Valvoline Instant Oil Change Coupons

[TheFatKid4Life]

Valvoline is offering two coupons on their website that should be valid nationwide.

Click here for coupons.

One is for $5 off an oil change and the other is $5 off fuel system service. The cool thing about Valvoline's site is that you can lookup your service history with them by entering a customer ID they give you.

Another bonus, if you live in NY or PA and have a Wegman's grocery store nearby, you can use your Wegman's shoppers club card at Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations. I believe the card and the coupon can be combined for a savings of around $10. Enjoy.

PS: I've read the rules and this post is "legal".

 

[rml]

thanks

I cannot find it last week and end up going to tune-up clinic (express-oilchange )


Valvoline is better because their oil change includes the price of oil filter

Tune-up clinic(express oil change) add $5 to the price for oil filter

 

[db]

What is their normal charge?
I know Walmart is about $18 everyday price, inc filter.

 

[wasamicron]

I believe it's usually around $20. after coupon. It's worth paying a little more since I can be in and out in less than 10 minutes. If u have hours to burn, Wal-Mart is cheaper.
Just checked my Valvoline receipt-price for oil change after coupon including tax was $23.89. Metro St. Louis area.

 

[edro]

Well $5 off $35 is $30.....

I went there ONCE. It was $35 after tax......

I just do it myself now.

 

[bradb007a]

Shoot I got my oil/filter changed last week in Dallas for 11.99 w/ coupon at Firestone + tax and disposal = ~$15.00.






ps. Sorry to crap this thread

 

[CrimsonKing]

I think the oil change prices a lot more by region than where you have them done. Both LubeStop and Valvoline here (Cleveland) run you into the $30s with fees and taxes. Plus, when I've gone to a non-express place that's only $12 or so, it didn't include lube and top off fluids and such. I think $30 is a big ripoff, but I hate the get just the oil changed and have to go buy the stuff to top off any fuids that might be low.

One more reason apartment living sucks. . .

 

[all168]

Out the door price for an oil change in Pomona is $34.xx-$5.00.

 

[huesmann]

Better to change ur own oil...less chance of an air wrench monkey overtorquing your drain bolt and stripping it or your oilpan.

 

[Beerinator]

JUst change ur own dang oil, its so easy to. Its cheaper also in time and money. If you can come here and look up deals and go through with them you can change your oil.

ITS NOT HARD.

For mentally challenged!!

1.) Find your drain plug in oil pan. Unscrew it with some sort of wrench (for hondas 17mm and toyotas 14mm). Unexperenced people should wait for car to be cool.

2.) Once the plug is unscrewed the oil is gonna be gushing out, so catch it with some sort of pan.

3.) While the oil drips out change the oil filter out. This involves just unscrewing the old one and putting the new one in.

4.) Then look under the car and see if the oil is finished draining, if so put the plug back in the oil pan.

5.) Then clean off excess oil around the oil pan and crawl out and put new oil at the top of the engine. Refer to you manual on how much to put.

6.) start your engine let it run for like 20 secs and turn off and check the dipstick to see the oil level.

7.) Pat yourself on the back when you finished cause you just saved yourself 10-30 bucks.

 

[CrimsonKing]

if only it were that easy!

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: Beerinator
JUst change ur own dang oil, its so easy to. Its cheaper also in time and money. If you can come here and look up deals and go through with them you can change your oil.

ITS NOT HARD.

For mentally challenged!!

1.) Find your drain plug in oil pan. Unscrew it with some sort of wrench (for hondas 17mm and toyotas 14mm). Unexperenced people should wait for car to be cool.

2.) Once the plug is unscrewed the oil is gonna be gushing out, so catch it with some sort of pan.

3.) While the oil drips out change the oil filter out. This involves just unscrewing the old one and putting the new one in.

4.) Then look under the car and see if the oil is finished draining, if so put the plug back in the oil pan.

5.) Then clean off excess oil around the oil pan and crawl out and put new oil at the top of the engine. Refer to you manual on how much to put.

6.) start your engine let it run for like 20 secs and turn off and check the dipstick to see the oil level.

7.) Pat yourself on the back when you finished cause you just saved yourself 10-30 bucks.

