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M3n2c3 · 2006-03-17, 12:34 PM

I just take mine to the dealer, with a 5qt bottle of Mobil1 synthetic (I dunno about Lithia, but Michael Hohl's uses Pennzoil or some such). I figure they're less likely to screw it up or ask me stupid questions about the car.

I avoid Jiffy Lube based on personal experience - they broke the bolt/nut housings on my Vision's intake filter box during one visit and didn't tell me, and then at the next visit tried to tell me that, "someone had stripped the bolt fitment," and they couldn't change the air filter. I had to dremel chunks of plastic off to be able to grab the nuts with a wrench and get the bolts out. Turned into a one-hour filter change.

2006-03-17, 12:34 PM	#9
M3n2c3 EJ205 Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dayton, NV Posts: 1,888 Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L Class: RNP sometimes (see motto) "Kids are ruining autocross."	I just take mine to the dealer, with a 5qt bottle of Mobil1 synthetic (I dunno about Lithia, but Michael Hohl's uses Pennzoil or some such). I figure they're less likely to screw it up or ask me stupid questions about the car. I avoid Jiffy Lube based on personal experience - they broke the bolt/nut housings on my Vision's intake filter box during one visit and didn't tell me, and then at the next visit tried to tell me that, "someone had stripped the bolt fitment," and they couldn't change the air filter. I had to dremel chunks of plastic off to be able to grab the nuts with a wrench and get the bolts out. Turned into a one-hour filter change. __________________ Small red text that looks curious at first glance but is ultimately inconsequential Last edited by M3n2c3; 2006-03-17 at 12:36 PM.