Includes:
SCA Oil Drain Pan 8 Litre - $6.99 - Discounted to $4.79
SCA Funnel Big Mouth - $3.99 - Discounted to $2.73
SCA Oil Filter (Dependent on your vehicle)
SCA Engine Oil Flush 300mL - $11.99 - Discounted to $8.22
SCA Semi Synthetic Engine Oil 10W-40 5 Litre - $32.99 - Discounted to $22.61
All together comes to $50 which is a great deal to do your own oil change rather than taking it to a mechanic.
That's an extremely broad question.
Yes, they've conveniently ignored that part
or park one side of car on kerb or similar, one on ground level
suck your guts in and slide under
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No, car needs to level to drain oil out fully.
So shove a couple of wooden planks under the two road-wheels.
No. My car has a convenient side mount filter.
Not all cars.
BMW have the filter in the engine bays, so assume other cars might have a similar setup
other cars have them in the cabin?
Don't work under a Jack, use car stands.
Well you still have to get under the car to undo the sump plug and replace it…using a new washer of course.
using a new washer of course
Shhh….
Get a fumoto drain valve and never replace a washer again. Best budget upgrade I did to my old car.
Yes, thatll be $5 for a new crush washer.
Yeah but how often will you need 50 crush washers. Scales of economy.
@ATangk: Twice a year. In only 25 years all washers will be gone. :)
Unless we all switch to electric cars and ozbargain people will need to dispose all the washers and engine oil they stock in their garages.
Some oil filters come with the sump crush washer
most OEM filters dont sigh
If the previous mechanic has put a genuine washer on it, you will find it will be good for another few times.
My record has been 20+ oil changes on a genuine Toyota washer (aluminum) without it leaking.
Copper ones you can recondition with a torch blast
Couldn’t even say how many time I’ve reused an aluminum Toyota washer, it was put on the car in 2004.
Can confirm ex Toyota mechanic my toolbox had over 1000 sump plugs .
I dont think i've ever replaced my washer on my Camry, just clean it off and looks good as new!
Plus a socket to remove sump plug (usually 17mm)
And a jack and stands to get under the car safely.
Plus possibly a tool to remove the filter. That's usually the hardest part, particularly if the last mechanic overtightened it.
Not hard, but not really a job if you are clueless with mechanics, you'll probably get part way and regret it.
Or hammer a screwdriver through the filter if it won't budge.
Personally never used engine flush. Save $8
Cut the top off an old soda bottle as a funnel. Save $3
And any 10L or so storage box will do to capture the oil, but it wont be usable for anything else again! Save $5 - actually I do have one of those!
And check what rating of Oil to use, a lot use 10/30 or 5/30
Didn't realise people actually use an engine flush.
The oil drain container here used to be $20 but now they're slightly reduced at $15. Picked it up for just over $10 during the club sale. Its better (as long as you use it properly) as it can hold the oil too and any solids will not be drained immediately which means you can inspect for dropped items/metal shavings in your engine. Handy for when your hand slips and you lose the oil drain plug. Dont want to be fishing in a 8L pot of oil for it! https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-oil-drain-contai…
Yes also think the engine flush is unnecessary unless you have left the changes many thousands of kms (or years) overdue
Not really sure I would use SCA unknown quality filters or oil either
The homebrand products are often made by other suppliers - SCA batteries made by Century (albeit in Thailand), some of their car washes are made by Koala Kare (more famous for Blu Murda truck wash), the oil flush is made by nulon, as are the calibre fuel additives.
I'm not 100% sure as to who supplies SCA oil, but if I were to make a guess I would say penrite (given the made in Aus, they supply oils under other companies brands). Sure it may not be top quality but sure as sunrise it will do the job.
Having compared a lot of SCA, Sakura and Ryco filters - I'd just be sticking with Ryco. The SCA and Sakura have smaller holes in the ones I've ordered
Yep, me too. Sticking with Ryco
@King Tightarse: If you paying Ryco money, might as well get genuine.
Z386 $16 at SCA, Toyota genuine can be had for $18
Z432 $24 at SCA Toyota genuine about $22
Z547 $28 at SCA, Honda genuine about $21
@t25: Yes but I usually buy them on eBay from SupaCheap or Sparesbox when I have a voucher, so I end up with Ryco.
Cant trust the 'genuine' branded ones one eBay. Fakes everywhere. With those two, I know its genuine
Z79A is $13.95 delivered so I usually get at least $5 off that.
@King Tightarse: The price I listed is what you would pay at the stealership (dealer) as a walk in customer so no worries about fake parts.
SCA oil filters I've come across are the same as Wesfil/Cooper (so I'm not sure if it's across the range) which is owned by the same parent company that owns Ryco.
SCOxxx part numbers cross reference to Wesfil WZxxx and Ryco Zxxx.
but it wont be usable for anything else again!
Clean it with some soap and it can be usable for food or anything else you want.
Whats the purpose of the engine flush? Never seen any mechanics tell me to do this, or forums or any Youtube videos. Is SCA just selling you random crap?
Never used one because I assume it's some kind of solvent that would remain in the engine and dilute the new oil you put in .
I guess if the old oil was really cruddy it would be beneficial .
The purpose is to basically dissolve any sludgey remnants in the engine along with any burnt on oil and even deposits of caked on particles in the engine. It's also really good at totally thinning out the oil, pretty handy for heavy weight oils when it comes time to drain it out for a service.
Would I recommend an oil flush each service? No! I would recommend doing a flush or two (at the first two services) if you've purchased a car with zero history. I'd also recommend it for high KM's engines every few services.
I've personally used a number of oil flushes on the market on both European and Japanese engines with ranging KM's and noticed benefits such as cleaning "burnt oil" heads on engines and removing heaps of particles that did not come out in prior services.
I haven't used the SCA branded flush but I can strongly recommend the Liqui-Moly branded Engine Flush. https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/liqui-moly-liqui-moly-en…
Prob best running the engine with fresh oil in after using flush, so it's not eating away at seals.
If you can find it, Liqui Moly Engine Detox is supposed to be better and on clearance at Repco. Ignore that it says 300mL which doesn't exist in Detox pack size, it's 500mL as in the photo. I've ordered and correctly received them previously. https://www.repco.com.au/en/oils-fluids/additives/engine-add…
I would rather spend $70 labour for every 10k kms to do all the dirty job.
Just buy the engine oil and filter of your choice when special promo is on.
Do you need to lift up the car with a jack, to reach the oil filter underneath?