[AT] Off topic, Jiffy Lube.

[charlie hill]

Hi Louis,  this one surely isn't hearsay.  The quick lube place that I 
always used went out of business when the owner ( a friend of mine) died. 
We were going out of town and I didn't know exactly who I wanted to start 
using for service.  I wound up at the local Jiffy Lube.  It was my first and 
last time EVER.   The attendant told me their computer was down but if I was 
paying in cash they could still do the oil change.  I should have left then 
but I needed the oil changed and didn't have much time to go somewhere else. 
When the guy started to open the hood it didn't unlatch right and he started 
beating on the hood with his fist.  I said something to him about it, walked 
out and opened the hood myself.  That move apparently was worse than yelling 
at the folks in a fast food resturant.

After a few minutes they told me they were finished.  I paid them $40 cash 
and let them keep the few cents change since their electronic cash 
register/computer wasn't working.  Of course I got no reciept.  I drove off 
and made it about 3 blocks before the engine died out.  I managed to get it 
refired and limped to a mechanic friends shop.  We were headed out of town 
for the weekend and had to borrow another friends car for a 1000 mile round 
trip.  When I got home the mechanic ( a friend who I trust) had removed the 
fuel tank, flushed it and the fuel lines out, replaced the fuel pump, 
replaced 4 out of six fuel injectors and replaced the fuel filter twice.

Turned out it had water and some other foreign liquid that we believe might 
have been glycol (as in antifreeze) in the fuel.   I had filled the tank a 
couple of days before and had just driven the car about 80 miles before 
pulling in to the Jiffy Lube.  It was running perfectly when I pulled in 
there so I know the gas wasn't comtaminated prior to going in the Jiffy 
Lube.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that they sabatoged the car because 
I said something to the guy about hitting the hood.  I also don't think they 
ever changed the oil to begin with and I know they didn't do the rest of the 
service which included checking the tire pressure because one of them was 
low.  I bet another $40 that the money never went in the cash drawer either.

It cost a hair under $1000 to fix the car.  I never even bothered to go back 
and confront them.  It would have cost me a couple of thousand more to get 
out of trouble if  I had.   That happened last fall.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis" <louis at kellnet.com>
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Subject: RE: [AT] Off topic, Jiffy Lube.


>I know this is hearsay.  I have a friend, who's cousin worked at one of
> these quick oil change places.  He said they ran the drain oil through a
> series of filters and then put it back in the engines of cars that came
> through.
>
> Also, once I took my 1989 F-250 to one of those quick change places.  I
> didn't have the time to do the lube job myself.  I knew the pan held 7 qts 
> +
> 1 qt for the filter.  This was a place where they pulled the vehicle in 
> and
> you sat in a waiting room.  When the truck was finished, I went up to pay.
> The guy told me that they put 5 qt of oil in the engine.  I told him they
> were 3 qts short.  He insisted they checked the dipstick.  I said, I will
> make you a deal.  Let's go out and check the dipstick.  If it show the oil
> is full, I will pay you double.  If it shows the oil is down 3 qts, you 
> owe
> me the oil change for free.  He thought he had me and said sure.  Well, I
> got the oil change for free, plus the 3 additional qts of oil.
>
> Lou
>
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> Subject: [AT] Off topic, Jiffy Lube.
>
>
> Hi, If you use Jiffy Lube you might want to check this out.
>
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