🚀 go-pugleaf

  Someone is trying to give you the shaft.  Changing the oil can do no
harm to the engine.  Sounds like he has a kick-back deal with his
'friend'.  You may have a real problem with the engine but changing
the oil will not hurt it.

Cheers,
Kevin

On Tue, 08 Apr 1997 05:37:21 -0500, kharwell.REMOVE.THIS@airmail.net
wrote:

>In article <3347DE95.63B8@msg.ti.com>, debbie mulcahy <irdm@msg.ti.com> wrote:
>
>> I took my elderly (10 yr old) car in for an oil change last week.  The
>> fellow that was taking care of it told me that the car was making a
>> clicking noise & that something was wrong with some bearings or 
>> something (gee, don't I know alot about mechanics!) and that he couldn't 
>> change the oil because it would ruin the engine.  Since I'm pretty 
>> ignorant about cars, I don't know whether or not this is true.  He 
>> immediately followed this info with the name of a nearby garage where 
>> his friend could fix it for me ("Ask for him by name since he's the only 
>> one who'll give you this special deal...etc.").  
>> 
>> Maybe he was just being nice & helpful, or maybe he was trying to send 
>> his friend some extra work.  Any ideas if changing the oil might really 
>> wreck the engine?
>> 
>> Debbie
>
>Hmm. You didn't by chance take your car to an Econolube N Tune, did you?
>These guys are the smarmiest mechanics I've ever had the displeasure of
>having had work on my car. I was stupid enough to take my car to Econolube
>twice in two years; both times I got screwed. The first time they
>recommended $450 of "urgent" repairs (yeah, I know, how stupid am I?); my
>car ran worse after the "repairs." The second time I was in a major hurry
>and just needed an oil change. I figured, How bad could they screw THAT
>up? Well, they left a flashlight in my car. As in, under the hood,
>flopping around in my alternator belt. That answered my question pretty
>well, I guess.
>
>-Kim