Moron Lube failed to install the drain plug of a friend's BMW which resulted in engine destruction. Moron Lube copped a plea and declared they hadn't done it.....


I forget the hourly wage they pay their oil changers, isn't it somewhere around $10/hour??

Where I live it's $9 an hour. Well, where I work.

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1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

I had a 1982 mazda truck,with real transmission,that used 80-90 gear oil.They put dexron in mine.1 week later input bearing fried.I replaced it my self as they went out of business,to many customers drove off with no oil.

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That is sick. I'm convinced some of these places are operated by sado masochists.....

No, just fools, idiots, dopers, drunkards and other bottom feeders who simple don't care .

The worst part is : I worked with them at the Dealer too .

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I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

When I was in high school mom of this girl I boned got a new engine in their minivan when they didn't put oil in it after a service at Montgomery Ward.

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I had a quickie oil change place install the drain plug in my '96 Exploder to "finger tight" and failed to torque it. Somewhere on the 1.5 mile drive home from the oil changer's, it fell out. Oil was still in the pan when I got home, and I know that from the trail of oil up the street and down the driveway.

Last time I ever had someone else change my oil. At least if I leave the drain plug out or screw something up, there's nobody else to blame.

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Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]

There are a multitude of reasons to either change your own oil. Or make an arrangement with a decent garage to do it. You should form a solid alliance with some garage somewhere. For repairs you cannot or do not want to handle yourself.

Over time establish if they are generally honest. This does not mean they will not present substantial bills. As the costs to day to run a place decently are high. At the same time you will probably get what you pay for. Or the chances are better.

Why the bills hurt so much at all too many places otherwise. Is you forgot to take the vasoline with you. If a place is well recommended by others. It usually is because they have experienced the over the fender routine themselves.

We have a chain shop in town associated with a retailer. They do decent work but the engineered bills they present have totally killed their business basically. Their head corporation spends endless hours designing and instructing them on how to get away with what they do. You ask almost anyone locally and they will tell you to stay away from them.

We also have a disease in society that helps many of them to exist. Some people believe that the more you pay the better results you get. This is far from true if you do your homework. Two of the most skilled mechanics in this area. Charge fairly and actually are far better than average mechanics as well. Are a good example.

Changing the oil and filter is about the simplest thing to do. With potentially about the worse possible consequences if not done properly.

A word of warning. Some aftermarket oil filters are coming apart and blocking things as a result damaging your engine. It is enough of an issue some dealers like Toyota warn customers. At a place like jiffy lube You have to remember how important their bottom line is.

Long time ago I took my gf(exgf) Subaru Forester to get an oil change.. somehow they drained the trans fluid and put oil in there. I’m not even 100 percent exactly what they did. The oil filter was changed and there was also fresh oil in the engine. Got home and the trans was slipping like a motha. Took it to a real mechanic to get that all straightened out. Went back to the oil change place and they refused to even talk about it. Was going to sue them for the $500 it cost me to fix the problem

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2004 Jeep wj overland
2001 Ducati 748
2004 Honda shadow aero

So you are saying that oil was added to the car but it all drained out in the service bay because of no drain plug? Why didn't your guy pay attention to the oil light / level / pressure warnings?

Barry is right, the a place I work at uses MADE IN CHINA filters.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

ATF won't damage this transmission. I ran ATF in my 84 Bronco 2 for 50,000 miles + until the body finally rusted away. The early Bronco 2 uses the same Toyo Kogo transmission as the Mazda.

Many manual trans went to ATF as gear oil just causes drag / loss of fuel economy.

The other question is, why did you have the transmission oil changed?

On what basis would you sue if you didn't 100% know what they did?

What did the other shop do to correct the problem at $ 500 ?

from what the mechanic said had happened. he took the motor oil out of transmission..flushed, put atf in transmission, new filters. new motor oil in engine..filter and diagnosis of the whole thing. the whole scenerio was completely unacceptable even if theyre a bunch of jiffy lube idiots. the shop manager of the other place told me to kick rocks and they did nothing wrong.

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1995 e320
1994 e320
2006 s500 4matic
2004 Jeep wj overland
2001 Ducati 748
2004 Honda shadow aero

IMHO, we are far better off chaniging our the oil in our own cars. Take your time and double check your own work and you'll be fine. Plus, I like letting the engine drain overnight after getting it good and hot.

Bottom line is this: It isn't their car; after they screw it up they can plead innocence. Jiffy Lube? More like Jerk-off Lube.....