Honda Car Forum

I. Care wrote:
> Oil Change instructions for Women:

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If I ever have to take one of our vehicles in, I just remember one thing
(since the names of those places all sound the same):

Mr Lube = Mister SCREWED. (Alberta)

I'm waiting for the weather to warm up so I can install a good oil
filter relocator kit that makes DIY oil changes a breeze. I really
dislike hot oil up my sleeve.

'Curly'

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>>>> Oh, and Jiffy Lube, of all places, is the worst I ever visited.
>>>>
>>>> CJB
>>>>
>>>
>>> But you can make good money fixing thier screw ups, like when they put
>>> power steering fluid in the master cylinder.
>>>
>>> Whitelightning
>> Its a long story but the end was: I had to teach the manager of one of
>> those lube shops how to lube the front end of my truck!
>>
>> He was a kid of about 19. I told the dumbass in the pit about 3 times to
>> please not forget to get the upper ball joints. I could see he never did
>> so I looked when he was done and turns out he didn't lube ANY of the
>> fittings! Thats when I went back and had a talk with the manager and went
>> in the pit with him to look at it. Thats when the lube lesson began. The
>> thing that sucked about it was the only reason I went there was I wanted
>> it lubed.
>> Lazy Morons................
>
> Kinda sad that you have to pay for a job & do it yourself. Some oil change
> joints
> are better than others. Here in Northern New England, there is a chain
> called
> "Pronto". I have taken all of our company automobiles there & after years
> of
> service, no problems. As for my own oil, I prefer to change it myself.
>
>
>

It can happen anywhere. I had a shop I'd been happy with for general
service. Took the car there for an oil change. They did the usual
checklist, everything OK. I asked about the headlights they said they'd
checked, because one was burned out. They didn't notice that. Then I asked
them if the 2 new headlights sitting in the passenger seat might have been
any kind of tipoff. It's fair to say we had a different relationship after
that.




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MG wrote:

>
> It can happen anywhere. I had a shop I'd been happy with for general
> service. Took the car there for an oil change. They did the usual
> checklist, everything OK. I asked about the headlights they said they'd
> checked, because one was burned out. They didn't notice that. Then I asked
> them if the 2 new headlights sitting in the passenger seat might have been
> any kind of tipoff. It's fair to say we had a different relationship after
> that.
>
>
>
>

Why would you have two new headlights if only one was burned out.

only i would wait until 7500 miles before changing the oil
old john

Hello, I.!
You wrote on Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:41:42 -0800:

IC> 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the
IC> last oil change.
IC> 2) Drink a cup of coffee
IC> 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained
IC> vehicle.

IC> Money spent:
IC> Oil Change: $20.00
IC> Coffee: $1.00
IC> Total: $21.00

IC> Oil Change instructions for Men :

IC> 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of
IC> oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a
IC> check for $50.00.
IC> 2) Stop and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.
IC> 3) Open a beer and drink it.
IC> 4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
IC> 5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
IC> 6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
IC> 7) Place drain pan under engine.
IC> 8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
IC> 9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
IC> 10) Unscrew drain plug.
IC> 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in
process.
IC> Cuss.
IC> 12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms.
IC> Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
IC> 13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
IC> 14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
IC> 15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil
IC> filter and twist off
IC> 16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil
IC> everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in
IC> trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
IC> 17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to
IC> gasket surface.
IC> 18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
IC> 19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
IC> 20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
IC> 21) Drink beer.
IC> 22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw
IC> kitty litter on oil spill.
IC> 23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
IC> 24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily
IC> rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench
IC> tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess
IC> skin between knuckles and frame.
IC> 25) Begin cussing fit.
IC> 26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
IC> 27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
IC> 28) Beer.
IC> 29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
IC> 30) Beer.
IC> 31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
IC> 32) Beer.
IC> 33) Lower car from jack stands.
IC> 34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled
IC> during any missed steps.
IC> 35) Beer.
IC> 36) Test drive car.
IC> 37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
IC> 38) Car gets impounded.
IC> 39) Call loving wife, make bail.
IC> 40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

IC> Money spent:
IC> Parts: $50.00
IC> DUI: $2500.00
IC> Impound fee: $75.00
IC> Bail: $1500.00
IC> Beer: $20.00
IC> Total: $4,145.00
IC> But you know the job was done right!


With best regards, ajeeperman@comcast.net. E-mail: ajeeperman@comcast.net

On Mar 10, 2:03*pm, "C. E. White" <cewhi...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> "I. Care" <ic...@spamthis.com> wrote in message
>
> news:MPG.223cb6068419f44c989a8f@newsgroups.comcast .net...
>
> > Oil Change instructions for Women:
>
> > 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the
> > last oil change.
> > 2) Drink a cup of coffee
> > 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained
> > vehicle.
>
> > Money spent:
> > Oil Change: $20.00
> > Coffee: $1.00
> > Total: $21.00
>
> You are leaving off the new engine becasue the Jiffy Lube guy forgot to
> install the drain plug, or didn't porplery install the filter, or just
> forgot to add oil. So add $5k for the new engine.
>
> Ed
>
>
>
>
>
> > Oil Change instructions for Men :
>
> > 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil,
> > filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for
> > $50.00.
> > 2) Stop and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.
> > 3) Open a beer and drink it.
> > 4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
> > 5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
> > 6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
> > 7) Place drain pan under engine.
> > 8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
> > 9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
> > 10) Unscrew drain plug.
> > 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process.
> > Cuss.
> > 12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw
> > kitty litter on spilled oil.
> > 13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
> > 14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
> > 15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter
> > and twist off
> > 16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil
> > everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash
> > can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
> > 17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to
> > gasket surface.
> > 18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
> > 19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
> > 20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
> > 21) Drink beer.
> > 22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw
> > kitty litter on oil spill.
> > 23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
> > 24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily
> > rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench
> > tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess
> > skin between knuckles and frame.
> > 25) Begin cussing fit.
> > 26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
> > 27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
> > 28) Beer.
> > 29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
> > 30) Beer.
> > 31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
> > 32) Beer.
> > 33) Lower car from jack stands.
> > 34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during
> > any missed steps.
> > 35) Beer.
> > 36) Test drive car.
> > 37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
> > 38) Car gets impounded.
> > 39) Call loving wife, make bail.
> > 40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
>
> > Money spent:
> > Parts: $50.00
> > DUI: $2500.00
> > Impound fee: $75.00
> > Bail: $1500.00
> > Beer: $20.00
> > Total: $4,145.00
> > But you know the job was done right!
>
> > --
> > I. Care
> > Address fake until the SPAM goes away ;-}- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -



How about the $75.00 towing fee when Jiffy Lube installs the retaining
clips on the fuel filter backwards, causing the clips to work loose at
Exit 60 on I-81 North, causing fuel to pump out of the fuel tank, all
over the bottom of the truck and the highway, necessitating a call to
local volunteer FD to clean it up, then, tow the truck to local garage
where the problem is discovered and fixed after three hours delay
while moving??

Picasso wrote:
> MG wrote:
>
>>
>> It can happen anywhere. I had a shop I'd been happy with for general
>> service. Took the car there for an oil change. They did the usual
>> checklist, everything OK. I asked about the headlights they said they'd
>> checked, because one was burned out. They didn't notice that. Then I
>> asked
>> them if the 2 new headlights sitting in the passenger seat might have
>> been
>> any kind of tipoff. It's fair to say we had a different relationship
>> after
>> that.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Why would you have two new headlights if only one was burned out.


Good idea to change both as the other one is probably due to burn soon.