If you have comprehensive insurance it may cover this! Then the insurance company can sue them for criminal negligence!

Why do you change this washer so often - is it covered under warrenty? Anybody know?

 

I change it so I get a good seal with out having to really torque the drain plug on. They're less than a dollar each, so why not. You don't really need to, but I do.

 

Thanks for a good tip - cheap simple and might save a lot along the way...
Let us know about what you did to get the oil mess cleared out....

 

Should always stay and watch what your mechanic is doing

 

That is disturbing!

I went to Jiffy Lube once years ago and was disapointed with all the add-ons they try to get a person to buy into.

Personally I do the work on my 8 unless there is a warranty issue or recall.

Will be looking at an oil extractor very soon

 

http://jiffylubesucks.tharmon.com/


Here, conveniently marked, is the location to avoid.

 

Too bad jiffy lube isn't the only place doing this, I'm sure. I'd rather buy the tools and learn to do it myself before going somewhere.

 

We have 'Uncle Ed's' here in Michigan - they're even worse than Jiffy Lube, if that's possible.

 

Perhaps people need to just have thier asses removed for being dishonest like this.....

 

I don't have my present job because I applied for a job at the local lube shop and got turned down. Anyone can change oil. If you have the facility (ie garage), just change the oil, tranny fluid, diff fluid, coolant, air filter, everything, yourself. Its very satisfying.

I remember being at Jiffy Lube for an oil change a couple years ago and watched as they easily sold 3 other people on new wiper blades, cabin air filter, air filter. All three of them were driving fleet vehicles, and they all said "well, if the fleet will pay for it, go for it." That is how they make their money. Upselling the fleet customers. The fleet management companies would do well for themselves to simply BAN jiffy lube.

 

dang i remember hearing this but after watching it.. damn pisses me off about jiffy now haha

 

Wow! Now this is just horrible. If I don't do the service myself, I'll pay the extra premium and have Mazda do it, or a mechanic I already know.

 

Most service places are like that, I watched, at Grease monkey as they sold some Lady an air filter for $20 and charged her another $20 for her pcv valve. It was sad, then they offered to "Clean my injectors" for $99...lol. Since then I do it myself, if I have to take my car in I ask to see the old parts. A good mechanic will volunteer to show you the parts.

 

My dealer is competitively priced with the chain fleece shops and doesn't charge for oil change at all if you are a regular customer with the other periodic services (15K, 30K). Don't assume that the dealer is charging a premium price.

 

I know there is a certain satisfaction doing your own work on the 8, but at $12, why would you bother?
You don't really believe the dealerships are any better when it comes to accountablitiy, do you?

Got a mechanic I trust, and they know rotaries. Say thank gawd!!

 

Here's one for you.

A couple of days ago I went to Monro Brake and Muffler to get my new cat welded on (Magnaflow 3" high flow).. went home for about an hour and came back, my car was on the lift waiting for me to check and verify that they did a ******* excellent job in welding 2 bungs, and the cat 3" to 2.5" conversion. Including a correct angle for my wideband 02.

Monro all the way :]

 

What can I say: freakin JiffyCrooooooks !!!!

 

Is Jiffy lube really cheating customers, or are the customers cheating themselves by going to Jiffy Lube.

 

It depends on whether the chicken came before the egg.

 

Went to Jiffy Lube a couple of years ago for an oil change on my Lincoln LS. One month earlier I had my trans fluid serviced at the dealership. The Jiffy Lube tech actually had the stones to call me over to my car and say, "You have over 50K miles on your car, look at your transmission fluid, it really needs to be changed." I was taken back that this guy would try to pull this over on a customer! I asked him if he thought I was a moron and instructed him that I'd just had the fluid changed a month ago. His response, "Well I guess your fluids fine then, you don't need to have it changed." Brilliant!

 

This is something that's gonna occur at all service facilities. It works because most people put trust in these places, and do what they say. They take your money, many times changing something that doesn't need to be changed, or in this case not doing the work at all.

I can no longer change my oil where I live since it's not allowed, so I have to go to these places. I am just bold, and say, nothing but an oil change today, no need to check anything. It's an easy way out to know and learn your own service interval, and let them know that you are the one keeping track of your vehicle. When it comes time for service, I'll let them know what to change, and watch them change it. That's the best way around this manipulative land we now live in where ripping people off without them knowing it is a normal thing. They'll continue to bleed the niave, but you can be smart and not let it happen to you.

 

i took my car in to my dealership for a grinding sound from the rear of my car during acceleration. the guy calls me back and tells me the differential fluid is the wrong viscosity and that there is a white ring painted around the fill hole...something usually associated with jiffy lube he says. they paint a ring around the fill holes so they dont forget theyve already changed it. regardless, jiffy lube almost ruined my rear-slip because the previous owner took it there (or somewhere similar) for some reason. thanks to my dealer my car is not grinding anymore.

 

finally watched teh video...that sucks, so if dealers dont care and other places steal where do you go?

 

I went to Jiffy lube once with my El-Camino because, well just because. They did their thing while I read a magazine. When they told me it was done I asked if they changed the oil filter. The guy called out down to the guy in the pit and asked if he changed the filter and he said yes. I said that is funny, because the oil filter is not down under the engine, it is a remote mounted up top in the front mounted to the side and asked what they had replaced it with.

I had to go to NAPA to get the filter and came back and made them do the service over.

A friend owns a Grease Monkey, so I thought I would try that. I took it in there when the owner was not around and right off the bat they came in and asked if I wanted my filter replaced with the same NAPA 2 quart filter or if I wanted an HP-4 since the Fram 2 quart was difficult to get in there ( about 1/2 inch longer than the NAPA ).

It was nice they were thourough, and gave me a choice. I went for the NAPA 2 quart replacement and they went to NAPA and got it, without charging me extra.

I'll go back to Grease Monkey, but never again to Jiffy Lube.

 

I used to work there in college, i can tell you numerous stories about the scams. This forum isn't big enough!