Funny convo I had with a JIFFY LUBE employee...

[99]

"Have you ever tried to get under a trans am?

It won't drive up on car ramps, too low to ground."

That's not a good excuse.

You can get your T/A up on ramps. All you need are the ramps below. Or you can build the "ramp helpers" for whatever ramps you have with stepped pieces of 2X8s held together with grade 8 bolts-that's what I did.

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?dept_id=120&pf_id=35012&mscssid=1HR26J4LWMHD9HULP1TK3CVCCGHH7383

 

[Audi Junkie]

W*M says the oil change "special" is for their "featured oil" but in my experince they give you whatever you ask for for the basic price. Same with synth, no package price for blends, but they will likely adjust price for whatever you want.

 

[Mike_dup1]

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That's not a good excuse.

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Sold the car to some young guy

with lots of money this past May and bought a Cadillac CTS. Had the car 4 yrs from new, built 9-11-01.

 

[bretfraz]

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"I like the low temp flow and that this oil thickens up"

Thickens up?
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Yeah, he lost me there, too.

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Comments directly from Terry Dyson about GC:

*This oil will thicken , albeit at a slower rate than Amsoil 0w30 series 2000 chemistry. This oil will thicken , albeit at a slower rate than Amsoil 0w30 series 2000 chemistry.

It will spike SAE40 level and hold.

Thats why I use LC in it to moderate that internal oxidation issue inherent in the formula.

*I was serious.... about the chemistries being similar in internal oxidation rates. GC does thicken unless controlled with LC.

 

[bretfraz]

FYI - - Reference post to above T. Dyson remarks:

http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=003039;p=1

 

[John Ulrich]

"Have you ever tried to get under a trans am?

I can change the oil/filter on an '81 vette with no ramps or jacking. Same with my mini van and lexus. Transmission oil change are no problem either (they have drain plugs)

 

[Audi Junkie]

"I like the low temp flow and that this oil thickens up real nice"

Well, by mentioning a temp dependant factor in the first half of the sentence, the reader infers that the "thickening" alluded to in the 2nd half of the sentence is also temp dependant. Not to make this a writing course, but some clarity would make your point easier to understand.

 

[bretfraz]

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"I like the low temp flow and that this oil thickens up real nice"

Well, by mentioning a temp dependant factor in the first half of the sentence, the reader infers that the "thickening" alluded to in the 2nd half of the sentence is also temp dependant. Not to make this a writing course, but some clarity would make your point easier to understand.

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You're right, the statement is confusing. I should have split both thoughts into separate sentences.

I hope this error in writing syntax does not overshadow the Iffy Lube experience I was trying to convey to fellow BITOGers.