I know enough to avoid Jiffy-Lube and such. Found a clean and somewhat upscale garage a few years back and have been taking in my GT every 3K miles or so. For some reason, their computer does not show correct capacity and they often put in too much oil. I've been double checking myself after changes and ask them to drain the excess. Last week, one of the mechanics went off on me saying "Why do you always come back with problems!!???". I told him to chill and not to blame me for their mistakes. I also advised that they simply check the level before giving me the car back. He started to tell me that they put in a little more oil since the filter absorbs some. When I told him that most techs I know fill the new filter with oil prior to install, he totally flipped and started yelling at me again ... :"We do hundreds of changes a week ...and you are telling ME how to CHANGE OIL!!".
Am I crazy? Ever since my HS auto shop class (30 years ago) I was told that it's a good idea to fill new filters with oil. In any case, I'm just so frustrated that since I no longer have time or space to change my own oil, even paying someone else to do it becomes a f----ing production!
Ron W.
2000 GT 'vert black