Reminds me of a bloke I worked with years ago, whenever he had his vehicle
serviced (Chrysler by the way !) he would scratch a distinctive mark into the
filter just so he could tell if the filter got changed.
...Wayne
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> > Well, then I ve had good luck all my life.
>
> Most of my vehicles have been maintained through mom-and-pop shops.
> I've had good luck with those as the owner fully understands how
> relationships work. Dealer maintenance has almost always been 12 shades of
> horrible. The only stand-out exception was the BMW dealership in Littleton
> Colorado. The one in Des Moines was really good until an ownership change,
> whereas the one here in Anchorage must never get visited by the BMW
> regional inspector because they're a little bit more like walking into a
> Chrysler
> dealership than a BMW dealership.
>
> The quick oil-change places have been a bit more "adventuresome". I've had
> good success, as well as a rear main seal from overfilling. My "favorite"
> experience was with one Jeep where the oil filter was completely jammed in
> place. I had the oil changed multiple times and the person just pretended to
> have changed the filter. One day, I changed my own oil on that vehicle and
> had to resort to full-blown destruction to get the filter off. The filter was
> completely rotted away inside, and it was half filled with sludge. As I had
> purchased this vehicle used, I assume that it was stuck on that car for many
> years. I think I had it for over two years myself at that point. That filter
> easily
> had 50,000+ miles on it.
>
> AG Schnozz
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