Valoline Oil Service

marc hildebrant

marc hildebrant

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Went by the local Valvoline Oil Change Store today to show the Model A to the Manager. I had told him about the car and he wanted to see it.

While on the bay where they do the oil change/grease, I was wondering if anyone has used them to service their car? With all the fittings, it could be money well spent.

Note: I didn't get any service there today.

I did my first oil/grease myself as I wanted to get to know the car.

The manager thought that some pictures of the car there while getting a future oil/grease could be fun.

Marc
 
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i would'nt trust them or any other quick change place to even touch my lawnmower let alone my car. being in the business you wouldnt believe the screw ups i have seen from these quick lubes. most of them hire unqualified kids right off the street. i think you would be better served going to a qualified mechanic. now you got me torqued up.. whew
 
Mitch//pa said:
i would'nt trust them or any other quick change place to even touch my lawnmower let alone my car. being in the business you wouldnt believe the screw ups i have seen from these quick lubes. most of them hire unqualified kids right off the street. i think you would be better served going to a qualified mechanic. now you got me torqued up.. whew
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I know fellow who is rebuilding a differiental. Both axle housings were completely full of chassis grease from the ring gear to outboard end!

Some times these monkeys just keep pumping grease ... waiting for it to come out somewhere. Like the U joint until it fills up the transmission, speedo cable housing and the speedometer housing also.

Number Ten! ... Number Thousand GI!!
 
Usually they have good insurance, and have no problem with paying for correcting their screwups --through the years I have done at least 4 benz engines for Jiffylube, they had no problem with paying.---and many oil pans, oil filter housings.
 
It doesn't matter what you tell them, they will do whatever they feel like. Ask for 10-40 weight oil, they'll hose in 5-20. Tell them your rear axle needs 90 weight gear oil, they'll put in 30 weight. Watch them strip your oil pan plug with a 24 inch socket wrench. That is, except when they forget to tighten it at all and you find the crankcase nearly empty when the engine seizes up a week later. Tell them you aren't happy with their service and they'll let you stare into their big empty eyes. I am done with lube services...
 
I personally know how far you can go before the whole differential welds itself together with no lube being put back in !!
 
I don't trust them with my modern vehicles, why would I trust them with something I have spent countless hours building. Rod
 
I have trust issues with anyone who works on my coupe. Once I had the car towed to my house by a towing service that was hired by a trusted mechanic and the tow driver had secured the cable hook to my hydraulic brakes. I was livid. When the tow truck arrived at my house, I grabbed the camera as soon as I saw the hook on the brakes. I read the driver the riot act. I then called the mechanic and informed him of the situation-----and read him the riot act. I told him that if there was any damage to my car's brakes somebody was going to pay and it wasn't going to be me. I felt that the mechanic had an obligation to supervise the loading of my car. Several years ago I had my modern car towed and that tow driver hooked the cable to the tie rods-----and they had to be replaced. Fortunately the owner of the garage caught the fiasco as the driver pulled up to unload. In that incident I dropped the ball because it was being towed from my house and I was there but didn't notice it. The tow driver was charged by the garage for the new tie rods. Nowadays, I supervise every tow job, and tell the driver exactly how I want it tied down, no ifs ands or buts!
Fortunately, I haven't been towed in over a year.

Jack
 
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