Oppo, I need to change my oil

"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3)
07/30/2017 at 15:57 • Filed to: None

But I don’t wanna. It’s too hot.

DISCUSSION (31)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:02

ahahahahhahaahahaahahaa... wait can you even change oil with those temperatures... wont the oil just evaporate as the car melts around it?

(also hiya.. ive finally found me way to oppo and will be bothering everyone from now on... pleased to be here)

CB > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:03

Oh gods, and is it humid too?

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:05

This is when you pay someone else to do it.

Xyl0c41n3 > CB
07/30/2017 at 16:05

This is Texas, so of course it’s humid. :(

Xyl0c41n3 > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
07/30/2017 at 16:06

But I hate that. I also need to change my front brakes. Sigh.

Rainbow > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
07/30/2017 at 16:06

Yep. It barely costs more than the oil does regardless.... which is a bit unnerving, but it works. Way worth it in heat like that.

garagemonkee > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:07

After having experience 103-104 heat index myself in Ohio, no one should be outside or doing anything in that kind of heat, holy shit.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:09

My car maintenance is seasonal, it’s cheaper to pay someone else to do it when the heat is dangerous and will most probably cause me to make mistakes or cause a trip to the ER.

EL_ULY > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:09

West TX doe...

Dusty Ventures > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:10

Time to bust down a wall and do the oil change in your air conditioned living room

Urambo Tauro > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:10

Do it at night.

Or bring it to Michigan and I’ll do it for ya.

Xyl0c41n3 > Urambo Tauro
07/30/2017 at 16:14

It’s still swampy with humidity at night. But a cross country trip to Michigan sounds nice. What’s the best place to eat?

Xyl0c41n3 > Dusty Ventures
07/30/2017 at 16:14

I like the way you think.

Xyl0c41n3 > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
07/30/2017 at 16:16

Oh, I’m pretty well acclimated to this heat. Only thing that would happen is that I’d sweat. But that’s the thing: I HATE sweating.

Xyl0c41n3 > garagemonkee
07/30/2017 at 16:17

It’s not fun. It wouldn’t be so bad if the air wasn’t also thick with moisture. Means the sweat just sticks to ya and doesn’t go anywhere.

Urambo Tauro > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:17

Firenze’s got good ribs...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:21

Yeah that’s stay inside weather

garagemonkee > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:31

It was 86% humidity and 93 degrees, I was standing in my garage, not moving an inch, and the sweat was just dripping off my face, nose, everything. it was awful. I retreated to air conditioning.

Of course after I left to go get my stuff from Seattle, it went to mid-70s and mid-40% humidity. TYPICAL.

DipodomysDeserti > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 16:42

Haha. I waited until the temp dropped to 105F to change mine. We have a heat index of only 99F today amd it is glorious.

DipodomysDeserti > garagemonkee
07/30/2017 at 16:49

That’s hiking weather in these parts. Although we did have six people die in a weekend last year while hiking in the city. 105 is alright with plenty of water, 110-115F and you better bring a water truck.

Xyl0c41n3 > garagemonkee
07/30/2017 at 17:10

Oh yeah. I know how that goes. I wait till late at night to take my garbage out. The five minute walk there and back leaves me drenched. Not fun.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 17:14

For the first time in a while, I think I’m going to pay someone else to do it. It’s not so much the heat by itself, but laying on my back on black asphalt.

Truth be told, depending on how much oil your car takes. It’s actually not that much more expensive to pay someone to do it. My brother use to have a Silverado and we just took it to a local lube shop, because they could do it for the same price as us doing it.

Clown Shoe Pilot > Xyl0c41n3
07/30/2017 at 17:16

You need an air conditioned shop. I can’t recommend them enough. My dad brought his car over last weekend and we did a bunch of work on it and didn’t even break a sweat.