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[Zachanadandy]

That is great you have faith your outcome would be the same.

They make lawyers for a reason, and I'm considering a hemi swap 100% out of pocket anyway. Why would I worry that I might only get $10k out of them instead of the $15k+ I should? The biggest reason I haven't already pulled the trigger is it's hard to justify in my head pulling an engine under warranty AND dropping the cash. Certainly wouldn't be upset if they forced my hand. Our 2019 JLUR was stolen, I didn't wait for the insurance check. We went and bought the 2022 xr the wife drives now. Then I went back and forth with the insurance company until they finally settled....$10k higher than their original offer. Being afraid of an oil change place is just weird to me. Are you afraid any time you buy anything?

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[Old Dogger]

I’m new here - could be great… It is great!!!!!!

I have been in vehicle, UTV Forums since 2005. There is no perfect Forum! But this Forum and the JL Forum are outstanding. Very timid and polite, verses many out there. I currently belong to 7 different Forums. IMO..what makes this, and the JL forum stand out, is the maturity of the members. Plus, the Administrator (Jay) really does a professional job of managing, keeping these two Forums with updated INFO, while maintaining order and making sure that we Members follow the Forum Rules. In all Forums you will see disagreements. In some Forums these disagreements get out of hand. I know, because I was a Lead Moderator for close to 5 years in one of the largest Jeep Forum. What I have found out is, one is best off to leave one's opinion and then move on. Why, because in most cases, one is not going change somebody else's opinion, so why waste one's time, plus it may turn into a battle, which accomplishes nothing, and sometimes turns into personal attacks. So, I suggest that you enjoy this Forum, because it really is a great one..

 

[Supazuk]

We get to put 2 gallons of used oil on the curb with our trash every week. Just has to be in clear jugs with "oil" written on it. Never heard of having to transport oil anywhere unless it was over 5 gallons lol

we don't event have curb side trash pick up out here in the woods i have a dumpster

Get out away from home a bit.
Much of the country you have to take it somewhere - a parts store, or a hazardous waste facility.
It's that way in a lot of places. "Garbage trucks" are not made for holding non-garbage waste. You can't even put tree branches or leaves with the normal trash. The trucks just don't have that ability to deal with jugs of oil, and they go to the landfill, dump the load, and move on. There's no hazardous waste collecting out there.

... every thing here is a drive to town and we have one parts store

 

[ShadowsPapa]

we don't event have curb side trash pick up out here in the woods i have a dumpster




... every thing here is a drive to town and we have one parts store

Yeah. Similar here. Landfills where I've lived are for things they can bury. Maybe more urban areas pick up liquid waste with the "garbage" but no rural area I've lived in.
In some places you burned some things, had a pit to bury other things, and to recycle means a trip to town, at least 30 minutes away

 

[Viper501]

One of our PMs had them leave the filter so loose on his duramax that it ended up killing the engine. Not only did they pay for the new engine they covered the install too. 100%. Plus they covered the rental Ford the 4 weeks he was without his truck. Liability is a real thing and shouldn't cost you a dime.

Jiffy Lube is big enough to understand they are going to have these issues. It is far far less expensive to replace the engine than to litigate the failure, especially when the facts are such that a jury is going to find for the owner anyway. The legal fees for this type of litigation for a Jiffy Lube sized company are going to exceed the cost of buying an entirely new car for the owner. It adds up very very fast at big firm rates.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Jiffy Lube is big enough to understand they are going to have these issues. It is far far less expensive to replace the engine than to litigate the failure, especially when the facts are such that a jury is going to find for the owner anyway. The legal fees for this type of litigation for a Jiffy Lube sized company are going to exceed the cost of buying an entirely new car for the owner. It adds up very very fast at big firm rates.

Just saw an article where a woman is going after Walmart, claiming they never put oil back in.
Walmart says an o-ring was bad and the oil leaked out.
That should be easy to prove or disprove.

 

[DanJT]

For the OP.

I used to have the "Butthurt Report" one!

 

[Zachanadandy]

Just saw an article where a woman is going after Walmart, claiming they never put oil back in.
Walmart says an o-ring was bad and the oil leaked out.
That should be easy to prove or disprove.

O-ring would either have to be on the filter or plug and got pinched when THEY installed it so it's still their fault.

 

[Lost1wing]

I’m new here - could be great… It is great!!!!!!

I have been in vehicle, UTV Forums since 2005. There is no perfect Forum! But this Forum and the JL Forum are outstanding. Very timid and polite, verses many out there. I currently belong to 7 different Forums. IMO..what makes this, and the JL forum stand out, is the maturity of the members. Plus, the Administrator (Jay) really does a professional job of managing, keeping these two Forums with updated INFO, while maintaining order and making sure that we Members follow the Forum Rules. In all Forums you will see disagreements. In some Forums these disagreements get out of hand. I know, because I was a Lead Moderator for close to 5 years in one of the largest Jeep Forum. What I have found out is, one is best off to leave one's opinion and then move on. Why, because in most cases, one is not going change somebody else's opinion, so why waste one's time, plus it may turn into a battle, which accomplishes nothing, and sometimes turns into personal attacks. So, I suggest that you enjoy this Forum, because it really is a great one..

Are we straying back to the topic?

 

[Lost1wing]

Just saw an article where a woman is going after Walmart, claiming they never put oil back in.
Walmart says an o-ring was bad and the oil leaked out.
That should be easy to prove or disprove.

Does it matter much if they didn't put oil in or it leaked out? The only difference would be when the oil light came on. Did she drive away like that?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

O-ring would either have to be on the filter or plug and got pinched when THEY installed it so it's still their fault.

That was my response, too. They still own it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

O-ring would either have to be on the filter or plug and got pinched when THEY installed it so it's still their fault.

The whole story is WEIRD. It apparently comes up from a tiktok thing the woman posted:
She decided to use Walmart for an oil change.
She was used to the oil change place that she had been using showing her the dipstick, showing clean and full oil.
She said Walmart didn't do that. (I never knew a place that ever did, but whatever)
Now her story is sort of - well - has a hole or two, because she says she drove away and then the oil light came on.
If they had not put oil in it, the light would have NEVER gone off! It would have stayed on from cranking to driving, never out.
Then she says she stopped, checked the dipstick and it was dry. So she decided to "do it herself" and stopped at a store and bought oil and put in it. (fine from there?)
Walmart says they put oil in it, so it was an o-ring that leaked the oil out.
IF they put oil in it, then the oil light would have gone out and come on later.
If they put oil in it and there was an o-ring issue, then the woman putting oil in it - it would have all leaked out again, right? She doesn't say that it does.

So, either or both are not telling a real story here.
IF the o-ring was the cause - then putting oil in later would not have been a solution.
If they had not put oil in it, the oil light would have been on from the word go.

Fishy on both sides, IMO.

 

[Supazuk]

Does it matter much if they didn't put oil in or it leaked out? The only difference would be when the oil light came on. Did she drive away like that?

was the oil put in on a tread mill and would the plane take off?

 

[Lost1wing]

was the oil put in on a tread mill and would the plane take off?

No take-off permitted.

 

[Supazuk]

Are you afraid any time you buy anything?

pretty much, customer service now sucks and people are lazy

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