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Bird specials. Also, I will not go to Jiffy Lube since the last time I went they striped my oil pan. Do NOT post how do i know if u do NOT post a place for me to go. I am not ignorant, i know my oil pan was striped so if you decide to list Jiffy Lube be aware you will NOT be awarded points or best answer. Furthermore, if u only answer to argue how do i know Jiffy Lube striped my oil pan instead of listing a place for me to go, i will report your answer.
A while back the Walmart Lube Center stripped my oil pan and put a temporary plug in without telling me a thing about it. The next time I got my oil changed was at Super Lube- the mechanic there told me about it, took out the temp, and put in a pan saver. I have had that for like a year and just went to Tire Kingdom to get my oil changed again. They refused to do it because it’s "against their policy" to touch a car with that kind of plug. When I went back to Super Lube, I was told that the pan saver was not a "temporary fix", as the guy at Tire Kingdom said, but actually a permanent plug. He said it was just different from the threaded plug that was there before because the pan was stripped out.
Is this pan saver a real fix to save me the money of a new pan? If the pan saver does need to be replaced, can I safely take it out during an oil change and replace it with another one? I don’t want to have to pay 0 to replace the oil pan but I am scared my car is going to eventually start leaking oil.
*Update*: A mechanic that I know personally (that I trust) has told me that he can tap out my plug with a special instrument that creates new threads, thereby making the drain hole the next size up and putting in a new threaded bolt. Apparently, it is not a self-threading bolt:
they tap it out with new threads first, then install the new bolt. He says unless I do this, no one but Super Lube will ever touch my car because of liability issues. Should I do this or just leave the pansaver plug in?
I bought a 2003 Buell Lightning XB9S. Apparently it sat in a cold garage for 3 months in Chicago. I went to change the oil today, and followed the original owners manual correctly. I let the bike run for 15 minutes. It sounded great.
I opened the drain valve, drained the old oil out (which was very black). Replaced the oil filter, then went to fill the oil tank back up with new oil, and it only held 1.5 quarts. The owners manual said it should have held 2.5 including the oil I poured into the new filter. I then realized that the oil pan had way less than 2.5 quarts of old oil in it.
Now I’m stuck. I tried to do the oil change over again. After reopening the drain plug, nothing comes out. I can see the oil tank is full of fresh oil. So I ran the bike for about 1 minute to see if it would circulate. Still nothing drains out, and the tank is full of clean oil.
Does this mean the oil is not circulating? Where should I go from here?
Also. I inspected the air filter, and there is clean oil in the housing around the air filter. Does this mean there is too much oil in the bike?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Rob
My mom asked if her boyfriend (who is a mechanic for Mack truck) could change the oil in her car behind our garage. She has on street parking and the road isn’t level or in good shape. We said yes. She didn’t mention the need of tools or an oil pan.
They get here and first ask would you use a jack or ramps for an oil change on that car. My husband said a jack. So the boyfriend goes over and pulls out my husbands jack and jack stands and lifts the car. Then he comes up to my husband and says he thinks it’s a 13, so my husband points to the tool box and tells him the drawers are marked. They used my husbands tools and oil pan to change the oil and her filter. Then they left leaving the tools out, the garbage in a box by the tools, and the oil pan filled with used oil.
Are we wrong in thinking that it was rude? My husband had to put all the tools away, put the garbage in the garbage cans, and take the oil to Autozone to be recycled. At the very least shouldn’t they have taken the oil to autozone and cleaned up the garbage?
I didn’t know they left it like that until they were gone and my husband isn’t the type to cause confrontation. So do I bring it up next time I talk to my mom or wait until the next time they ask and just say "Sure, but bring your own oil pan and make sure to put the garbage in the can?"
Thoughts please?
While doing an oil change I begin pouring in the new oil and I saw part of the aluminum that seal the oil bottle fall into the engine and when I started the engine a hissing noise started and the RPMs stay elevated and when I shut off the engine I hear a bit of a grinding noise. Does anyone have any Idea how to fix this?
It is a 2002 Dodge Ram v8 magnum engine so does the oil go right to the oil pan? If so? or if not then what?
My girlfriend has a 2002 Hyundai Elantra and she was told that the thread is worn???? She was also was told that if she doesnt change out the oil pan then next time they change out the oil they wont be able to put the pan back on. I was wondering if this is something I can do myself if she buys the correct pan? I am pretty handy however I dont have much experience working on or under cars. The quote they gave her at the local garage was 430 dollars. This seems very high for something so small. Is it?
The mechanic said there was sludge in the engine (2003 toyota camry, oil change was 1500 miles ago, has 95,000 miles on it.). He said for diagnosis, cleaning the oil pan and strainer of sludge, evaluation of engine without taking everything else apart, a new oil change, labor, and taxes – the amount came to 0.
Am I getting hosed?
(Its at a Mobil station garage.) He says if most of the sludge drips to the bottom so they can clean it, I’d be able to take it home today.
