Re: Engines that are prone to sludge

oh yeah....some quick change places deal in so much volume that they have
an 
acceptable loss policy of 1 engine, 1 trans, or 1 differential...per
month.




"Bill Putney" <bptn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> rob wrote:
>> Toyota news
>>
>> http://yotarepair.com/News_release.html
>>
>> http://yotarepair.com/Sludge_Zone.html
>>
>> http://yotarepair.com/My%20Opinion.html
>
> Interesting links.
>
> One thing that I failed to mention previously is the fraudulent
practices 
> by many quick oil change places - and yes - even some dealers - on oil
and 
> filter changes.  By that I mean charging the customer for it,
do***enting 
> that it was done, yet not actually doing the work. There are TV news
team 
> exposes on some of the quick oil change places. And I caught the local 
> Chrysler dealer doing that on my elderly mother on the very first oil
and 
> filter change on her brand new Concorde.  I also discovered a Mopar
filter 
> (complete with rust around the unpainted outer part of the base) on a
Jeep 
> Cherokee that my daughter bought for which the previous owner had 
> do***entation that the oil and filter had been religiously changed at a 
> local quick change place since it was new every 3000 miles.  So - based
on 
> personal experience, you'd have a hard time convincing me that this is
not 
> arguably a common practice.
>
> I have to wonder how much that factor plays into this issue.  Certainly
it 
> would for engines who were more prone to sludging than others that were 
> more tolerant of extended/missed oil changes.
>
> Bill Putney
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