Is what I put in my SHO this morning before I backed it out of the garage and parked it. Manager of Valvoline is coming (supposedly) to my place tomorrow morning. Needless to say, I'm not a happy camper. I've been changing my own oil in all of my vehicles for 3.5 years now again because I have a shop with a pit at our new place that it's too damn easy not to do it on my own. We had a bunch of snow and I was too busy at work to get plowed out to get to the shop and both mine and the wife's car were both due so we brought them both in and supplied our own K & N filters with Castrol Magnatec. Man, how can you phuck up an oil change? I was telling my dad today about the coarse thread large drain plug that is impossible to cross thread. I don't think that's it but I'm sure they have to design them that way because of every Tom, Dick and Harry Super Idiot that could mess up anything up to and including a wet dream. I'm sure when he gets her tomorrow (I'm not holding my breath) that he'll be able to spin my filter 1/2 a turn with his greasy mits. I guess I should have plowed some snow afterall. Any advice guys? What the hell is he going to offer me tomorrow? A free oil change? I've never really dealt with something like this before. I'd like to think the motor is fine. I don't think I saw the oil pressure light blip on on the way home. Maybe it will spin a bearing in 3,000 miles and I'll be on the hook for a new motor.
Wow, a messed up oil change, at Valvoline! I thought that was just Jiffy Lube territory ... Hopefully no damage done, but I would have the oil analyzed at Blackstone Labs to make sure.
Have them pay for the Blackstone Labs sample. Have them redo the oil change at their cost.
Just for starters.
Good idea. Maybe they can pay for them every 5,000 miles for as long as I own the car. It would sure be piece of mind to know and any bearing damage would show up in the reports right away I would think and if it did it would give me leverage if something is bad afterall. I'm retracing my trip home last night in my head all day.... I know I got on it 2-3 times, took a tight corner pretty hard and hit the brakes hard once. 50 miles or so I put on it last night. I'd feel a whole lot more confident if I just took a trip across town at 30 mph.... I will also be drilling holes in my skid plate on every vehicle I own now. I'll gladely take an oil or antifreeze puddle in my garage right away. I probably would have noticed it a day sooner assuming the skid plate holds a quart maybe.
This is a simple video but proves a point about no oil in a crank case. It can run for a while without damage. I know the turbo etc.......
https://youtu.be/0HBdQJdA7Vc
Oh next time if you are low on motor oil. Just add some vegetable oil....... LOL
https://youtu.be/sbPxLm21gek