Dealer oil changes suck
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Dealer oil changes suck
My wife's '98 Windstar (78,000 miles) developed an oil leak into the right side frame rail last week that I had a hard time pinning down. Looked under the hood and noticed the air plenum on the upper intake manifold was wet as well as valve covers. Check the bolts and all were tight. Looked at the oil filter and it looked OK, but I couldn't find the darned leak. After spending a good hour looking, I felt the oil filter and found that it had been damaged and was leaking. I didn't see it immediately because the damage was on the back side from where I was looking.
After changing the oil/filter I looked and could see that the dealer had damaged the filter in two places on the bottom, each opposite each other. They must have pinched it and cracked it with a wrench or something. It was only a matter of time before it started leaking, and when it did - IT DID. No more dealer oil changes for me!
Woody
After changing the oil/filter I looked and could see that the dealer had damaged the filter in two places on the bottom, each opposite each other. They must have pinched it and cracked it with a wrench or something. It was only a matter of time before it started leaking, and when it did - IT DID. No more dealer oil changes for me!
Woody
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From: Gorham, Maine
I'm with you on this one, Woody. I saw a fleet pickup where I work puke 6 qts of oil on the ground, after a supervisor had the oil done at a quick-lube place, because they stripped the drain plug. I also heard of a case where the old filter gasket stuck to the block, and a grease monkey just slapped a new filter on top if it. Of course pressurized oil blew out from around the gaskets, making quite a mess. I do all my own oil changes. I always prime the filter and disable the ignition and crank the engine a few turns to prevent dry starts.
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We had the extended warranty on the van up until a while ago, so I'd take it in and have them do something and change the oil, or get it done along with a state inspection. I do the oil myself on my '96 F-250 and my "other" truck religiously...
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I think it was Jiffy Lube of Friendswodd (aviod) stripped the drain plug of my mom's old Camaro and she had to take it to them because no one else would touch that for an oil change.
I just recently started doing my own changes since they can't be harder than the Cummins K-19's I change for a living. Wal-mart seems to like tight drain plugs, too. Seems I don't get the people I know over at the local Wally to do my changes all the time anymore.
I just recently started doing my own changes since they can't be harder than the Cummins K-19's I change for a living. Wal-mart seems to like tight drain plugs, too. Seems I don't get the people I know over at the local Wally to do my changes all the time anymore.
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Jiffy Lube is out of Bounds DO IT YOUR-SELF..
Been a lot of Complaints about Jiffy Lube, I believe a Trained Monkey could do a better Job. Do it yourself and you know its done right. chek this out.... http://www.consumeraffairs.com/autom...jiffy_lube.htm 
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