compression scheme

Originally Posted by sledge42

Ha Ha.. A Sad but VERY TRUE statement!

I remember my cousin was about 17 and had a Firebird, The thing died on her.. Happened to die during a Family function/holiday.. My uncle goes out pulls the dipstick and says "Geez Alie.. there isn't a drop of oil in this thing- when was the last time you had it changed?" She said "What? Well I didn't know you had to do that!"

Working at a Volvo dealer in the early 90's a lady came in with a blown motor. It had 30,000 on it and never had anything done to it including checking the oil. She said "It's a Volvo, you don't have to change the oil".
On the flip side we had a trade in that needed a clutch. They sold it the next day before I had a chance to replace the clutch. The PO's next door neighbor bought it without test driving it. It was 5 years old with 370,000 miles.
My younger brother came in and said "I checked the oil in the car and it's low". Dad said there is some oil in the barn. My brother came back in a said "it would not all fit in and over flowed. I had him show me where he put it and he pointed at the power steering [he's a computer geek].
I also remember doing 2 brake jobs that needed everything except the steel lines because someone put engine oil in the masters. One had gotten so hot the tire valve stem cap had melted.
Then there was the lady that had all 4 hub caps replace because her old ones where radio active and she was being tracked by satellite.
Dad told me about a Dr. who called to complain his driveway was not plowed in time and he had to shovel it to get to work. 4 inches of snow on a 30 foot long driveway and he drove a 4WD SUV.
Enough rambling
Chris

Originally Posted by sledge42

"Geez Alie.. there isn't a drop of oil in this thing- when was the last time you had it changed?" She said "What? Well I didn't know you had to do that!"

We had a kid come in to our shop, wanted to save some cash and decided he was gonna attempt to do his own oil change. Picked up ONE liter of oil, and an oil filter. Knowing something was off, we asked if he was just topping it up. "No, i'm changing the oil" oh yeah, he was driving a truck too. The thing took 6.

Happens every day. Someone attempts a brake job, doesn't torque the lug nuts properly, wheel fly's off a day later. $50 bucks for the tow, parts and labor, plus chances are those brand new rotors are now junk. Ends up costing them more than if they just let the pros do it in the first place. Those 5 years of school aren't just for fun