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1. Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:19:12 -0400; Anyone have any (positive) experience with those quick oil change places? My B is due for a change and I have no garage, my driveway is sloped and the street in front of the house has a very high cro; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00644.html (8,008 bytes)
2. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:19:59 -0700; Hmm, I tried one once, just so I could have them check the tranny oil level while it was on a lift (hard to do on my dirt driveway). The oafs first couldn't find a spin-on filter to fit it, then they; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00649.html (8,909 bytes)
3. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:30:33 -0000; After a bad experience with the "best" tire store in town, I only trust myself and the local MG mechanic to even touch my MGs. I cringe to imagine what a Jiffy Lube could do to a brass oil drain plug; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00651.html (8,701 bytes)
4. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "James Kleemeyer" <jkk@adams.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:53:47 -0500; No, but I could tell you many horror stories about them. I work for a Ford dealership and have seen their "handywork" many times first hand. I'd rather run dirty oil than let them touch my car. Got a; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00652.html (8,154 bytes)
5. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:16:48 -0500; My brother lost a tranny on a S10 because a jiffy joint didn't check it AS HE REQUESTED. It had been leaking and he wanted to make sure it was okay. Blake /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/major; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00653.html (7,802 bytes)
6. RE: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "Dean T. Lake" <dtlake@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:40:06 -0400; I, too, have heard many Jiffy Lube horror stories, but as of last year I have one first hand. My friend pulled into my driveway right after having her Saturn "serviced" at Jiffy Lube. The engine was; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00654.html (8,920 bytes)
7. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:33:16 -0400; The best suggestion that I can offer is make sure that they put oil back in. I have heard and witnessed many occasions where the guys forget to refill the oil. James Nazarian 71 MGB Tourer 71 MGBGT V; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00656.html (9,085 bytes)
8. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Glenn Schnittke <schnittke@mindspring.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 02:32:08 -0500; It's the equivalent of going to a Domino's Pizza to have the main drains on your house replaced. If you don't own a home and don't get the connection, try thinking of going to Home Depot to find some; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00660.html (8,863 bytes)
9. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: MGMagnette@aol.com; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:00:14 EDT; I am lucky that I can have the oil changed on my V-12 Jaguar at Speedy Lube without many worries... I dont want to change a 13 quart system in the driveway. But anyway, the BIGGEST problem you will h; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00663.html (8,390 bytes)
10. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Pointparty@aol.com; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:42:16 -0400; I hoped some other lister would offer a more positive experience so I would not feel compelled to add my .02. I am not an elitist, I've owned my current MG over 20 years, I don't give it nicknames, i; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00664.html (8,823 bytes)
11. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:30:37 -0400; Changing oil in MGB should not challenge the ability of the lads at JiffyLube, and the filter is one that Ford used on a V8 for years, so they should have one in stock if they can find the # in thei; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00665.html (9,243 bytes)
12. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "DON SCOTT" <rowdon@sonoma-county.org>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:31:24 -0700; I wouldn't go to one of those places. Too many stories of drain plugs that didn't get tightened. It's important to pre-soak the filter, and it's important to use a high quality filter and high qualit; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00669.html (8,369 bytes)
13. RE: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "Dean T. Lake" <dtlake@erols.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:14:59 -0400; I have had the very same experience at Jiffy Lube as Mel. Before actually witnessing a car that had been destroyed by Jiffy Lube, I used them on a few occasions myself. I watched over them carefully; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00670.html (10,045 bytes)
14. RE: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:28:50 -0700; OK, I have to ask - what brands of filters are good? The upgraded Frams, or what? Howard Battan Auburn, WA 57 MGA 1500 -- Do some research on oil filters and you'll think twice about a Fram filter or; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00673.html (7,943 bytes)
15. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: Aaron Whiteman <aaronw@wsu.edu>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:00:40 -0700; WIX 51068. Or, if NAPA is cheaper, go with the NAPA Gold 1068 (it is not coincidence that they last 4 numbers of the WIX match the NAPA part). -- Aaron /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcoo; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00674.html (7,797 bytes)
16. Re: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:25:53 -0000; After a bad experience with the "best" tire store in town, I only trust myself and the local MG mechanic to even touch my MGs. I cringe to imagine what a Jiffy Lube could do to a brass oil drain plug; /html/mgs/2003-08/msg00700.html (8,729 bytes)

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