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Can Fast Oil Change Service Stations Be Trusted?

By Dirk Gacke


A lot of people don't know or lack enough time to change the oil on their car so they take it to those quick oil change shops. But are all these oil change places on the up and up? I recommend that you steer clear of these quick oil change places and find an honest auto mechanic instead and I'll explain why.

I am sure you are aware that every car has certain rules of thumb about the time certain services should be done. You have appointed upkeep for things like air filter change or an oil change. Still have you really checked out the owner's manual for your car? Another thing is that your manual will not declare that your car will need to have its oil changed every 3000 miles. If you review your manual, you'll find that you probably need to get the oil changed every 6000 to 7000 miles. Consequently in essence, most of these quick oil change places are generally lying to you.

Furthermore if you look through your owners manual you can see a schedule for changing your air filter. In my circumstance, it is advised that I change my car's air filter every two years or when it's all clogged up. I have in fact used the old air filter for 4 years and it still looked as good as new but at that point I changed it anyway. Nevertheless these quick oil changes would invariably tell me that I must have the air filter changed. Six months after I changed the air filter by myself, I took my car to one of these oil change places and the serviceman said my air filter needed to be changed. My air filter was slightly tarnished so they insisted it was starting to clog. When I told them that I had just changed it several months previous, they then told me it must be changed in another six months or so.

The thing I don't understand about that is that at the outset this individual told me it needed to be changed. Consequently once I told them about the new air filter, they changed their response. This just demonstrates how unethical and evil these folks are.

Yet another time, one of these outlets changed my transmission fluid. I know that they tell you it must be changed every time you go in there. This specific time I told them to move ahead and complete the work. Subsequently roughly 3 months later when I went once more for an oil change they told me my transmission fluid was filthy and needed to be changed. Which was the last time I ever went to any of those places.

I have since come across an honest mechanic and I don't bring my cars anywhere else anymore. One thing you should consider is that the staff of the oil change places aren't required to go to school to tell you what you need to have done to your car. That's why you are better off selecting a certified mechanic.




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