jiffy lube puts on wrong filter, which fell out... is my sr20 in trouble

[Driftcardotnet]

so i go to jiffy lube on sunday and i tell them exactly what kind of engine i have and what model car the engine is, and which american nissan has the same engine filter. yada yada, well anyways as soon as i drive away the oil light comes on and i turn around and pull back into the shop and complain, they open my hood and oil is all over the place and the filter is wegded on the side of the engine bay. the dood put the wrong filter in, and it fell out creating a mess. i am worried because i can still drive the car, but i am worried some damage may have incurred when i drove it with no oil and no filter for that short time. i did get, documentation that this happened, they did finally put the correct filter on and more oil in, about 2.5 quarts. anyone have this experience, and what was your remedy, what steps do i take now?

[otterman]

Usually if your oil light came on and if your filter actually came off then you're gonna have problems. Oil light usually means you're past the point of no return but you might have got lucky?
Modified by otterman at 10:37 PM 12/20/2007

[IanS]

The sheer fact that you took your car to Jiffy Lube in the first place tells me you probably should not be driving it at all. You asked them to screw things up, and they did, hopefully you can make them pay for the damage. You have an engine from a different country swapped into your car, and you cant even change you own oil.

[duffman1278]

^^^^ touche

[otterman]

The sheer fact that you took your car to Jiffy Lube in the first place tells me you probably should not be driving it at all. You asked them to screw things up, and they did, hopefully you can make them pay for the damage. You have an engine from a different country swapped into your car, and you cant even change you own oil.

oh burn... oh burn...

[Driftcardotnet]

i can change my own oil, i don't have the time, but man i am soo glad i live in socal, whereas you live in MN where you are prolly going to have to shovel some snow soon :oP

[Driftcardotnet]

man just askin for some help, but you know, the **** talkin had to start, you should prolly just keep your comments to your self, you sound smarter that way

[Driftcardotnet]

otter, what should i do now? i mean oil light came on, and well car still runs, but my confidence is ruined, not sure if something is going to go wrong, what i do know is that i need to have some "certified" mechanic look at it, atleast thats what jiffy screw said, well their minimum wage CS rep. i might as well just file for arbitration

[duffman1278]

If I were you, I'd be saving up for a rebuild or another motor. Seriously, you should get it checked out because thats not good at all , you risk the chance of alot of issues to come up, and quick. Take it to a good shop, there's plenty in socal such as sr20 store and others. DON'T go to jiffylube, they have sooo many problems with their mechanics and such

[fayceoff]

i can change my own oil, i don't have the time,

Do you have time to swap in another motor? Seriously, my old man says if you can't afford (whether with money or time) to do to do something right, then you definitely can't afford to do it twice... How long was it before your light came on and you went back? How many miles? I think that's a crucial bit of info. Also, from now on if you're going to have someone you know you shouldn't trust to do ANYTHING to your car, the least you can do is a visual inspection... /my $0.02

[IanS]

Me sorry
Modified by SideWays=smiles at 12:06 AM 12/22/2007

[codyace]

I'll be the optimist

Go beat the dog **** out of it. I'd rather have it blow up (if it is gonna blow up) in a ball of fire, rather a lame idle one.

And I've known some FWD guys that have run the oil uber low, had the light on/flicker, fill it back up, and go on like nothign happend..

[CMG]

Yeah, the issue is not that he had to pay someone to change his oil, it's that he chose Jiffy Lube to do it. He would have had better luck if he took his car to the zoo and put it in the monkey enclosure.

[CMG]

And while the engine might not have been destroyed, its lifespan was definitely shortened.

[schanne]

Ok, so if a light goes on. Wouldn't you pull over immediately to check your engine and then discover such a mess?

Keep your garage stocked with royal purple and oil filters at all times. It takes ten min.

[redtop91]

Yeah so taking it into Jiffy Lube was a bigtime fail, but you can redeem yourself. The damage is no doubt done, but it might not be enough totally ruin your engine, but it probably decreased it's lifespan a bit. First thing you are going to do is change your oil YOURSELF this time. If you don't have time, make it. Seriously. It's a fast, easy process. Check the oil you drain for any metal bits of the bearings. There will probably be a few, but size and quantity is what we should be worried about. Refill the oil and keep it change and filled religiously. As long as it didn't start knocking, or if it did, it doesn't continue after the oil change, you'll be OK for the time being, it's possible that after filling it up you are good to go and never have problems, or equally possible your car might be a ticking time bomb. It can go either way really but the bearings on SR's are more durable than people give it credit for. I'd also be worried about the head myself. SR heads are really oil dependent, especially lifters.

[codyace]

If it's knocking, crank the boost, and send it out to pasture in a flaming ball of fun.

If it's driving fine, dont' worry about it.

[redtop91]

I agree.

[Driftcardotnet]

the jiffy lube is on the north west corner of overland and national, i made a right turn onto overland, than an immediate left onto national, saw the light as soon as i turned onto national, flipped a U turn, and went right back to the corner where jiffy lube was, not very far at all. follow the link in a new window to see where i mean. its driving still, but seriously i mean, it drove with no filter for like a block, i know there is bound to be some trouble down the road, and well i need to take it to someone and have them look at it, and I have the determination to make jiffy lube pay, whether it be their own negligence, complaints to the attorney general, or a suit, they should not be in the oil change business if they are not equip to do the job correctly, and for that they are at fault.

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[otterman]

I would try to get Jiffy Lube to pay for some kind of inspection on the motor from a mechanic.

[codyace]

the jiffy lube is on the north west corner of overland and national, i made a right turn onto overland, than an immediate left onto national, saw the light as soon as i turned onto national, flipped a U turn, and went right back to the corner where jiffy lube was, not very far at all. follow the link in a new window to see where i mean. its driving still, but seriously i mean, it drove with no filter for like a block, i know there is bound to be some trouble down the road, and well i need to take it to someone and have them look at it, and I have the determination to make jiffy lube pay, whether it be their own negligence, complaints to the attorney general, or a suit, they should not be in the oil change business if they are not equip to do the job correctly, and for that they are at fault.

Think of this way:

You've got an illegal swap in your carYou've tampered wtih emissions

IS it really worth the hassell? They ****ed up, the did you well on the spot. **** happens.

[redtop91]

He's got a point. A corporate lawyer will rip you to shreds in court. I'd go otterman's route and at least have them pay for an inspection. They'll weasel out of paying for the motor if the whole thing is ****ed.

[karmakaze]

if it does not make any noise, and drives the same that it has, and you have no metal shavings in your oil, then drive it, if it was just a few seconds it is probably fine.

[Driftcardotnet]

i think its fine, i've put on at least two hundred miles on it in the last week, and the last two days has been like nascar freeway driving so it's prolly ok.

[leroiboy]

sorry to hear this man. for future reference: jiffylube and all like kinds(tires plus,firestones) are absoulute dummies-i work for safety-kleen and see what goes on in their sorry shops on a multiple-times-per-day-basis. change your own oil or hook up with a buddy and get them to do it.

threadjack: what's up ryon!?

[Tulsa_S-13]

Any time your oil light turns on you need to immediately turn off the engine!

The light isn't there to say "Oh, its ok you can drive one more block down the rode." It's there to warn you that your engine is about to be ****ed.

For reference:

Check engine light= possibly driveableLow voltage light= can't start carNo oil pressure light= turn the car off!

Get it?