does changing your own filter save money in thailand?

[andreas islinger]

back in australia i bought my fuel/oil and air filters at the spare parts places usually some sort of chain, i also bought the engine oil there... this was much cheaper than buying the filters at the car dealerships, its like buying a toothbrush in the pharmacy versus the shopping center.

my wife recently bought a new Mitsubishi Pajero. we need to get the service done every 6 month or 10.000km to maintain the warranty.

we rung the dealership and they told us yes we can bring our own oil/ filters if we like....

now i am wondering what other people feel and do.... is it worth the hassle to shop for cheaper filters considering time and travelling in bangkok is tedious... we live on ratchapruek rd/ nonthaburi...

also not sure where to buy???

any suggestions welcome

[giddyup]

I don't know what it costs for a Pajero but an oil change and filter costs me 1000 baht at Izuzu for my D Max, so hardly worth the bother to supply my own filter. How much could I save, 100 baht?

[cooked]

I don't know what it costs for a Pajero but an oil change and filter costs me 1000 baht at Izuzu for my D Max, so hardly worth the bother to supply my own filter. How much could I save, 100 baht?

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

[giddyup]

I don't know what it costs for a Pajero but an oil change and filter costs me 1000 baht at Izuzu for my D Max, so hardly worth the bother to supply my own filter. How much could I save, 100 baht?

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

My D Max is 10 years old so the warranty hardly applies, but I don't know why anyone would get their hands dirty doing their own oil changes when it's so cheap here. Also you'd have to find a safe way to dispose of the old oil and filter, Fergeddaboudit!

[Gsxrnz]

Let me think.......save 100-200 Baht by walking or driving all over BKK in the heat, parking problems, traffic problems, probably buy the wrong filter, and buy petrol engine oil by mistake.....or having my male appendage slammed in a car door.

The latter sounds less painful.

[Kwasaki]

If your main dealer is OK with your taking your own stuff OK.

Personally Thailand has good oils & oem filters in stock at dealers and service outlets.

Can't see your point really, labours cheap here.

[WarpSpeed]

I don't know what it costs for a Pajero but an oil change and filter costs me 1000 baht at Izuzu for my D Max, so hardly worth the bother to supply my own filter. How much could I save, 100 baht?

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

Also you'd have to find a safe way to dispose of the old oil and filter, Fergeddaboudit!

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

[giddyup]

If your main dealer is OK with your taking your own stuff OK.

Personally Thailand has good oils & oem filters in stock at dealers and service outlets.

Can't see your point really, labours cheap here.

In Australia I used to buy my own oil and filter (genuine parts) and get my local service station to do the change, for which they charged me $20, but that's because the Hyundai deaalership wanted over $400 to do the same thing. Oh, but the dealership did tick a lot of boxes on their check sheet, like, does the horn work, check, do the lights work, check, etc.

[giddyup]

I don't know what it costs for a Pajero but an oil change and filter costs me 1000 baht at Izuzu for my D Max, so hardly worth the bother to supply my own filter. How much could I save, 100 baht?

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

Also you'd have to find a safe way to dispose of the old oil and filter, Fergeddaboudit!

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

Yeah, well I wasn't necessarily suggesting that you do what everyone else does. If I did that I wouldn't bother having a wheelie bin, I'd just dump all my rubbish wherever there was a bit of empty land. Probably the illegal/irresponsible disposal of old oil is the least of the many environmental catastrophes in Thailand.

[transam]

If it's on warranty let them do the job, their oil and filter so if an engine problem you don't have one. Afterwards do what you like.

[cooked]

I don't know what it costs for a Pajero but an oil change and filter costs me 1000 baht at Izuzu for my D Max, so hardly worth the bother to supply my own filter. How much could I save, 100 baht?

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

Also you'd have to find a safe way to dispose of the old oil and filter, Fergeddaboudit!

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

I agree reluctantly, with Warpspeed for once. The only oil they recycle here is cooking oil which gets reused after the restaurants have finished with it, as cooking oil after being cleaned with bleach. It could be used in diesel motors, there was a conference in Bangkok recently.. Google bangkok post cooking oil recuperation.

[andreas islinger]

thanks guys... makes all sense....

