What Midas wrote on my oilpan.

[Impeccable]

This thread is a sure sign of the apocalypse.

Do you have nothing more worthwhile to bitch about than someone "writing" on a part of a car that isn't visible externally?

He paid for someone to work on his vehcile he has a right to get peeved because htey worte on his vehicle for no good reason, not like they put on a label or even a removable sticker

[155VERT83]

Son, you took your car to Midas. That was your first mistake.

Concur.
Basic rules for life:
1. Don't do stupid things.
2. Don't allow yourself to be recorded doing stupid things.

[sn0w3n]

[92skirmishgti]

Good advice. I'll keep that in mind. I've changed my oil myself every time but this time and one other time. It's not solely the writing on my oil pan that I found to be disrespectful of my property, but also the overfilling and writing on my valve cover when they can clearly see I keep a clean engine bay.

Pics of valve cover?


Surely you have one if you took the time to take one of the pan.

[..Derek..]

It's totaled bro... hope insurance comes through for you

Replacement with a TT-RS is the only acceptable compensation.

[seadoo2006]

He paid for someone to work on his vehcile he has a right to get peeved because htey worte on his vehicle for no good reason, not like they put on a label or even a removable sticker

Da fuq? Dude, it's an oil pan and generally the techs will mark the filter, not the pan, but big friggen deal ...

[Noah Fecks]

that blue stuff is easily removed with a finger nail. its put on the drain plug to make sure someone hasnt tampered with it. they usually mark the oil filter with the initials so they can tell who did the work. is the oil filter black? that might be why he used the removable paint to do that also. if it bothers you that much, use your fingernail or a credit card to scrape it off.

[PJA]

[Blkwidow]

I'm not sure what I can do about this. I had a few ideas, one of them would be to walk in the lobby and write my name on the wall in permanent marker. When questioned, I would say, "You wrote on my property, now I'm writing on yours", but that might get me arrested.

Do it, Do it, Do it... and take a picture for proof...

[genjy]

[purlman]

maybe you were an a-hole edit although the valve cover thing is a little too far

[GRNWNV]

You deserve a Golf R for that.

Came for this!

So if a quick lube place used one of these, and you went back for a consecutive oil change, what would they do?

[Goodies1.8t@wrk]

Funniest thread I have had the pleasure of reading in a while. I needed this. Still wiping the tears from my eyes.

BTW- It says Uhass.....

[SconnieGTI]

It'd be cool if he drew a wang instead

At least I would have laughed.

[VWFSIB6]

You're this anal about your car, but get oil changes done at Midas....?

for real

[hansrandal]

Came for this!




So if a quick lube place used one of these, and you went back for a consecutive oil change, what would they do?

you honestly cant see how this can be reused? DUH

[JeffIsLax]

I think it says "old gregg"

I think you're a nice modern gentleman.

[SteveMKIIDub]

You're this anal about your car, but get oil changes done at Midas....?

Was just going to say this. I know people bitch about the dealer, but I would trust them 100x over Midas.

I've only serviced my car at Kia and they do an awesome job

[ATL_Av8r]

It's not even vandalism.

[Jman5000]

Don't change the oil again or you'll unleash WWIII

[Noah Fecks]

Came for this!




So if a quick lube place used one of these, and you went back for a consecutive oil change, what would they do?

unscrew it halfway and let the oil out. rescrew it and its good to go.

[McBanagon]

You Only Lube Once.

[OldAndyAndTheSea]

Moral of the story.

Change your own oil.....

because we all know....blue RTV is harder than diamond, and will be impossible to peel off the pan..

C'mon now.....

[Air-over-water]

He paid for someone to work on his vehcile he has a right to get peeved because htey worte on his vehicle for no good reason, not like they put on a label or even a removable sticker

Please tell me you are not this stupid....

[JMTombstone]

You Only Lube Once.

[burtonxbordr94]

I like how everyone in TCL is turning around and blaming the op. For real? A shop screws up and it's automatically the customer's fault for going to the shop? Especially going for the first time? I wish I could blame every mistake that ever happens at work on the customers, that would be great!

[BRealistic]

I like how everyone in TCL is turning around and blaming the op. For real?

You must be new here.

Some people seem to enjoy trying to derail every thread- and that means looking for any way to change the OP's intended directions.
In OP rant threads, the easiest way to do that is to somehow blame the OP for their problems.

[IdontOwnAVW]

I never realized that .4Qts would ruin a 1.8t...get over it. Don't take your car to Midas anymore, and find something else to complain about.

My truck takes 6.5qts and the AWD guys put 7qts in to try and prevent starvation at the front of the pickup on hard launches.

If you go to Midas and bring up the issue of them marking on your oil pan and filling up a full 5qts instead of 4.6 I am sure you'll get a blank stare from the manager for even coming in and complaining about that.

[a2a4raddo]

that blue stuff is easily removed with a finger nail. its put on the drain plug to make sure someone hasnt tampered with it. they usually mark the oil filter with the initials so they can tell who did the work. is the oil filter black? that might be why he used the removable paint to do that also. if it bothers you that much, use your fingernail or a credit card to scrape it off.

This.

And 5 quarts isn't going to harm your engine. +/- .5 quarts is no big deal short term......unless y are racing the car. I bet the reading on the dip stick isn't even above the max line with 5 quarts in there. I know my 1.8T wasn't.

[crannky]

Who the hell looks at their oil pan.

If you are that anal and worried about what they did to your car you should have never taken it in the first place.

Its not a Ferrari.

I ****ing hate that sorry-ass line of reasoning. Just because a car isn't expensive doesn't mean the owner doesn't want to take care of it.

Your probably that guy that looks at a parked car and decides how careful you'll be opening your door next to it based on it's retail value.

[VWFSIB6]

You Only Lube Once.

LMAOOOO

the guy really did put YOLO

hahaha that's hilariousssss, oh sh*t, I'm dyin

[ChiTownA34DR]

You Only Lube Once.

[a2a4raddo]

I ****ing hate that sorry-ass line of reasoning. Just because a car isn't expensive doesn't mean the owner doesn't want to take care of it.

There was no damage done to the ops car. Not sure what the big deal is. Markings were put on his oil pan with a paint marker (something most techs do), and it can be easily removed with your nail or a credit card...it flakes off.

[Steve O'Reilly]

A friend of mine used to poop in his hand and pack it on top of peoples catalytic converter when he worked in the pit at jiffy lube-op should consider himself lucky

[Noah Fecks]

A friend of mine used to poop in his hand and pack it on top of peoples catalytic converter when he worked in the pit at jiffy lube-op should consider himself lucky

how did the leftovers taste?