Oil change jobs are a lost leader, to make up for it a big percentage use low cost house brand filters. Those filters cost a shop a couple bucks to me its just not worth it to make a few extra bucks on a lost leader. I use a quality filter up-sale it I make the same as if I used a low cost house brand filter. I have been bit by cheap filters lucky for me we caught it before it turned into a 5K engine job I will not go back to a cheap house brand filter again... One cheap filter can ruin your day/week/year over a few bucks because you cheeped out...
If a shop cheaps out on the filter on your ride what else will they do to pocket a few extra bucks... Think about this if a filter messes up a engine on a 2K car it will cost me more then its worth to replace the engine if they want a cheap filter I am not your guy...
The oil plug had been stripped out when I got my Honda I got it a little off when I tapped and put a insert in it. I got it to stop leaking I don't take the plug out anymore I suck the oil out thru the dipstick tube... I can get it all but maybe a pint I change it at 3K because I can : ).... NO one can make money on a service buying the oil from a parts house to make any money a shop has to buy in bulk... The least I buy is a 55 gal drum up to filling 200 gal bulk tanks. When you buy like this I can buy full synthetic cheap : ) It would make Y'all mad as ell if you knew how the parts stores were reaming you out on the convenience of bottled oil... I don't want to tie up my money in bulk oil I have to if I want to make money at it...
One more tip its a habit you need to get into... After you install the oil plug CLEAN IT AND MARK IT a dab of RTV will do if for noting else its those few seconds you spend paying attention to the plug to KNOW you tighten it...
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