# New to performing my own Routine-Maintenance of Vehicle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-performing-my-own-routine-maintenance-of-vehicle/96825>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [December 3, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-performing-my-own-routine-maintenance-of-vehicle/96825 "2016-12-03T09:09:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-performing-my-own-routine-maintenance-of-vehicle/96825/21 "2016-12-05T18:40:58Z")

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IF . . you’re going to change your own oil .  
Have a place and a means to transport the old oil.  
Usually the parts house you get the new oil from will accept your used oil. I know Auto Zone does here. Plus , here at my ford dealer, we’ll take anyone’s used oil .

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-performing-my-own-routine-maintenance-of-vehicle/96825/22 "2016-12-05T21:43:49Z")

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I usually put my old oil in the containers that previously held new oil. That way I can often drop them off without having to pour them out.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-performing-my-own-routine-maintenance-of-vehicle/96825/23 "2016-12-05T21:57:05Z")

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When I changed my snowblower’s oil, because it takes only 17 ounces of oil, I couldn’t use the new oil container. I was stumped as to what I could drain the old oil into, until I remembered that I had an empty 1.75 liter Scotch bottle in my recycling container. So, I drained the old oil into that bottle, and I am saving it for future snowblower oil changes as well.

And, before you ask–_YES_–I did place a large label on two sides of that old Scotch bottle, reading “Used Motor Oil”.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-to-performing-my-own-routine-maintenance-of-vehicle/96825/24 "2016-12-05T22:10:44Z")

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In a pinch I’ve used an empty gallon plastic milk jug, but usually I can find an empty bottle of windshield washer fluid before it comes to that. However, since I always seem to drain less oil than I pour into the engine, I have an abundance of containers handy.

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