Insta Lube

The small shop is located across from Big O Tires. They provide fast service! I was done in 10 minutes!

I love this place, been coming here for years. These kind people are like my family. I come here sometimes to talk story about fishing which these people share the same hobby as I. Thank you guys for all that you do, I wish you well and hope the community continues to support hardworking businessmen like yourselves. God bless.

Ive only been to this place twice but I love it. You pull up and stay in your car while they do the oil change. They are really fast, nice and don’t try and sell you all of these extra things. They charged me 28 dollars for an oil change. I am going to keep coming back to this place.

Ive been coming to these guys for at least 15 years. They are fast and reasonable and don’t try to upsell you. I went there once and forgot my wallet, they were so cool they let me come back later and pay them back. Family owned, hard working crew.

I have been going here for years. They only charge $ 36 for an oil change for a Chevy HHR and they do it super fast. It always takes me longer to drive there than it does to have them change my oil. In and out in a flash and they are always just super nice to me and don’t try to sell me stuff I don’t want. Family owned, no BS.

Insta Lube was my favorite oil change place for years when I commuted to work in Oakland. Now retired and living in the burbs I don’t get there as often, but I made it there today even though it was out of the way. These folks are still great! Super fast. (I was out of there in well under 10 minutes.) Super professional.

First time I’ve gone for a quick oil change that they didn’t try to sell me anything else Really appreciate that.

Yup, right across from Big O.
I’ve been coming here for years. They know what they’re doing and are fast. It’s very no-​frills but gets the job done.
I even got my brakes done here– very happy.

NO! NO! NO! $ 28 for oil & oil filter change. No one checked or offered to check my tires, wash my windows, check my air filter or top off my car’s other fluids! Extremely disappointed! I was in and out in less than 5 minutes.
I even pulled my car over to check if they even actually changed the filter!
You want SERVICE for your MULAH, please go somewhere else!

There are several lube places in this area. Ya gotta look for the Insta Lube across from the ‘Big O’ tires. The same family has owned this place for many years. I have had them do all my fluids including automatic transmission, differential and motor oil. It is really fast, you barely have time to browse the newspaper at the little plastic table. They use Chevron motor oil with Castro oil available.
They NEVER do any of that BS about clumpy oil, etc. They will check your air filter and their prices are a bit more than a Kragen sale price. They also put a little sticker in your vehicle that states change at 3K miles, which is not necessary for modern cars and uses up hydrocarbons.
TIP: When using multi-​grade oil, don’t use one that combines more than 25. The chemical that binds the different grades together is deleterious to the engine.
10 – 40 = 30 Bad
5 – 30 = 25 Good
10 – 30 = 20 Best
Source: Consumer Reports

Don’t do it — these guys do not know what they are doing. I tried to take my car to the regular mechanic and they couldn’t do an oil change while I waited. I was in a hurry so I came here.
They were nice enough but the guy under my hood acted as if he had never done an oil change before. When he removed the air filter he practically stripped the screws before another guy showed him how to do it correctly. Then he needed help loosening the oil filter. When I tried the clean my windows they hadn’t filled that reservoir even though it was checked off on their receipt. I asked the manager to double check all of the liquids and there was another that had been ignored as well.
Even worse when I can home there was fresh oil dripping from my car. Next day I brought it to the mechanic who said that they hadn’t installed the oil filter properly and the leaking oil had made a huge mess under the hood in addition to staining my driveway. If I hadn’t noticed it could have caused even larger problems.
I returned there to get a refund and they denied doing anything wrong and said that I should have returned it to them — yeah, right. Anyway, I’m just glad I’m only out $ 28 and will never go to these jokers again.

They make getting an oil change fun! Or: I don’t have to leave my car to do something boring. Love the no wait, sit and fill service. I’ve been coming here for six years, and every time it is painless and quick. Also, they’ll do things that I could probably do for myself but don’t want to go to Kragen for… namely: change my windshield wipers.