Changing oil.

[Toolguy5]

Considering purchasing a Class A. Where do you get oil changes and other services when traveling?

Especially if there is no RV dealers near by.

[rgatijnet1]

I drove by a Jiffy Lube in Albuquerque and saw that it had large entrance doors. I went in and asked about changing the oil and a lube job on my Class A gasser. They looked up my engine, saw that they stocked the filter and said bring it in. I drove over the pit and in a few minutes they had the oil changed and chassis lubed. It cost me the same as if I was a standard pic-up truck. Sometimes all you have to do is ask instead of making assumptions about whether or not a shop will change your oil.

[WinMinnie02]

Class C oil change is easy always do it myself. Class A should not be so difficult.

[JRscooby]

dodge guy wrote:

Ivylog wrote:
Must be a 15,000+ mile trip?

Please don’t tell us you go 15k miles on your V-10/ V8 gas oil changes?!!!!

It's his, he can do what he wants. Take issue with him advising others.

[dodge_guy]

Ivylog wrote:
Must be a 15,000+ mile trip?

Please don’t tell us you go 15k miles on your V-10/ V8 gas oil changes?!!!!

[wa8yxm]

It can be a bit of fun finding places willing to change oil on a class A.
Many shops the door is not high enough.

I've been to Camping world (Do not suggest going there, won't ever again) They screwed it up 2 ways.

I've been to a Chevy dealer who had a bay big enough (Best deal I got on an Oil Change) They charged the same as a Silverado Pickup (Well same engine. Same oil. Why not) Only difference is they did not put it on a hoist. just slid under on a crawler.. There is more to the story but that goes in the HUMOR section (They did the oil change correctly)

And an independent RV dealer which was also the School District Bus Garage.. My #1 Suggestion is find out where the local school system gets the oil changed on the busses.

[Ivylog]

Must be a 15,000+ mile trip?

[wolfe10]

RLS7201 wrote:

Toolguy5 wrote:
Considering purchasing a Class A. Where do you get oil changes and other services when traveling?

Especially if there is no RV dealers near by.

You also want to get a lube job with that oil change.
Make sure you know how many zerks your chassis has (13?) and tell the guy/gal doing the job how many. Also, your differential uses 75W140 synthetic lube (Ford chassis).

Richard

Actually, hand the tech a diagram of the location of the grease zirks. Counting the number is not the same.

[RLS7201]

Toolguy5 wrote:
Considering purchasing a Class A. Where do you get oil changes and other services when traveling?

Especially if there is no RV dealers near by.

You also want to get a lube job with that oil change.
Make sure you know how many zerks your chassis has (13?) and tell the guy/gal doing the job how many. Also, your differential uses 75W140 synthetic lube (Ford chassis).

Richard

[pianotuna]

Truck garage.

[dturm]

The oil change I usually do myself. We've not had to have service too many times, but mobile repair guys we've had to use have been both cost effective and competent.

[Toolguy5]

Thanks for all the replies.

[dodge_guy]

I do my own. If I’m going to be on the road and the oil change is due in 1-2 thousand miles I’ll do it before I leave. I go 5 k on oil changes.

[JRscooby]

If I had MH I would find out for sure the filters used also used on trucks. If not, I would carry filters. (If shop does not stock, but you have one, they can still do the work)
Then I would look for Speedco or truckstops that do service work.

[NamMedevac_70]

Well bignothing from cracke I was just merely stating an observation over many years of multi state travel and have read comments of other RVers that fast lube joints would not service their MH for different reasons.

Your hateful reply only shows your