Jiffy Lube Exposed

[RyanbabZ71]

http://www.wimp.com/lubeinvestigated/

 

[old-chevy-dude]

seen it, and doesn't suprise me in the least, Jiffy Lube is just that.. bend over and Jiffy Lube your customers.

[Dzlbudman]

Wow. When I get my oil changed I stand over the guy and watch. They hate it but it gets done correctly.

[wavery]

These investigations on Jiffy Lube have been going on since the 80's...... that's 30 years........ Channel 4 has run this segment at least 10 times. nothing changes.

[Mckenzie]

Exactly the reason we take all our vehicles to local run shop that doesn't have 18 yr/o high school drop outs servicing vehicles

[MikeNH]

I've only paid for oil changes a few times over the years, and it's always been done by people/places I can trust. I went to a quick lube place as a 16 y/o highschool sophomore in my old F150 for an oil change, and in the end they double gasketed the filter. I noticed some fluid in my driveway the next morning (dirt driveway so it was hard to tell what it was) but thought little of it as the truck always leaked something- if it stopped that meant I was out of something. But it got worse, so I brought it back to their shop, they showed my what the guy did and I thought to myself "gee, this is nuts, I paid for an "expert" to do something I did not know how to do and he still messed up, I need to learn how to do this stuff". And that's how I ended up signing up for shop classes and working in a dealer for a few years.

[tyhuck]

Yeah, I used to take mine in to the local quick lube station when I was in high school too. But, that stopped after they stripped out an oil plug and didnt replace it with a new one. I also noticed a leak under the truck and when I crawled under it to check it out, the damn plug nearly came out in my hand. I called them to see if they would replace the plug, and they wouldnt replace it for free, because they claimed they didnt do it. Now I servce everything I can myself.

 

The things I cant do, or dont have the tools or time to do, I pay a local shop to do it. I work with the owners wife, and they are both great people. Plus he always takes me for a tour of all of the work he is going to do before he does anything, and then again after he does it so I know he did it. He also answers, in detail, all of my questions. Great mechanic and great guy.

[jro909]

i've always changed my own oil up until i got something that diden't qualify as a beater then i began going to a dealer...no complaints

[tyhuck]

Yeah, my wifes Tahoe gets dealer service just so that if we have warranty issues, they cant blame it on a lack of service if they have done it all.

[redjewel2ss]

sad but true.... this happens at all those shops.

 

i've even taken my dads truck to the dealership for a free oil change and watch them try to sell a $250 "throttle body cleaning" to an innocent old lady. she told them she had to make a call and would let them know. and i told her when the service tech went away i would charge her $20 to do it for her, they were just trying to taking advantage of her.

 

last time i took a truck to a quick lube was in HS, the dude forgot to put my oil cap back on :facepalm:

[Z45]

Not only the service places but look at all the garbage oils being sold all over. Ever wonder if those quik lube are dumping this garbage in your engine.

 

 

September 17, 2011

City Star Motor Oil Ordered Off the Shelves

NCDA&CS Issues Stop Sale Order on City Star Motor Oil

 

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) applauds the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for taking action to remove one of the bad actors in motor oil from store shelves. North Carolina officials last week ordered that three grades of City Star Motor Oil be removed from retail stores throughout the state because of the manufacturer's failure to meet stated viscosity claims.

 

 

September 1, 2011

 

New Results are in...

 

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America is disappointed to report that 8 of the 12 brands we purchased at convenience stores (c-stores) in July 2011 while traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania have issues.

 

June 24, 2011

 

Five of the 11 engine oils recently tested have issues...

 

The results are in for the Petroleum Quality Institute of America's most recent round of quality testing on passenger car engine oils. Eleven oil brands were randomly purchased in five states: California, Nevada, Georgia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Whereas the tests conducted on six of the brands indicate the products meet the specifications stated on the labels, others did not. In addition, there are a number of labeling issues to consider when purchasing some of these products. Click here for details.

 

 

PQIA issues advisories on engine oil samples tested in June, 2010.

June Samples

 

ALERT:Test results find three of the six samples of engine oils PQIA purchased in the Mid-Atlantic States fail to meet their labeled API/ILSAC specifications. In addition, one of the brands labeled SA "5-30" is not an API SA, SAE 5W-30. Instead, it more closely resembles a heavy duty engine oil and is clearly not an SAE 5W-30.

 

 

 

 

http://www.pqiamerica.com/