Quick lube shop left the old filter on!

[ExMachina]

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp
If I owned a Mini Cooper, I'd ask for video evidence and a witness for an oil filter change. That one is so bad, I don't believe most would do it.

Originally Posted By: camarokiller
I used to have a supercharged cobalt, and i would never take something like that to a quick lube. It was a major pita to change the cartrige filter. Had to pull the intake, a sensor or two, and needed to use a special short 32mm socket, a universal, and an extension to get to it. The can would never fully drain so you made a huge mess everytime. I bet there were lots of filters left in those cars.


Maybe those two cars are flagged as "No Can Do" when a customer asks for an oil change.
Certainly at least use a double-life Fram Ultra in those applications at least for fewer changes.

 

[Merkava_4]

If everybody would just change their own oil, we wouldn't have threads like this.

One the easiest things to do on the face of this Earth is to change oil.

 

[Garak]

Merk, I agree completely, but we do have to face the fact that not everyone has a suitable place to do oil changes. Even a nice, level driveway isn't exactly good enough here in January.

 

[B20z]

Originally Posted By: ExMachina
Certainly at least use a double-life Fram Ultra in those applications at least for fewer changes.


You're getting out of control with this stuff. It is not a "double life" filter (whatever that means), and that "specification" appears nowhere on the product page. Lot of "up to" though and there is this funny little line at the bottom:

Follow recommended change intervals as noted in your vehicle owner's manual

Out yourself as a distributor or however else you're gaining from this or maybe try dialing it back a bit.

 

[ExMachina]

Originally Posted By: B20z
Originally Posted By: ExMachina
Certainly at least use a double-life Fram Ultra in those applications at least for fewer changes.

You're getting out of control with this stuff. It is not a "double life" filter (whatever that means), and that "specification" appears nowhere on the product page. Lot of "up to" though and there is this funny little line at the bottom:
Follow recommended change intervals as noted in your vehicle owner's manual
Out yourself as a distributor or however else you're gaining from this or maybe try dialing it back a bit.


You got me! According to your paranoia

, I distribute every product you don't like.

Seriously, you really don't know anything about the ISO 4548-12 grams capacity on a double-thick Fram Ultra synthetic media. And, yes, its good for up to 15,000 miles. I wouldn't go that long if I lived in a dusty environment like the desert, maybe 10,000 miles there, or past 2 years, as the only real caveats, if that's what you're getting at. Hard to tell with your weird style.

 

[Whimsey]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Merk, I agree completely, but we do have to face the fact that not everyone has a suitable place to do oil changes. Even a nice, level driveway isn't exactly good enough here in January.

Also add half of November, December, January, February, March and half of April

. I hate winter!

Whimsey

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: Whimsey
Also add half of November, December, January, February, March and half of April

If I really want to be picky, even October here can have a lot of unsuitable days for outdoor automotive work.

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: Garak
If I really want to be picky, even October here can have a lot of unsuitable days for outdoor automotive work.


You people up there should't be living there anyway. That area up there is not suitable to support human life. Seems like I heard somewhere that the planet Pluto has the same weather as Canada.

 

[Garak]

Almost.

And I've got another winter very soon on the way. As for quick lubes, I don't get it. One of the quick lubes near one of my businesses was just lined up to the street Saturday. I haven't seen them that busy for a while. Everyone is afraid of winter again, perhaps.