Your local quickie change oil place is probably going to cause more problems than they solve. Some will show up immediately and some will show up much later. Everything from lost and damaged splash shields, to the kid who was smoking a joint on break and then forgot to fill your crank case with oil before you left with your car.
Do your own work when you can and if you can't,...take it to the dealer or another reputable shop. Don't let some kid making $8.50 an hour, who still has trouble keeping his room clean, work on your $58,000.00 car.

 

For God's sake, stay away from those places! I've seen the problems caused by aftermarket oil filters. Some are OK, others are cheap POS and don't fir properly, especially the cartridge types. Plus, seems almost every one I change oil on, that's previously been to "Wally World's House of Oil" has half the belly pan fasteners missing, the spare tire has 6psi of air, the cabin filter is plugged tight, the rear brakes are almost gone, etc. It may cost $75-$100 (synthetic oil of course) but a new engine is $4,000 and up plus labor so do the math! Don't forget, the dealer not only changes the oil and filter, we also check the brakes, fill the tires (including the spare) to spec, check the air and cabin filters, do a safety check of the steering, suspension, lights, etc., test the battery, check all fluids and finally road test the car to verify our work. This is all to catch a potential problem or service needs before they happen so you can plan and budget for them, not just to "sell work". I'm sure there's independent shops (not "quick lubes") that do all that also. OK, all done with my rant now! LOL

 

Agree with all posts, and some of you have had much worse experiences than me. I have my indie shop work on my Audis and Crossfires and the dealer does my wife's Milan. I used to do all my oil changes, but I don't have the time and I'm getting too old to crawl around on the ground.

 

Well with a new oil filter wrench that clamps on three sides of the filter and my 2 feet long 1/2" drive torque wrench I was able to remove the stuck oil filter. Looking at the torque wrench as I was removing the filter, it took 72 ft-lb of torque to turn the oil filter. The new filter I lubed the o ring with oil and tighten it by hand

 

use a 36" pipe wrench close to the oil cooler...works great if you have one...