If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Idiotic "mechanics"
I know enough to avoid Jiffy-Lube and such. Found a clean and somewhat
upscale garage a few years back and have been taking in my GT every 3K miles or so. For some reason, their computer does not show correct capacity and they often put in too much oil. I've been double checking myself after changes and ask them to drain the excess. Last week, one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you always come back with problems!!???". I told him to chill and not to blame me for their mistakes. I also advised that they simply check the level before giving me the car back. He started to tell me that they put in a little more oil since the filter absorbs some. When I told him that most techs I know fill the new filter with oil prior to install, he totally flipped and started yelling at me again ... :"We do hundreds of changes a week ....and you are telling ME how to CHANGE OIL!!". Am I crazy? Ever since my HS auto shop class (30 years ago) I was told that it's a good idea to fill new filters with oil. In any case, I'm just so frustrated that since I no longer have time or space to change my own oil, even paying someone else to do it becomes a f----ing production! Ron W. 2000 GT 'vert black |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
|
#3
|
|||
|
|||
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
|
#6
|
|||
|
|||
I don't see why you cannot change your oil. I have for years even when I
lived in an apartment with no assigned parking. I just got all my supplies before hand and changed it in the parking lot.I did make sure that I always left the area clean if I spilled any oil I made sure to clean it up. I have seen others actually do it in the parking lot of the auto parts store and return the oil for recycling. I have never pre-filled a filter only wiped the rubber seal with the old oil so that it would seal better. All of my vehicles went well over 150,000+ miles my Ford Taurus was still running strong at 250,000+ when I sold it. Gary "Spike" > wrote in message ... > Seems strange that they remembers a single car out of the "hundreds" > of oil changes they do. And this is the only time they have gotten > upset with you? While I might suggest changing shops, if you have been > continuously going back to a shop where you have to get them to > correct their work, I'd say that part is on you. You know... the thing > about burn me once shame on you, burn me twice shame on me..... > While it is totally wrong to go off on a customer... even when they > are in the wrong (because they spread the word that people should not > do business with you and that hurts) it may be the guy just had a bad > day. Maybe his wife just had him served for divorce, or his business > is going under.... whatever... Just find someplace else. I check with > various people I know about the best places to go are. Of course, I > change my own oil. > > On 16 May 2005 18:25:26 -0700, wrote: > >>I know enough to avoid Jiffy-Lube and such. Found a clean and somewhat >>upscale garage a few years back and have been taking in my GT every 3K >>miles or so. >>For some reason, their computer does not show correct capacity and they >>often put in too much oil. I've been double checking myself after >>changes and ask them to drain the excess. >>Last week, one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you >>always come back with problems!!???". I told him to chill and not to >>blame me for their mistakes. >>I also advised that they simply check the level before giving me the >>car back. He started to tell me that they put in a little more oil >>since the filter absorbs some. When I told him that most techs I know >>fill the new filter with oil prior to install, he totally flipped and >>started yelling at me again ... :"We do hundreds of changes a week >>...and you are telling ME how to CHANGE OIL!!". >> >>Am I crazy? Ever since my HS auto shop class (30 years ago) I was told >>that it's a good idea to fill new filters with oil. >>In any case, I'm just so frustrated that since I no longer have time or >>space to change my own oil, even paying someone else to do it becomes a >>f----ing production! >> >>Ron W. >> >>2000 GT 'vert black > > Hey! Spikey Likes IT! > 1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok > Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior > Vintage 40 Wheels 16X8" > w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A Radial 225/50ZR16 |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
> wrote in message *snipped* | Last week, one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you | always come back with problems!!???". You let him get away with this? .. When I told him that most techs I know | fill the new filter with oil prior to install, he totally flipped and | started yelling at me again ... :"We do hundreds of changes a week | ...and you are telling ME how to CHANGE OIL!!". The guy still doesn't have a fat lip, and you still have not called their corporate HQ...???!! | | Am I crazy? No Ron, you are acting more like a doormat. Find a different place to take your car. There must be another lube shop around. Kate |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
"Photobossman" > wrote in message news:g6hie.31$ep.13@fed1read02... |I don't see why you cannot change your oil. *snip* Some of us don't WANT to DIY... how's that? Personally, I don't like to have to store and then haul the used oil to the recycling place. I like that they lube everything,, vacuum the mats and wash the windshield check all the other levels, fill the fluids and so on.. Kate |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
> wrote in message
oups.com... >I know enough to avoid Jiffy-Lube and such. Found a clean and somewhat > upscale garage a few years back and have been taking in my GT every 3K > miles or so. > For some reason, their computer does not show correct capacity and they > often put in too much oil. I've been double checking myself after > changes and ask them to drain the excess. Judging by the distance between the Add and Full marks/lines being a quart, how much was it overfilled? > Last week, one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you > always come back with problems!!???". I told him to chill and not to > blame me for their mistakes. > I also advised that they simply check the level before giving me the > car back. He started to tell me that they put in a little more oil > since the filter absorbs some. When I told him that most techs I know > fill the new filter with oil prior to install, he totally flipped and > started yelling at me again ... :"We do hundreds of changes a week > ...and you are telling ME how to CHANGE OIL!!". > > Am I crazy? Ever since my HS auto shop class (30 years ago) I was told > that it's a good idea to fill new filters with oil. > In any case, I'm just so frustrated that since I no longer have time or > space to change my own oil, even paying someone else to do it becomes a > f----ing production! -- John ThunderSnake #59 |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Just to add some perspective..... spend some time on the opposite side of
the counter for a while. Most techs that I know do their absolute best to perform top notch work... in spite of constant demands regarding time spent, service performed, payment received and a host of other things "civilians" just don't comprehend. Add the constant bad rap from an unknowing public and the occasional entrapment blitz by some of the media.... I wasn't there so I don't know if "one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you| always come back with problems!!???" or if it was a simple question. Just yesterday, one of our apprentices us changing oil on a Honda and noticed a bad front wheel bearing.... customer dumps on the spprentice. A couple of weeks ago, customer installs a 60 amp MAX where a 20 amp use to live...... The wiring harness is about $800CA and nearly 12 hours to install....... Customer dumps on the SA. There are two sides to every story..... There is a growing trend for the good shops to "fire" customers before an unpleasant scene develops. It's something I've done in the past and I will continue it in the future. Is there anyone here that can make it through a day without a mistake or four left in their wake? Get a good enough microscope and you can find problems with any task a human has performed. "SVTKate" > wrote in message ink.net... > > > wrote in message > *snipped* > > | Last week, one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you > | always come back with problems!!???". > > You let him get away with this? > > . When I told him that most techs I know > | fill the new filter with oil prior to install, he totally flipped and > | started yelling at me again ... :"We do hundreds of changes a week > | ...and you are telling ME how to CHANGE OIL!!". > > The guy still doesn't have a fat lip, and you still have not called their > corporate HQ...???!! > | > | Am I crazy? > > No Ron, you are acting more like a doormat. > Find a different place to take your car. There must be another lube shop > around. > > Kate > > |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
wanted: east bay mechanics | Paul | VW water cooled | 0 | April 20th 05 05:51 PM |
Auto mechanics books recommendations requested | cp | Technology | 0 | February 21st 05 07:06 AM |
any good VW mechanics in NYC area? | jli | VW water cooled | 4 | December 29th 04 06:48 PM |