8.) Dispose of the oil in a legal and environmentally safe way (i.e. take it to your local oil change place...you know, the one you were avoiding going to in the first place).

Kudos to those who go through the trouble to save a few bucks. I'll pay for the convenience of just having it done for me.

 

[RBC]

3a.) Rub a thin film of clean oil on the rubber gasket of the new filter before installing it. (helps insure a proper seal).

 

[athakur999]

Unfortunately, alot of us live in apartments are don't have room to store the ramps, tools, etc. to do it. Even if we did, many apartments forbid working on your car in the parking lot.

I've been using Walmart for mine. Since we do our grocery shopping there too, dropping the car off and picking it up an hour later isn't a big deal.

 

[MrMaster]

So which one of you wants to pay my fine for changing my oil in the street?

Oil changes are at $30 in Milwaukee as well. It sucks.

 

[bonk102]

valvoline is nice, 10 min, in and out, and it usually runs about $25, not too shabby if i'm in a hurry

 

[all168]

I always go to the back of any restuarent where they dump used cooking oil container, usually it is 5 gal and it is good enough to hold several oil changes. After it is full, i take it to local pepboys or kragen and sometimes local oil change garage will take it. I pay I probably only save me about $5 per oil change, but at least I am sure what quality of oil and filter I am using and I am sure I can unscrew the oil drain screw next time.

 

[El Norm]

3b) Fill your oil filter with some oil so while your car is first starting after oil change it doesn't take as long for oil to circulate.

And if u want you can do step 0.5) the oil system flush, basically before you change your oil there is a flush u can add to your oil and it thins out the oil but gets rid of deposits in your oil system. i usually do this once in a while but i don;t feel safe using a full quart of this stuff so i just use a half a quart, and using just that much when i drain my oil it looks about as thin as water so i think half a quart does the trick.


Yeah i prefere changing my oil myself as well, i've heard horror stories about the oil change places. One person i worked with said that one of those places forgot to put oil in.... they didn't find out till they were on the side of the road and the car was pretty messed up.

 

[slycat]

see?..it turned out to be hard

 

[SuperShaz]

Another advantage to places like Valvoline and Jiffy Lube is that they don't just change your oil. They will also refill your washer fluid, make sure your tires have the proper amount of air, etc. Last time I was there they replaced my air filter. Sure, they charged me extra for it, but I wouldn't have known it needed to be replaced if it weren't for them. Most of us understand that its not that hard to take care of a car, we just don't want to have to bother with it.

Now, If I had a house and family with multiple cars things would be different. I'm single, I have one car, and I live in an apartment. I gladly pay the extra $20 for someone else to do the maintenance work.

- Shaz

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: db
What is their normal charge? I know Walmart is about $18 everyday price, inc filter.

Sometimes that price even includes free interior vacuming

 

[lsman]

How do you avoid oil spill out when you take out the old oil filter? I always have this problem. (I take it out when all the old oil are almost gone, but it still has some 'left over' in the oil filter and it just make a mess)

 

[pspada]

Everytime I shop anywhere in the San Diego area, I get a coupon for $6 off next oilchange at Valvoline on the back of every receipt.

I guess I could scan one of 'em in if anyone wants it.......

 

[Chevydriver]

For the people who change your oil yourself, good for you! I am one that always takes my vehicles in. My new truck I just bought I was hoping on changing this and start doing it myself. Well in 5min of trying to get under it and such, I decided its worth paying someone else to do that one as well. I normally take it to walmart or a place called adrian auto care. Both these places charge less than $20 to do it. I figure it costs me around $10 for the supplies (not including the top off fluids). So its worth spending twice that amount and having someone else do it. Expecially during the winter time. I don't have access to anything which will lift the truck higher, or a garage to pull it in.

 

[Sprich]

men vs. women guide to changing oil

You may have seen this before, but I get a kick out of it every time I do


-edit-

to keep this on topic, I used to change my own religiously.....back when I had time on my hands. Recently though, I've been using the Valvoline shop, and have been pretty happy. Atlanta price is just under $30. I just wish they had an option for oil change only - the "complete service" thing in which they check your fluids/wipers/lights/etc...is just a bogus way to make you pay more for the service.

I've asked about oil change only before, and they said nope.