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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
... six months earlier i had sent my daughter by with one of my 240ds to have the oil changed there on her way back to ball state. and later that car blew a rod from being low on oil. i bet he sent it out three quarts low....
another time i had this 65 reo with a 166 cummins in it.... on the way back i stopped for fuel and checked the oil. nothing on the stick. i added thirteen quarts. (how much does that damned thing hold?)... the truck repair had charged me for 32 quarts or whatever it held and only put half of it in there...
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It's amazing how few problems I have with my cars compared with others who have their cars serviced by "professionals". And it really frosts me when my sister tells me to "take it to a real mechanic" when I'm working on a tough problem with my car.