Barney,
Your Jiffy Lube story is similar to my daughter's experience, in which
the JL lads topped off the brake MC with automatic transmission fluid.
$1200 later we had brakes that would release again, having replaced all
lines, the MC, all wheel cylinders and calipers, proportioning valve and
all the other rubber bits that swelled.
Bob
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:59:37 -0500 Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
writes:
> At 03:17 PM 6/23/2000 -0400, Carl French wrote:
> >....
> > 4. drive down road for approx 1/2 mile or until the engine
> dies
> 'hard'. Call tow truck and bring to dealer where they say "Hey,
> where is
> your oil pan bolt" or, "Hey, your filter fell off". Or, "hey when is
> the
> last time you checked your oil? you do not have any."
> >
> > Money Spent:
> > $20.00 Oil Change
> > $1.00 Coffee
> > $3,000.00 new engine
> > ----------------
> > Total: $3021.00
>
> My case was a bit more subtle and (fortunately) less expensive. I
> had a
> NEW car serviced regularly, at least twice yearly, at the same Jiffy
> Lube.
> When it was less than 5 years old one tie rod end fell apart three
> days
> after the last lube job, with the ball end completely worn out and
> with the
> (orignial) grease fitting missing. Of course the check list from
> every
> visit to Jiffy Lube listed the number of grease fittings serviced
> (including the missing one) and was always checked off that the tie
> rod
> ends were in good condition, including three days before it fell
> apart.
> These days I don't drink (much), I don't use dope, and I don't do
> Jiffy
> Lube. You don't always have to service your own car, but it's nice
> to know
> enough about it to check on the other guy's work.
>
> $.02,
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
>
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