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Originally Posted by 5th_bike
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Originally Posted by primal
OEM oil filter from my local Suzuki dealer cost me $5.50 (or there abouts).
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At my local dealer:
oil filter $5.39
o-ring $1.39
o-ring $3.79
tax $0.63
total $11.20
Add oil, and changing the motorcycle's engine oil myself costs almost as much as having the garage change oil and filter for my car... |
Two o-rings? For what? Heck, even though the manual says (sorta) that you are supposed to use a new o-ring for the oil filter cap, I didn't and I haven't had a problem. If its brittle and about to fall apart you should probably change it, otherwise I don't see the point.
So, it costs me $25 every 6,000 miles for an oil change. Two quarts of Shell Rotella-T synthetic are $10, times two, plus the cost of a filter every 6,000 miles. I can't even begin to imagine what a local shop would charge for the same quality oil... probably $50. I'll change my own oil, thank ya very much.
