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Date:         Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:58:56 -0400
Reply-To:     "Myers, Thomas A" <Thomas.Myers@USA.XEROX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Myers, Thomas A" <Thomas.Myers@USA.XEROX.COM>
Subject:      Re: JiffyLube, extras
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I do use Jiffy for oil changes right now because I lack a suitable place of my own

to do the job. that being said - they know nothing about vanagons and you have to watch them the

whole time. I bring my own oil filters.

Last time : they filled the engine with 10w-30 despite my instructions.

They were quite perturbed that i insist they drain the engine again and refill it. [ i watched]

They made a point of saying my drain plug was chewed up [??]

[ I just installed the new drain plug myself 1000 miles before on the new rebuild ]

the service man made a point to tell me he could not find the windshield wiper fluid refill

but did say he checked the brake fluid level despite the fact I knew he could not find that either!

But until I have a garage to do it myself I will keep using [ and watching ] Jiffylube....

Tom

>-----Original Message----- >From: Fin Beven <FinBeven@MSN.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Sent: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:02:15 -0700 >Subject: JiffyLube, extras > > >Full confession.... I have virtually no expertise when it comes to the >care-and-feeding of engines. But I do change my oil frequently. I bought >my >1990 just one year ago, it now has about 145,000 on the original engine and >trans, and I have no record of what service it had before that (there were >several owners). > >Today I was at my local Jiffy-Lube, and they offered me two "extras": > > 1.. Flushing and re-filling the Automatic Transmission Fluid. They >wanted >$89.99 for this. > 2.. "Fuel System Cleaning". They were to put some sort of additive into >the >gas-tank, then open up one of the vacuum tubes and drain some sort of >cleaning >fluid into the system. They wanted $59.99 for this. >My impression is that shops like this use the oil change as the inducement >to >get you into the shop, then "get you" with the extras. > >Does anyone have an opinion as to whether either of these processes are >necessary, and if so, how often they should be done. > >Thanks, > >Fin Beven >1990 Carat, Custom Camper Conversion >Pasadena, CA

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