Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 2000 22:07:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Susan Bernavich <susanb@WIZZARDS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Susan Bernavich <susanb@WIZZARDS.NET>
Subject:      Re: firestone lube special
Comments: To: McComas_Glenn <mccomas@SHORE.INTERCOM.NET>
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ok,,,, forgive me if this sounds like a silly question....if I go to one of
those places to have my oil changed ...I should bring my own filter right???
where should I get it???? From one of the vendors on the list????  thanks
Susan Bernavich

McComas_Glenn wrote:

> Hugo ---
>
> Last month I bought a 1987 Vanagon with a rod knock.  The prev_owner had
> taken it to a Jiffy Lube, where they crossthreaded the drain plug.  Then he
> took it to a mechanic, who put in a helicoil, but may have treated the chip
> problem too lightly.  Not long afterwards, the engine developed a rod
> knock...... perhaps from metal chips, or from the control-label filter used
> at Jiffy Lube??  Would you want this scenario??
>
> On the other hand, if you know the folks who work at the Firestone and they
> let you supply the filter, and they let you replace the drain plug, then
> maybe it's worth doing.