Jiffy Lube didn't put oil in the car. DW blames me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to figure out how you didn’t notice right away. Didn’t your car’s idiot lights come on? Didn’t it handle badly?

The oil light you see on your dash is oil pressure, not oil level. And the oil pressure sensor won't activate/work until the car has run for a bit since the pressure builds over time.

And handling? Please, engine oil has nothing to do with the suspension.

Go back to baking cookies like a good girl.

Tell me you know nothing about cars without telling me you know nothing about cars.

https://www.carparts.com/blog/what-does-the-oil-light-mean-and-can-i-drive-if-its-on/?srsltid=AfmBOorTe2OM6ssnO9sIMHAS7_hyqT5A9Ky0QdTKUbV-umfrqtQ2fy0K

Not sure what this link is supposed to prove. It even states that some oil lights are for low oil. Besides the PP said "idiot light." I'd take that to mean the "check engine light." That's going to be triggered by the oil level sensor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to figure out how you didn’t notice right away. Didn’t your car’s idiot lights come on? Didn’t it handle badly?

The oil light you see on your dash is oil pressure, not oil level. And the oil pressure sensor won't activate/work until the car has run for a bit since the pressure builds over time.

And handling? Please, engine oil has nothing to do with the suspension.

Go back to baking cookies like a good girl.

Tell me you know nothing about cars without telling me you know nothing about cars.

https://www.carparts.com/blog/what-does-the-oil-light-mean-and-can-i-drive-if-its-on/?srsltid=AfmBOorTe2OM6ssnO9sIMHAS7_hyqT5A9Ky0QdTKUbV-umfrqtQ2fy0K

Not sure what this link is supposed to prove. It even states that some oil lights are for low oil. Besides the PP said "idiot light." I'd take that to mean the "check engine light." That's going to be triggered by the oil level sensor.

Most cars have lights that show low oil pressure. That is what that little oil can light means. Low Oil pressure. Some Audis, Porsches, Land Rover/Range Rover. Mercedes have oil level sensors too. They are notoriously unreliable. Other lesser models, like Honda, Toyota and Ford have lights that say check oil level, but that is just an oil pressure sensor.

Why don't oil level sensors work well? Because the moment you turn on the car the volume of oil in the oil pan is constantly changing as the oil pump sends oil throughout the engine. You can measure pressure reliably at the output of the oil pump. Low oil pressure may mean low oil level, but there are numerous causes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to figure out how you didn’t notice right away. Didn’t your car’s idiot lights come on? Didn’t it handle badly?

The oil light you see on your dash is oil pressure, not oil level. And the oil pressure sensor won't activate/work until the car has run for a bit since the pressure builds over time.

And handling? Please, engine oil has nothing to do with the suspension.

Go back to baking cookies like a good girl.

Tell me you know nothing about cars without telling me you know nothing about cars.

https://www.carparts.com/blog/what-does-the-oil-light-mean-and-can-i-drive-if-its-on/?srsltid=AfmBOorTe2OM6ssnO9sIMHAS7_hyqT5A9Ky0QdTKUbV-umfrqtQ2fy0K

Not sure what this link is supposed to prove. It even states that some oil lights are for low oil. Besides the PP said "idiot light." I'd take that to mean the "check engine light." That's going to be triggered by the oil level sensor.

Most cars have lights that show low oil pressure. That is what that little oil can light means. Low Oil pressure. Some Audis, Porsches, Land Rover/Range Rover. Mercedes have oil level sensors too. They are notoriously unreliable. Other lesser models, like Honda, Toyota and Ford have lights that say check oil level, but that is just an oil pressure sensor.

Why don't oil level sensors work well? Because the moment you turn on the car the volume of oil in the oil pan is constantly changing as the oil pump sends oil throughout the engine. You can measure pressure reliably at the output of the oil pump. Low oil pressure may mean low oil level, but there are numerous causes.

And if there is no oil after the oil had been drained entirely for the oil change but not replaced?

[Anonymous]

I'm certainly not defending whichever Jiffy Lube OP used, or the ones giving shoddy service to several PPs above, but we've used the same location (Vienna) for many years and never had any issues at all. I note that the office staff seems to remain the same over time (though I can't say that the actual oil change guys are the same). I wonder if the location has just been in the same hands a long time and it's a decent owner.

