Mostlylost Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hello to all, A friend is asking for a recommendation for the best place for and oil & filter change, and how much it cost. Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexy Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I use Alan's. Alan picks up my car in Villa Nova, takes it to his place in Riberas and returns it in a couple of hours. 450 oil and filter. He speaks perfect English, is a fine mechanic, and keeps services records on his clients. Cell: 33 11 76 97 33 Lexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I go to Escalara and usually bring my own oil. Not too much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 How much is "not too much money" ? 70-80p? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldyfeliz Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I would not trust Escalara. I caught him putting in an overweight oil from a 55 gal drum, after specifically asking for a name brand lesser weight. Also I suspect he did not change the filter If you have USA plates and Alan is Mexican, your insurance will not cover in case of accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 We use the tire place out on the libramiento. It is very reasonable and you can pick the oil you want in their little shop there. Best thing you can sit and watch them drain your oil, put in the new filter and new oil so you KNOW you are getting what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicity Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is the tire place on the Libramiento across from Pemex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 You can call Alan Rivas for directions and drive to his new shop if you prefer. He is excellent, gives a written estimate and is trustworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Car wash in Riberas will do it very economically and use good oil and filter. And then he'll wash the car. One stop shopping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 We have always gone to Escalera with no problems, watch everything is being done properly. Either $400p or $450p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Paid $578 at Car City yesterday using 6 liters of Valvoline oil and filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I have my reasons for not trusting Escalera too. The tire place on the libramiento is good. It's on the hill near the turnoff for hotel Perico close to the tech school. Also the carwash in Riberas, Moyoyo, is excellent too. Lots of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexy Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 You can call Alan Rivas for directions and drive to his new shop if you prefer. He is excellent, gives a written estimate and is trustworthy. CCC--Are we talking about the same Alan (my post above, #2)? I didn't know he had a new place. I went once to his place and it was a bad road to travel and hard to find. So maybe that's why he comes for my car himself at no extra cost. Yes, he's excellent, reliable and honest. I do have a Mexican-plated car so no problem with insurance coverage when Alan drives it. Lexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 The place on libramiento is about 3-4 miles out of Ajijic on the left. Can't remember it being across from a Pemex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osoprehistorico Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Is the tire place on the Libramiento across from Pemex? Yes, across the street nearer the South end of the Pemex property. I always use them since that is what they do it is not a side line for them. Honest and quick too. Every other time I have them change the fuel filter. Also I have them grease that which neads greasing. About $500.00 Pesos for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 If you have USA plates and Alan is Mexican, your insurance will not cover in case of accident What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowyco Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 What? Any US-plated vehicle would be in Mexico on a Temporary Import Permit (TIP). For at least the last 10 years, per Article 106 of the Ley Aduanera, only family members of the TIP-holder or foreigners with the same type of visa of the TIP-holder are allowed to drive a foreign-plated TIP vehicle, unless the TIP-holder is present in the vehicle. Mexican insurance companies often have fine print clauses that require that the vehicle be properly licensed and fully legal to maintain insurance protection. If so, breaking the terms of the TIP agreement with Aduana can be grounds for insurance companies denying coverage in the event of an accident. Getting back to the original topic, 5 quarts of oil and a filter cost between $220 - $350 pesos* , so oil changes usually cost between $300 - $450 pesos. Prices for an afinacion are higher, because they also change the air filter, fuel filter, and spark plugs. *If your car requires synthetic oil, or special 0W or 5W oil, the prices are higher, since the oil alone can cost $175 - $300 pesos a quart. Note that vehicles that require these special oils, like Hondas or hybrids, only need their oil changed every 20,000 - 25,000 miles, not the typical 5,000 - 7,000 mile oil changes advised for normal oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Saltos Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Correcto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Oh, I see. You are talking about if Alan drives the car. Thank goodness... I was trying to figure out the connection between having US plates and having a Mexican do your oil change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Thanks to all for the suggestions and information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkshawn Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I was walking along the Lateral next to the west side of the Carwash in Riberas last week & noticed a pool of oil with air bubbling out. Is anyone on this forum connected to the Chapala Govt & Spanish speaking to pass on this observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 "Note that vehicles that require these special oils, like Hondas or hybrids, only need their oil changed every 20,000 - 25,000 miles, not the typical 5,000 - 7,000 mile oil changes advised for normal oil." Snowy, can you give me an example of a car that requires oil changes only every 20-25k miles? I own Hondas that use synthetic 5W and have 2 Toyota Hybrids, none which give me that kind of latitude. I also have a VW Jetta TDI diesel and it's limit is 10k miles between changes. Just curious about what I may be missing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puro guero Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 SnowyCo has a point. Lakeside's temperate climate, with no extremes in weather, qualifies this area as 'ideal' for purposes of wear and tear on your automobile, As a result, oil changes are required less frequently. The website below, run by the California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, lets you enter the year, make and model of your vehicle, and returns the oil change interval, per the manufacturers recommendation. http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/UsedOil/OilChange/FindInterval/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hey, puro, nice website. But one of the things that makes a car NOT meet 'ideal' conditions is "Repeated short-distance trips of less than five miles". This is generally what folks at Lakeside are doing so maybe they don't meet the requirement afterall. At the end of the day, cars today are not 'your father's car' and can surely go a lot more than the old standard of 3,000 miles.... although there are many unscrupulous oil-change specialists that quote the 3,000 mile interval and suggest that if you do more you are 'going to ruin your motor'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowyco Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 "Note that vehicles that require these special oils, like Hondas or hybrids, only need their oil changed every 20,000 - 25,000 miles, not the typical 5,000 - 7,000 mile oil changes advised for normal oil." Snowy, can you give me an example of a car that requires oil changes only every 20-25k miles? I own Hondas that use synthetic 5W and have 2 Toyota Hybrids, none which give me that kind of latitude. I also have a VW Jetta TDI diesel and it's limit is 10k miles between changes. Just curious about what I may be missing.... Going with a good quality "all synthetic oils results in a motor oil that can protect your car's engine for a minimum of 12 months or 25,000 miles." http://www.12monthoilchange.com/ I mistakenly convolved Amsoil and other high-end all -synthetic oil manufacturers test results of successful 20,000 mile oil change schedules versus auto manufacturer's listings. Only Jaguar and BMW have the high 15,000 mile oil change requirements. Our daughter had a Honda Civic hybrid that she drove back and forth daily 60 miles of high-speed expressway driving each way to work, using all synthetic oil, with a 20,000 mile oil change frequency, putting 175,000 pretty much trouble-free miles* on the Honda before she sold it. This required only 8 oil changes, partly due to the Hybrid's electric motor system doing a lot of the work, which saved roughly 50 extra oil changes from some people's 3,000 mile oil change schedule. *Hybrid problems: the battery-pack did go bad once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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