[worgeordie]

Unlike in the West,the labour charges are always the lowest

item on the invoice,I always mark the filters with felt tip pen

just to make sure they fit new ones.just take my truck to one

of those quick fit kind of places,get oil change,replace,oil,air

and diesel filters.

I thought it might be time to get new brake shoes ,pads on

the truck ,as it must be 10 years since i had new ones fitted,

(don't use it much),they took all wheels,drums off and said

they will be ok for a least another year,no charge,that kind

of thing does not happen often,usually they try to get you

to fix stuff when there is nothing wrong.

regards Worgeordie

[WarpSpeed]

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

Also you'd have to find a safe way to dispose of the old oil and filter, Fergeddaboudit!

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

I agree reluctantly, with Warpspeed for once. The only oil they recycle here is cooking oil which gets reused after the restaurants have finished with it, as cooking oil after being cleaned with bleach. It could be used in diesel motors, there was a conference in Bangkok recently.. Google bangkok post cooking oil recuperation.

I forgot to mention that I wouldn't do it myself if I had a car that was under warrantee, possible implications there.

[WarpSpeed]

About the same here for Nissan Almera. They also told me that if I did anything, like changing the oil myself, to the car, the warranty would be void. i wanted to change the oil at 1000Km.

Also you'd have to find a safe way to dispose of the old oil and filter, Fergeddaboudit!

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

Probably the illegal/irresponsible disposal of old oil is the least of the many environmental catastrophes in Thailand.

Nice thinking... Obviously not considering the number of cars in Thailand, but hey you live there now, besides the loss of the wasted oil when prices are so high and rising but consider that you have to drink the water there well up to you.. The problem is what is happening in Asia on these topics is affecting the entire planet. you can credit most of those ocean islands of waste to Asia not the rest of the world, just have a look around you, the combination of Tsunami's, typhoons floods and daily trash is what is building those islands with run off, one major reason we left.

[JesseFrank]

If your car is under warranty you need to use the service and oil from the dealer, otherwise your warranty will be void.

Buying your own oil will cost you a little more at the end since you will have to count the cost to travel to the shop where they sell oil, as the oil will be the same price as at the dealer.

Doing the oil change buy your own will save you about 150 -200 Baht, for which I don't put on my dirty clothes.

[arthurwait]

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

I agree reluctantly, with Warpspeed for once. The only oil they recycle here is cooking oil which gets reused after the restaurants have finished with it, as cooking oil after being cleaned with bleach. It could be used in diesel motors, there was a conference in Bangkok recently.. Google bangkok post cooking oil recuperation.

Sorry to break up the beautiful new romance, but the old engine oil at oil change places here is bought by people for road building.

Yes individuals do dump it.

All that lovely recycling that you put outside your house every week in the UK doesn't get recycled, it gets shipped to China.

[WarpSpeed]

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

I agree reluctantly, with Warpspeed for once. The only oil they recycle here is cooking oil which gets reused after the restaurants have finished with it, as cooking oil after being cleaned with bleach. It could be used in diesel motors, there was a conference in Bangkok recently.. Google bangkok post cooking oil recuperation.

All that lovely recycling that you put outside your house every week in the UK doesn't get recycled, it gets shipped to China.

Which is then recycled... There is a massive recycling industry in China..

[arthurwait]

Not trying to be a tit here but this is comical. Sadly virtually no one there disposes of oil safely, I used to and that's WHY I changed it myself to try to do my part.. I even personally suggested to the CEO (an expat) of one of those large national companies that do oil changes, new tires and the like that offering a recycling service both at their shops for any locals who want to recycle and the race track where I consistently saw people dumping raw oil into the drains, to bring empty barrels and offer to recycle as a community service to promote their stores and recycling and that was not even well received, which I thought was a real lost opportunity for them and the environment in which they both live and operate.

I agree reluctantly, with Warpspeed for once. The only oil they recycle here is cooking oil which gets reused after the restaurants have finished with it, as cooking oil after being cleaned with bleach. It could be used in diesel motors, there was a conference in Bangkok recently.. Google bangkok post cooking oil recuperation.

All that lovely recycling that you put outside your house every week in the UK doesn't get recycled, it gets shipped to China.

Which is then recycled... There is a massive recycling industry in China..

But you can wind up the prius brigade about carbon miles on their recycling.