Oil change at walmart

They probably punctured the hose while doing it. You should write a letter to Walmart with your complaint and a copy of your hose receipt. Send a copy to the store manager as well. Then find out who has a good independant mechanic in the area.

I went there and they strip my oil pan plug. I spent over $200 to fix it cos they put a larger plug in there and destroyed the original thread on the pan. Long story short, I was pissed and spent money to fix their prob. That is the last time i am going in there with my car. Just too much hassle to take them to court. U might want to try a small claims court.

Just my opinion, but if you want to keep the car, I'd get the dealer hose and dealer clamps. Work better, and last much, much longer. Consider the $20 at Pep Boys the cost of emergency road service until you could get the proper parts installed. BTW, if they added coolant at Pep Boys, you'll need to replace that also with Toyota red and distilled water to avoid problems over the long term. Funny, but it sounded like trouble to me as soon as I read the heading of your post. Again, just my opinion, but I'd be looking for another apartment. I don't trust anyone as much as I trust myself doing maintenance and repairs on the car.

So drive somewhere and change the oil. No need to do it at the apartment.

THats true ,

Absolutely yes -- it must be changed!!! That green coolant causes build up. Change it as soon as you can to the factory red coolant. Those actually can be left on for years in your car and not have build up.

Changing instructions:

1) Radiators have a butterfly nut drain at the bottom. They're normally plastic. Run you car until it gets up to operating temperature. 2) Make sure to turn your heater on. 3) Park your car while leaving the ventilation temperature on the hot setting. 4) Let the engine get cold. 5) When the engine is cold, remove your radiator cap and turn the butterfly nut open. That should drain most of it. 6) If possible, try to remove your reservoir bottle to drain that as well. 7) Tighten the drain nut and replace the fluid with a 50/50 mix. Fill your radiator to the top and put on your radiator cap. Fill your resevoir as well. 8) Run the car again to optimal temperature. 9) Turn your heater on. 10) Turn the car off. 11) Check if you're low on coolant again through your resevoir. DO NOT OPEN YOUR RADIATOR CAP WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT! 12) Refill the resevoir if necessary. You can wait until the engine is cold again if you'd prefer to check and refill through your radiator.

Have fun and be safe doing it.

Block will likley have a drain too... found the block drain at the front of the '02 I4 engine not too far from the rad drain That way you will get almost all

If not well maintained, it will be worth running water through the block till it runs clear....

Usually just pops off. easy to clean

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Only slumlords allow oil changes to be done in parking lots. Parking lots are for PARKING, not automotive maintenance. How declasse.

What makes you think they caused the holes in your radiator hose when changing the oil in your car?

Don

I dont know , It was p[erfectly fine before i stopped to get my oil changed. Who knows.