XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 03/28/2021 10:17 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:   
      
   > It's really hard for me to understand why this is such a long thread   
   > that includes so many erudite discussions of motor oil chemistry and   
   > operation.   
   >   
   > Of course you change your filter every time  you change your oil!   
   >   
   > Here's why:   
   > You're already underneath the vehicle.   
   > The drain pan is in already place.   
      
   You forgot "You already broke the cheap Harbor Freight open-end wrench   
   on the drain plug and had to go find another one in your tool box.   
   While looking for the other wrench you find the 10mm socket you lost a   
   few months ago.  While contemplating this miracle you forget you were   
   looking for the other wrench..."   
      
   > You already have oily hands and a greasy smear on your face.   
   > You've already skinned your right hand knuckles and yelled Damn it!   
   > Walmart sells a standard Fram oil filter for $3.88 while Fram's "Ultra   
   > Synthetic 20,000 Mile Change Interval" filter goes for $8.57.   
   >   
   > I haven't run the filter/car cost ratio/percentage yet...but I paid   
   > $44,762 for my ride...   
      
   When I bought the Corolla I decided I was never going to fix another car   
   thing.  At some point "I'm getting too old for this shit" becomes the   
   driving force.   
      
   BTW, while walking I found both a regular and a deep 10mm 3/8 socket.   
   Different walks, different locations.  This is really disturbing.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Bev   
      "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably   
       the day they start making vacuum cleaners."  --Ernst Jan Plugge   
      
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