Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 23:00:41 GMT From: Nutmegger<Nutmeggernopsameja.com> Subject: Re: Do you change oil yourself
Bob says... > >Oh, which story would you like ? Want to hear the story about the >lube place that put transmission fluid in the engine ? I heard that one before - a few times now. >How about the ones that are ignorant of the copper washer on the drain plug >and just leave it off ? How about the ones that over tighten drain >plugs so you end up paying a fortune to have a shop remove it ? CRIPES! >(BTW - when they leave the washer off, they always overtighten >the plug, because it leaks without it. Like they do the lug nuts on my tires, too tight for me to get off. I brought it back and asked them to fix it, I don't carry around an airgun in my car. > >O, my personal favorite, because it's personal, the one about >the shop that overfilled my dear old Dad's car with oil so badly >that smoke started pouring out of the exhaust a couple of miles >from the oil change place. That had to be a major overfill - I accidently put in an extra quart once and was worried about it. It was fine. >He got major damage to some emissions components for his $19.95. A friend of mine rides dirk bikes - two stoke engines. When they started adding that (?) some presertative to the gas, it blew his motor. Not just on one bike either. ~J~
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