re changing oil by self in article apr dsd es com bmoss grinch sim es com brent woody moss writes in article apr magnus acs ohio state edu sorlin magnus acs ohio state edu steven j orlin writes in article apr cbnewsj cb att com rdb cbnewsj cb att com ronald j deblock jr writes you can avoid these problems entirely by installing an oil drain valve in place of the bolt i have one on both of my cars there have been no leaks in miles combined miles on both cars yes but then someone would have no problem draining your oil in a parking lot all they have to do is reach underneath turn a valve and forget the trip home but there is less likelyhood they have a wrench with them i personally recommend installing a special locking drain plug to keep vandals away steve i was worried about someone stealing my oil once also i finally decided to just have my drain plug welded shut it works great i figure that when i add three or four quarts when the oil light comes on every month or so that it s just as good or better than the old wives tale of changing the oil and filter every miles works for me i must say either i ve just fallen for this or you guys are really paranoid you re actually worried about somebody stealing your oil c mon you think a vandal ll do that that s absolutely ridiculous besides how hard is it to get under the car to change the oil i can say from experience on the cars that i ve driven and changed the oil on my mazda is pretty much a pain but once you ve done it once you don t forget how and it gets easier i can t imagine any other cars are much worse than mine andy infante you can listen to what everybody says but the fact remains bmw r that you ve got to get out there and do the thing yourself dod joan sutherland my opinions dammit have nothing to do with anyone else
