,
and impurities accumulated whatever are stopped by the oil filter.

Cheers.

Yrreg

not all impurities are caught by the filter, especially with diesels... the soot is the enemy...

the more synthetic an oil is the better it will resist degradation.. but it will degrade.
oils which are not synthetic, degrade faster compared to synthetics due to the viscosity modifiers of the oil which is depleted by pressure and temperature...