Re: Toyota Corolla transmission fluid change interval ??

Larry wrote:
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> Took it to Jiffy Lube, they wanted to change the tranny fluid. My car
>
> So what is the straight information. 15K sounds like they are trying[/color]

The straight information is that Jiffy Lube and similar
quick-oil-change places are the worst possible place you could take
your car. They have no idea what they are doing.

In article <1162290728.375321.73210@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
[email]zwsdotcom@gmail.com[/email] says...
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> Larry wrote:
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> > Took it to Jiffy Lube, they wanted to change the tranny fluid. My car
> >
> > So what is the straight information. 15K sounds like they are trying[/color]
>
> The straight information is that Jiffy Lube and similar
> quick-oil-change places are the worst possible place you could take
> your car. They have no idea what they are doing.[/color]

Ain't that the truth.........The wife took my 2002 Highlander in for an
oil change one time without me knowing, week later the check engine
light came on........Did a little digging around and came to find out
that they broke the (not sure what it's called) protective plate where
the oil is poured in (by shoving a funnel in there) and the bits of
metal were laying inside. Came to find out after dropping the oil pan
that some of it passed through & shredded. But we had managed to piece
together the missing parts by digging around with a magnet, put it
together & a tiny portion of it was only missing.......Luckily all the
pieces did not fall through.

"ByTor" <ByTor@snowdog.com> wrote in message
news:ghG1h.88098$l96.8695@fe15.usenetserver.com...[color=blue]
> In article <1162290728.375321.73210@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
> [email]zwsdotcom@gmail.com[/email] says...
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>>
>> Larry wrote:
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>> > Took it to Jiffy Lube, they wanted to change the tranny fluid. My car
>> >
>> > So what is the straight information. 15K sounds like they are trying[/color]
>>
>> The straight information is that Jiffy Lube and similar
>> quick-oil-change places are the worst possible place you could take
>> your car. They have no idea what they are doing.[/color]
>
> Ain't that the truth.........The wife took my 2002 Highlander in for an
> oil change one time without me knowing, week later the check engine
> light came on........Did a little digging around and came to find out
> that they broke the (not sure what it's called) protective plate where
> the oil is poured in (by shoving a funnel in there) and the bits of
> metal were laying inside. Came to find out after dropping the oil pan
> that some of it passed through & shredded. But we had managed to piece
> together the missing parts by digging around with a magnet, put it
> together & a tiny portion of it was only missing.......Luckily all the
> pieces did not fall through.
>[/color]

There is a TSB warning dealers to avoid using the deflector shield under the
oil filler cap to support heavy oil fill devices like those 5 quart
containers when filling oil.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

In article <12d6b$45477bc1$44a4a10d$25763@msgid.meganewsservers.com>,
"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> says...[color=blue]
>
> "ByTor" <ByTor@snowdog.com> wrote in message
> news:ghG1h.88098$l96.8695@fe15.usenetserver.com...[color=green]
> > In article <1162290728.375321.73210@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>,
> > [email]zwsdotcom@gmail.com[/email] says...
> >[color=darkred]
> >>
> >> Larry wrote:
> >>
> >> > Took it to Jiffy Lube, they wanted to change the tranny fluid. My car
> >> >
> >> > So what is the straight information. 15K sounds like they are trying
> >>
> >> The straight information is that Jiffy Lube and similar
> >> quick-oil-change places are the worst possible place you could take
> >> your car. They have no idea what they are doing.[/color]
> >
> > Ain't that the truth.........The wife took my 2002 Highlander in for an
> > oil change one time without me knowing, week later the check engine
> > light came on........Did a little digging around and came to find out
> > that they broke the (not sure what it's called) protective plate where
> > the oil is poured in (by shoving a funnel in there) and the bits of
> > metal were laying inside. Came to find out after dropping the oil pan
> > that some of it passed through & shredded. But we had managed to piece
> > together the missing parts by digging around with a magnet, put it
> > together & a tiny portion of it was only missing.......Luckily all the
> > pieces did not fall through.
> >[/color]
>
> There is a TSB warning dealers to avoid using the deflector shield under the
> oil filler cap to support heavy oil fill devices like those 5 quart
> containers when filling oil.[/color]

Guess Jiffy Lube proved why there was a TSB......... ;0)

"Deflector Shield," thank you, couldn't think of the name.........