My wife took our Jeep GC to the dealer and had the oil changed once. Then when it came time to change it again, I couldn't get the plug to budge without seriously risking damaging it. I drove it to the dealer and told them whoever tightened up the plug way over torqued it and damaged it. I not only made them loosen it, but also had them give me a replacement plug. I vowed to do my own oil changes religiously from now on. The only reason my wife took it to the dealer in the first place was because it was in the dead of Winter. I guess I'm just going to have to freeze my ass off next time to know it's done right.
Oil Change Surprise
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I've seen it all, working in dealerships.
In the late 80's the 4.0 I6 in most Jeeps went from an SAE to metric thread. The metric filter would seem thread on to the sae of adapter....then blow the filter off 10 miles later....that was a great summer, bein a parts guy sold a buncha long blocks
Ive seen drain plugs double gasketed. and blow oil all over the floor. Seen lube monkeys drive off the sides of racks, and drop em off lifts. One guy dropped a Renault from so high up, it was on it's roof when it landed!
The guys they employ at dealerships for oil changes only make less than a burger flipper.
So, yea, I been doin my own oil changes my whole life....
In the late 80's the 4.0 I6 in most Jeeps went from an SAE to metric thread. The metric filter would seem thread on to the sae of adapter....then blow the filter off 10 miles later....that was a great summer, bein a parts guy sold a buncha long blocks
Ive seen drain plugs double gasketed. and blow oil all over the floor. Seen lube monkeys drive off the sides of racks, and drop em off lifts. One guy dropped a Renault from so high up, it was on it's roof when it landed!
The guys they employ at dealerships for oil changes only make less than a burger flipper.
So, yea, I been doin my own oil changes my whole life....
And to further elaborate on IDMT's post.. Depending on the warranty work I STILL
won't let them touch it.. When I heard about the door handle recall I made them order
the replacement handles and I changed them at home. They told me "You can't do that"
and I said "Would you like me to have someone from Chrysler Corporate call you and
tell you otherwise?"
won't let them touch it.. When I heard about the door handle recall I made them order
the replacement handles and I changed them at home. They told me "You can't do that"
and I said "Would you like me to have someone from Chrysler Corporate call you and
tell you otherwise?"
I was getting my last free oil change at the dealer (they "gave" me three) and this time I was right there watching the guy begin to pour the wrong weight Pennzoil Ultra into my SRT. I looked at him and said it uses 0W-40. He said well this is just lighter oil, and I told him to drain it out and pour in the right oil. Really. rder:
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