Jiffy Lube Busted!!!!

[mr haney]

[nine5nasty]

I get cars in my shop all the time that have been "Jiffy Lubed" and i have seen all this and more. My biggest advise to everyone i deal with isestablish a relationship with a reputable shop and avoid the chains who generally have a high turnover of employees and a corporate environment that breedsthis kind of thing. The shame of it is it makes us all look bad.

[bobbyj59]

It's so sad that the greatest oxymoron of all is "honest mechanic".

Bob Jordan

[sizzlerJoe]

I do nearly all maintenance myself.
sizzler joe

[camarocrazy2]

That really sucks, I seen that one when it was on t.v. I use to do most all my repairs myself down to taking my brake disc off and having it turned at amachine shop. I just don't have time now or even want to try on these newer cars.

Much of the time it's cheaper to take your car in for an oil change then doing it your self, just don't let them sell you the extras.

[grovepepper]

A lot of the Luber's don't even know how to tighten lug nuts in a pattern. My father started showing me how to maintain a car when I was six yearsold, (checking/ changing oil, checking air pressure/ rotating tires, brake jobs, radiator flushes, replacing alternators, etc.) by the time I was 8 hedidn't have to ride herd on me to make sure I was doing the job right and that I had forgot something (he usually sat on the porch drinking iced tea.)
BTW did I mention he had one arm (other was shot off) and was one of the best welders I've ever seen in my life. Miss him a great deal.
So guys, if you've got children (boys or girls) it won't hurt them at all to start learning how to do these things for themselves and it's a greatchance to bond with them.

[jamwood1]

[lostnspc86]

grovepepper wrote:

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A lot of the Luber's don't even know how to tighten lug nuts in a pattern. My father started showing me how to maintain a car when I was six years old, (checking/ changing oil, checking air pressure/ rotating tires, brake jobs, radiator flushes, replacing alternators, etc.) by the time I was 8 he didn't have to ride herd on me to make sure I was doing the job right and that I had forgot something (he usually sat on the porch drinking iced tea.)
BTW did I mention he had one arm (other was shot off) and was one of the best welders I've ever seen in my life. Miss him a great deal.
So guys, if you've got children (boys or girls) it won't hurt them at all to start learning how to do these things for themselves and it's a great chance to bond with them.

My paternal grandfather was a car mechanic back in the '30s and '40s. My father knew all about car maintenance, and, for a while, I was thedesignated "socket-hander-to-er." Then my father learned two very important things:

1) I was inherently mechanically inclined (though adopted) and understood more about how the parts worked than he did;
2) I had an unending curiosity to *see* how the things worked.

So it quickly became a pattern of buying new cars and letting the warranty cover the repairs. About all I ever did was change the oil until I got my ownvehicles.

He wouldn't even let me get one of those see-through engine kits for fear it would only encourage me.

For a while when I started buying my own cars, I was pulling engines, replacing body panels, repainting, you name it. I rebuilt my first engine withoutconsulting a manual and figuring out makeshift ways to do things I didn't have the "proper" tools for (I've changed drum brake pads withnothing more than a coat hanger and a flat blade screwdriver). When I was done, I did have the sense to ask a mechanic to look it over to make sure everythingwas proper before I buttoned her up.

It was and the car ran.

But you can also see why my dad didn't want me around the engine compartment of the family car when I was 12, too.

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BOT: I took a company pickup (when I worked in the oil patch) in for an oil change. Now, why they had me take it in instead of doing it in their shop, Idon't know. Heck, we built entire dang rigs from the frame up, so an oil change was a no-brainer. Anyway, they had me take it in to a quick lube place. Ohmy gawd.

*Sniffle* "Your air cleaner needs replaced."

"Let me see it." >>> "Um. No. When it *does* need replaced, I'll do it. Thanks."

A few minutes later.

*Sniffle* "You need new wiper blades."

"I'm guessing I don't. And if I do, I can replace the wiper *fillers* myself."

And then:

*Sniffle* "We recommend you need a new transmission fluid filter."

"Noooo. The truck's only a couple years old. Nice try bucko."

*Sniffle* "We recommend...."

My hand went up. "Look, pal. You guarantee the job in under 30 minutes. I suggest you quit wasting time telling me I need things I don't and actuallychange the oil and grease the undercarriage."

Blank stare.

"Lube the joints."

"Oh. Right."

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Speaking of lubing joints, why isn't the word "zerk" in any dictionary?

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Speaking of dictionaries (I'm worse than a kindergardner with ADD and a box of crayons. Oh, look! Blue!), I once asked my mom how to spell a word.

Her typical mom answer: "Look it up in the dictionary."

My typical smart-arse reply: "I'm trying, but I need to know how to spell it first."

About three times of that and I broke her of her nasty habit.

Joel.

[MINGOTOY]

My neighbor's car differential was damaged by the retards at our local Jiffy. They didn't tighten something and the fluidleaked out and the car was damaged. Her husband drove the car and by the time he noticed that the car was not right, the damage was done. She sued them anddid recover the full cost of the repair.


maribell

[MINGOTOY]

My neighbor's car differential was damaged by the retards at our local Jiffy. They didn't tighten something and the fluidleaked out and the car was damaged. Her husband drove the car and by the time he noticed that the car was not right, the damage was done. She sued them anddid recover the full cost of the repair.


maribell