My daily laugh, hubby's oil change...

[jarrett at rpa.net (Jim Jarrett)]

On 1/11/04 12:13 PM, "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Okay, this was my laugh of the day. My hubby takes his PT to Craptacular
> Tire to get the oil changed. A few changes back a different Canadian Tire
> put the wrong oil plug in, and stripped it all to hell, but so far this
> local one's been okay. So he gets the Chrysler tank home, and the phone
> rings "Hello, ummmm, you just got your oil changed, right....well, ummmm, we
> have your oil cap sitting here on the bench, ummmm, so I guess you can come
> in and get in sometime when you're in town."
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't this procedure boil down to like five
> steps? (1. place catch basin,  2.  remove oil plug and filter,drain  3.
> replace plug and filter, 4. remove cap, add oil, replace cap,  5. check for
> leaks...if it leaks slightly, it's all good, it's a VW) Well, 6 steps if you
> count in the complexities of oil selection.
> 
> Yep, incompetance is rampant. Didn't make as bad a mess as Adam starting his
> without the valve cover though. But too funny. And explains why they will
> NEVER see mine. Plus I don't trust them to actually put that expensive
> synthetic in MY car. (not to mention I do love pouring oil all over the
> garage floor...)
> 
> Other stories of dorks are invited...
> 


LOL. Back when I had an Audi 4000, but before I became Mechanically
Inclined?, I took it to "Jiffy Lube" to get an oil change.

I drove home and when I arrived there, a huge cloud of blue smoke rolled out
from under the hood.

The "employees" had left the oil cap off the engine.  Fortunately, it was
wedged into something on top of the engine and survived the ride home.

I never went back. :-P

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