Oil Change - Diesel labor time
Oil Change - Diesel takes about 0.8 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 368 vehicle and engine combinations from 17 makes, most fall between 0.7 and 0.8 hours, and the longest take up to 1.1 hours. Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Ford vehicles tend to take the longest; Dodge, Jeep and Volkswagen the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.
Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.
At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $105 to $120, about $120 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.
How long it takes across all vehicles
Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.
Oil Change - Diesel time by make
| Make | Typical | Most vehicles | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz | 0.9 hr | 0.8 to 0.9 | 15 |
| BMW | 0.9 hr | 0.9 to 0.9 | 7 |
| Ford | 0.8 hr | 0.7 to 0.8 | 128 |
| GMC | 0.8 hr | 0.7 to 0.8 | 65 |
| Chevrolet | 0.8 hr | 0.7 to 0.8 | 33 |
| Ram | 0.7 hr | 0.7 to 0.7 | 73 |
| Volkswagen | 0.7 hr | 0.6 to 0.7 | 17 |
| Jeep | 0.7 hr | 0.7 to 0.7 | 8 |
| Dodge | 0.7 hr | 0.7 to 0.7 | 5 |
Other maintenance repairs
- Electrical Diagnosis
- Tire Rotation
- Wheel Alignment
- Noise Diagnosis
- Tire Mount and Balance
- Wiper Blade Replacement
- State Inspection
- Charging System Test
- Cooling System Pressure Test
- AC System Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Scan
- Tire Balance
Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.