oil, lube, and filter
07-26-2010, 11:55 AM
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oil, lube, and filter
When you take your car to a place for an oil change and they advertise oil, lube, and filter...what exactly do they "lube" up for you?
07-26-2010, 07:27 PM
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.. I don't think any new cars have Zerk/Lube fittings. The last car I "lubed" was a 1986 Mercury Gran Marquis. It was squeaking a lot around the front end so I lubed the chassis via Zerk fittings.
07-26-2010, 09:13 PM
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They lube your WALLET. NEVER take your car to a lube chain shop *cough*jiffylube*cough* EVER. From conversations from people who used to work there, who would never take their cars there, I learned what I had already suspected:
They don't care about your car, and sometimes will do Very Bad Things to it, for kicks. Do your own oil changes and save thousands of dollars over the course of your car's lifetime.
They don't care about your car, and sometimes will do Very Bad Things to it, for kicks. Do your own oil changes and save thousands of dollars over the course of your car's lifetime.
07-26-2010, 09:33 PM
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thousands?
shop x charges 30 bux for a oil change
if you did it yourself it would cost roughly 15 dollars(using comparable oil)
savings of 15 bux
to save 1 thousand dollars, it would take 67 oil changes
which would put you at just over 200k miles
my work uses mobil oil, wix filters(carquest brand), wash your windows, vacuum your interior, top off all fluids, check your air pressure, and a 23 point inspection
for 31 dollars, if you buy a "silver members card" for 20 bux you get 3 dollars off your oil changes for LIFE, free roadside assistance, free towing coverage(iirc 1 tow per year up to 100 bux)
and we can do it in 10 minutes
granted since i work there i still do my own changes, for people who DONT have the tools or know how, places like that are well worth the money
shop x charges 30 bux for a oil change
if you did it yourself it would cost roughly 15 dollars(using comparable oil)
savings of 15 bux
to save 1 thousand dollars, it would take 67 oil changes
which would put you at just over 200k miles
my work uses mobil oil, wix filters(carquest brand), wash your windows, vacuum your interior, top off all fluids, check your air pressure, and a 23 point inspection
for 31 dollars, if you buy a "silver members card" for 20 bux you get 3 dollars off your oil changes for LIFE, free roadside assistance, free towing coverage(iirc 1 tow per year up to 100 bux)
and we can do it in 10 minutes
granted since i work there i still do my own changes, for people who DONT have the tools or know how, places like that are well worth the money
07-26-2010, 10:28 PM
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One of my cars is at 150+k miles
The other is at 55k ish.
These are the third and fifth cars I have purchased. I intend to take both of them WELL over 200k miles.
Yes, thousands.
And nobody "oops" cuts a hole in your lower radiator hole (for example) while they're down there. And nobody tries to upsell you on blinker fluid or clutch springs. If you work at a good place, then great. Be a shining example at whatever you do, wherever you work. Speaking for myself, the only time I'm planning on taking my car to (e.g.) Jiffy Lube is if I get tired of the engine being so reliable, and want somebody to leave the oil drain plug out so it will seize on the drive home, and then they'll buy me a new motor.
The other is at 55k ish.
These are the third and fifth cars I have purchased. I intend to take both of them WELL over 200k miles.
Yes, thousands.
And nobody "oops" cuts a hole in your lower radiator hole (for example) while they're down there. And nobody tries to upsell you on blinker fluid or clutch springs. If you work at a good place, then great. Be a shining example at whatever you do, wherever you work. Speaking for myself, the only time I'm planning on taking my car to (e.g.) Jiffy Lube is if I get tired of the engine being so reliable, and want somebody to leave the oil drain plug out so it will seize on the drive home, and then they'll buy me a new motor.