[Anonymous]

Sorry guys, OP here. Turns out I went to Iffy Lube.

[Anonymous]

I went to Jiffy Lube many times without a problem. Until I bought my new car, a Subaru Forrester, and took it there for the first oil change. Within a day there was oil leaking onto the ground. I had to take it to the dealership for them to fix the Jiffy Lube damage.

So for both of us, same lesson learned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right. She’s not responding to the mistake. She’s responding to your likely underreaction and absence of a plan. The shop likely destroyed your engine. Match your wife’s concern because it’s warranted. Then make a plan and follow through so you’re made whole. That’s all you need to do.

So he doesn't manifest his displeasure in a way that satisfies her and therefore she is justified in taking it out on him? No wonder your husband wants a divorce.

You (and OP) really can’t focus on solutions can you? “Matching concern” means solving the problem. Sometimes I think guys like you have to make it about the emotion so you don’t have to actually do anything about it, or admit fault. Which is so strange. You’d rather fight than merely solve this and move on. What an odd way to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I shouldn't have "been cheap" and gone to Jiffy Lube, even though she's taken her car there many times.

Our regular mechanic insists on keeping the car for days for any type of service, including a simple oil change, and I didn't want to be without the car for days. Oil changes are what Jiffy Lube does, so one would think they would know how to do it right...

The car is possibly out of commission for a couple of weeks while they figure out the extent of the damage, and DW and I disagree about how to proceed (that's a bit of an understatement).

Someone give me some hope.

This is the real issue here. What do you disagree on?

Just a hunch that he probably expects DW to drive him around for a few weeks and he won’t get on Jiffy Lube’s ass to get the car fixed.

He needs to man up and get Jiffy Lube to get this done promptly AND pay for a rental car. He’s probably being passive and hoping things will just work out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I shouldn't have "been cheap" and gone to Jiffy Lube, even though she's taken her car there many times.

Our regular mechanic insists on keeping the car for days for any type of service, including a simple oil change, and I didn't want to be without the car for days. Oil changes are what Jiffy Lube does, so one would think they would know how to do it right...

The car is possibly out of commission for a couple of weeks while they figure out the extent of the damage, and DW and I disagree about how to proceed (that's a bit of an understatement).

Someone give me some hope.

This is the real issue here. What do you disagree on?

Just a hunch that he probably expects DW to drive him around for a few weeks and he won’t get on Jiffy Lube’s ass to get the car fixed.

He needs to man up and get Jiffy Lube to get this done promptly AND pay for a rental car. He’s probably being passive and hoping things will just work out.

I feel like OP is framing this as “DW is mad at me for Jiffy Lube messing up” when the reality is DW is mad because OP isn’t doing anything about it and expects DW to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Alexandria jiffy lube is the worst! Don't ever take your care there they literally put the wrong oil in your car! Morons!!!

[Anonymous]

Why do y’all pay upwards of $40,000 for your cars and then cheap out by going to Jiffy Lube?

[Anonymous]

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I'm certainly not defending whichever Jiffy Lube OP used, or the ones giving shoddy service to several PPs above, but we've used the same location (Vienna) for many years and never had any issues at all. I note that the office staff seems to remain the same over time (though I can't say that the actual oil change guys are the same). I wonder if the location has just been in the same hands a long time and it's a decent owner.

And what’s your point? Someone doing the oil change has adhd and got distracted. Drank too much last night and got distracted. These techs likely make min wage.

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Anonymous wrote:Dude, you must be a beta. What dude takes his ride to Jiffy Lube? Man up bro.

Real men change their own oil. It isn’t hard.

Ludicrous notion. This is far from the truth. Few people change their own oil.

[Anonymous]

Your post makes no sense. I don’t think it’s real. She takes it to jiffy lube all the time but then the next paragraph you say you take it to the mechanic that keeps it for multiple days. Well, which is it? Also, if jiffy is admitting fault and working on it then obviously they would give a loaner. Lastly, what is the disagreement about on how to proceed? Fake story

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do y’all pay upwards of $40,000 for your cars and then cheap out by going to Jiffy Lube?

This exactly. Not taking my car here.