Hint for people that get OIL changed at a shop.
02-10-2008, 09:51 PM
#15
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RE: Hint for people that get OIL changed at a shop.
ORIGINAL: Red Octave
I actually want to start changing my own oil.
I actually want to start changing my own oil.
02-10-2008, 09:54 PM
#16
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RE: Hint for people that get OIL changed at a shop.
+1 ON DOING IT MYSELF (EASY) -- HAS THAT HAPPEN TO YOU OR SOMETHING?
ORIGINAL: musicheadt
Just a little hint for people getting their oil changed at a shop. Take a sharpie marker with you to the auto shop. Write the date and current mileage on your new oil filter. Next time you get your oil changed, check the date and mileage on the filter the shop removes to ensure your filter is actually being changed. New oil with old filter is a useless waste of money. Unless you know your shop is reputable, this isn't a bad idea.
Just a little hint for people getting their oil changed at a shop. Take a sharpie marker with you to the auto shop. Write the date and current mileage on your new oil filter. Next time you get your oil changed, check the date and mileage on the filter the shop removes to ensure your filter is actually being changed. New oil with old filter is a useless waste of money. Unless you know your shop is reputable, this isn't a bad idea.
02-10-2008, 10:57 PM
#19
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Location: Sterling, Virginia
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RE: Hint for people that get OIL changed at a shop.
It has happened to me once before. Oil filter wasn't replaced. I took it back and showed them my old date and mileage on my filter. I got another oil change WITH filter as I watched them. I always ask for bottled oil, nothing out of a dispenser.
I would do this myself, but I have psycho neighbors that call my homeowners association every time I raise my cars hood. No auto repairs in parking lots. I can't wait for their battery to die then have them ask me for a jumpstart.
I would do this myself, but I have psycho neighbors that call my homeowners association every time I raise my cars hood. No auto repairs in parking lots. I can't wait for their battery to die then have them ask me for a jumpstart.
