12/10/2023 0 Comments Take five oil change reviews![]() In 46 years of car ownership and hundreds of oil changes, including on one vehicle for 338,000 miles, I have never stripped or worn out a drain plug. It’s a steel thread in a steel (or more often aluminum) thread, both well bathed in oil when the plug is reinstalled. If it does, it has been being repeatedly overtightened. A drain plug properly installed is not going to wear out. Third, I have the utmost respect for Ken, but on the issue of drain plugs wearing out I disagree. They use minimally trained kids and rush them. Second, quickie lubes are known for stripping drain holes. All of these options should run no more than an hour’s shop time plus less that $25 in parts. Other options include tapping the hole oversize and putting in an oversized plug, tapping it and helicoiling it (preferred by me), and even putting in a self-tapping plug made specifically for this purpose. That’s bull, simply a way of making a bundle. I guess my thinking is the quick lube overtorqued the plug on Saturday and this is why the leak sprung.įirst, a stripped drain hole does NOT require a new oil pan. I argue the car came in with full oil, no leaks, and if it was leaking, the car would have came in with low oil. The quick lube argues they just put a damaged plug back into the pan and it leaked. I’m trying to figure out what the logical expert way is to determine how this happened. The estimate is $650 - $200 for the pan and 3.1 hours for labor. So of course this leads me to believe the quick lube here did the damage. No notes on drain plug damage or pan damage. I called my home state mechanic to verify there were no notes on a damaged oil plug I even looked at their receipt and they have a double check system where the oil tech does the change and another tech checks the tech’s work. I knew the oil was full b/c I check at fuel stops. They of course didn’t say anything to me during the oil change, never showed me a dipstick, oil plug etc documenting the oil level or issue. ![]() Without my knowledge the quick lube put “damaged oil pan” on the receipt. Once the shop got looking at the car for the fuse and the oil leak - they determined the threads were stripped on the plug/pan. We are also happy to replace your windshield wipers or air filter while you stay in your car Call or visit us today for an oil change (your choice of synthetic oil or other options), air filter or wiper blade replacement, and excellent customer service. ![]() The car was towed and after the car was dropped off for repair the tow guy noted oil leaking on the flatbed as did I. Specialties: Take 5 offers quick, express drive-thru oil changes in Dunedin. I had the oil changed on Saturday and on Thursday my car wouldn’t start after I parked it at the beach. I use Mobil 1 synthetic, advance fuel economy in my 2007 Honda Civic. My car has 133,000 miles and has never leaked oil and no documented history as such. I never take my cars to quick lubes unless I have no choice and the car is in desperate need of an oil change. I just relocated to a new city and I was in need of an oil change. The project is the result of a five-month research and reporting effort that. Hello everyone - I am a new guy here on the forums - mainly because an issue that just came up.
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