He said Toyota sensors are really good and the fact that my check engine light didnt go on, it probably means there is little to no damage to the engine right now. He said its not the pump because the light only goes on when the engine warms up (10 mins or so). He also said the engine sounds good when it is on (no rattling or bad noise). He thinks there is no or little damage.
Is this a good/bad deal (or avg)? Do you agree with his analysis?
This is taking the easy way out, changing oil using a oil extractor instead of jacking up the car and using the drain plug. if you never have changed oil and want too follow the same steps in this video except you will have to get underneath and remove the drain plug from the oil pan to change oil instead of where I used a oil extractor to change oil. It was slow but it gave me time to cut the grass while it sucked from the bottom of the oil pan
Ok so my boyfriend’s mom left an oil pan full of old oil from an oil change in the garage. Long story short, it spilled. We aren’t sure when but an old mattress that was in there soaked 98% of it up. I know its illegal to throw oil away, so I’m wondering where we can dump this mattress?
We really want to clean out the garage but it’s pointless to start unless we know where we can legally put this thing.
My tenant has some old oil in an oil pan in the garage duplex. Looks like he is using the garage to change the cars oil and work on his car in the garage.
Isn’t this dangerous to have old oil in the garage like that and also work on his car in the garage in a nice neighborhood? How would I write a letter to him to address this or how do you handle this situation?
I would like to change the oil in my 2004 F-250 (gasoline) and do not want to take it to jiffy lube or mobil lube express. Also I am having difficulty finding the oil pan, i do not want to loosen the wrong nut or bolt lol.
Thanks for your help!
Ok. I got an oil change today at Jiffy Lube. Before they started the technician came back in and says I have a major oil leak. The tech said do you still want the oil changed? I said not if it is going to leak back out. He then said hold on let me find out where it is leaking from. He comes back and tells me it is the oil pan gasket. I agreed to get the oil changed. Was I just made a fool out of? I don’t know anything about cars. If the oil pan gasket is leaking, why would they still change the oil?
My vw jetta has only 50,000 miles and has never leaked in the driveway and pass the smog test 1week ago. Yet this shady worker says I have 3 leaks oil pan gasket, transmission pan gasket and rear engine seal. Do you think he has intentionally did evil to cause damage to my gaskets
How is ATI for trade school with mechanics/technicians?
Wondering how their courses are… If it’s worth the time/money.
+++++ I just realized how much I typed… Sorry for the wall of text but I hope you take the time to read it++++++
I know a lot about car mechanics as it is. I’d be so mad if I went there and learned nothing… But a job I want, wants me to be certified and wants to see my dedication towards the car technician/mechanic field.
I read yahoo and google reviews from their map’s sites… Of course, would anyone really write a good review if they had a good time? I mean if it’s bad, I’d surely write a bad review. Like I did for an apartment I used to live in. If it were good, I’m NOT so sure I would have written a review at all (I’m just being honest, but that’s the way most everyone is).
I have written good reviews on places before. But 1 was a friend’s car shop, the other was an audio shop that gave me discounts…
So now I’m sitting here debating on going to ATI or not… I mean I was really set on going, until I read a review saying someone in the mechanics shop discharged a GUN IN the shop. Another review stated the courses don’t teach you a whole lot…
For what it’s worth… If you’ve taken a course here, does it teach anything more than the following things?:
Replacements: Head gasket, timing belt, serpentine belt, spark plugs, wires, distributor cap/rotor/ignitor, o2 sensor, brakes, oil changes, valve cover gaskets, fuel pump/filter, starter, alternator, water pump, springs/shocks, air filter, oil pan gasket, head bolts, and… Probably more I can’t think of everything I’ve done.
* I’ve opened up dash clusters and replaced bulbs and speed gears/cables.
* I’ve read flashing ECU light codes to diagnose problems.
* I’ve done full engine swaps, wired them, only direct engine mount swaps though… No special engine fabrication.
* I’ve also done resistance tests (in ohms) on coils and wires. Voltage tested many strangely working parts in various cars.
I can’t weld, so I can’t do exhaust work or custom motor mounts. Would they teach that?
I don’t know how to wipe or flash an ECU to retune a car completely yet. But I’m good at computers and software…
And I don’t know how to take internals out — like crankshaft and pistons/connection rods/rings/etc… Nor do I know how to do cam valve or push rod head work…
Would I gain anything except a certification from this school?
Super thanks for your time reading all of this junk, it’s a career I want to move forwards in, I have no on the job experience. Everything I’ve done, I learned on my own with lots of reading and hands-on trial and error. But what I learned has stuck with me… And showed me it’s a field I’d like to further myself in.
Thanks again
Chris.
I have a 2001 Honda Civic 2 door coupe. I got the oil changed at Jiffy Lube recently, but just today I noticed that the oil was leaking. I took it back to Jiffy Lube and they told me that I need to have a new oil pan gasket put in. I called a mechanic to see how much this would run, and they told me it would cost around 0. They told me that the part was , and that it would take around 3 hours to put in. I don’t know very much about cars at all. Can someone please tell me if this is around the right price range?
Also, is there any way I could replace this part myself without having hardly any knowledge of cars?
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