Well, I got the Camry's oil changed today after only
2,800 miles. Had the Toyota dealership dump out the Mobil 1 and replace it with Pennzoil Platinum.I also had'em replace the almost 2-year-old cabin filter, which was dirty (cost: $30). The engine air filter was also replaced ($27--hey, it's only $17 at ToyotaPartsAndService.com).
I stood near the tech to watch the process. When he pulled out the engine air filter, I peered into the car's air housing, and noticed a couple dirty somethings in there, but he didn't clean the housing out. The Toyota tech just pulled out the old, dirty engine air filter and replaced it with a new one.
I guess I can expect a 30 percent increase in engine wear for a little while, according to Ed's research paper reference about improper air filter replacement procedures :-(
The tires were rotated, but no special attention seemed to be payed to torque measurement. The tech just used an automatic ratchet, but didn't seem to carefully measure the level of torque applied to the nuts and bolts. Oh well, at least he did tighten each wheel's set in a star pattern.
I may do this stuff myself. I'm not really delighted that whatever I saw in the air filter housing musta got sucked into the engine on start-up. Plus no attention was payed to exact torque.
Would you guys buy a GM Goodwrench 2-ton hydraulic floor jack (5 inches to 13 inches) or an A.C. Delco 2-ton hydraulic floor jack (5 inches to 14 inches)? One lifts a maximum of 13 inches, I guess, and the other 14 inches. I can't see how one inch could make much of a difference, so I suppose the proper question to ask is which do you think will be a better quality floor jack: GM Goodwrench or A.C. Delco?