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I’m running into the same thing with my truck. There isn’t any coolant in the oil or anything of the sort, I’m just losing several liters of coolant from the overflow tank, somewhat quickly. I’ve replaced all the hoses going to and from the radiator, coolant reservoir, and water pump except one in a rather hard area to reach, so I guess that’s the leaking hose. Anyways, have you tried replacing all the hoses? It might not fix it completely, but it’s easier than tearing apart the engine and redoing the head gaskets. I’d try that first.
I’m running into the same thing with my truck. There isn’t any coolant in the oil or anything of the sort, I’m just losing several liters of coolant from the overflow tank, somewhat quickly. I’ve replaced all the hoses going to and from the radiator, coolant reservoir, and water pump except one in a rather hard area to reach, so I guess that’s the leaking hose. Anyways, have you tried replacing all the hoses? It might not fix it completely, but it’s easier than tearing apart the engine and redoing the head gaskets. I’d try that first.
Someone came in for just a routine oil change, no big deal obviously. Keep in mind this is a routine customer. He bought the cheapest oil for his 2007 Nissan Altima. A day later he calls and says that his engine blew up on the side of the highway. He gets it towed to a nearby garage. He says that they took a look at it and said that the engine was blown. I go up there personally and low and behold, the car is still sitting in the parking lot untouched by anyone there. I check the oil and everything myself and everything is perfectly fine as far as things we did at our shop. I told him that it was nothing that we did. He then said we put “bad” oil in his car. Obviously that’s impossible and he knew that. He then called a week later and said that he was suing us for ruining his engine.
I’ve also had a person call and demand that someone comes out to the side of the highway to fix their tire. They thought that us putting the tire at manufacturer’s recommendation caused the tire to blow.
People are always so quick to blame the last person that worked on their car.Someone came to my shop about a week ago saying that their brakes were messed up. We did their brakes back in the beginning of the year; new rotors, pads, the whole nine yards pretty much. He took it to another shop (one I know will do anything to make you spend more money) and they told him that he needed to replace both front brake assemblies, when in reality, it was just a bad caliper and pad on his driver side, so he spent a good $800 for a repair that we could have done for a whole lot cheaper.
Someone came in for just a routine oil change, no big deal obviously. Keep in mind this is a routine customer. He bought the cheapest oil for his 2007 Nissan Altima. A day later he calls and says that his engine blew up on the side of the highway. He gets it towed to a nearby garage. He says that they took a look at it and said that the engine was blown. I go up there personally and low and behold, the car is still sitting in the parking lot untouched by anyone there. I check the oil and everything myself and everything is perfectly fine as far as things we did at our shop. I told him that it was nothing that we did. He then said we put “bad” oil in his car. Obviously that’s impossible and he knew that. He then called a week later and said that he was suing us for ruining his engine.
I’ve also had a person call and demand that someone comes out to the side of the highway to fix their tire. They thought that us putting the tire at manufacturer’s recommendation caused the tire to blow.
People are always so quick to blame the last person that worked on their car.Someone came to my shop about a week ago saying that their brakes were messed up. We did their brakes back in the beginning of the year; new rotors, pads, the whole nine yards pretty much. He took it to another shop (one I know will do anything to make you spend more money) and they told him that he needed to replace both front brake assemblies, when in reality, it was just a bad caliper and pad on his driver side, so he spent a good $800 for a repair that we could have done for a whole lot cheaper.
Combo switch? I know the high beams switch isn’t on, I’ve toggled the switch in the cab several times and it doesn’t do anything except dim the lights slightly when they should get brighter for the high beams.
Combo switch? I know the high beams switch isn’t on, I’ve toggled the switch in the cab several times and it doesn’t do anything except dim the lights slightly when they should get brighter for the high beams.
Correct, the high mileage oil would be better suited for your vehicle. It’s meant to help seal any micro leaks you might have and keep older engines running smoother. Yes, a full synthetic oil would theoretically be better, but it’s meant for newer vehicles with under 75 thousand miles on them and just the newer engines.
Correct, the high mileage oil would be better suited for your vehicle. It’s meant to help seal any micro leaks you might have and keep older engines running smoother. Yes, a full synthetic oil would theoretically be better, but it’s meant for newer vehicles with under 75 thousand miles on them and just the newer engines.
Okay that makes sense. The high beam indicator is fully glowing constantly, so I guess that means that the pinouts are different? Is there a way to check and see if a certain bulb has the same pinout? The old bulbs were 45/65w bulbs and the new ones are 80/100w. Is the high beam indicator coming on since the new bulb’s low beams are higher powered than the old ones?
Okay that makes sense. The high beam indicator is fully glowing constantly, so I guess that means that the pinouts are different? Is there a way to check and see if a certain bulb has the same pinout? The old bulbs were 45/65w bulbs and the new ones are 80/100w. Is the high beam indicator coming on since the new bulb’s low beams are higher powered than the old ones?
I work for a Jiffy Lube. The high mileage oil is a synthetic blend oil. It’s a mixture of conventional oil and synthetic oil meant to keep your engine running smoothly after 75 thousand miles. If your vehicle isn’t over 75 thousand miles, then the oil you’re using isn’t doing anything more than just lubricating the engine. Using a full synthetic oil with an engine with over 75 thousand miles won’t be giving you the same benefits of a high mileage oil. If you’re driving over 2500 miles ever month, especially stop and go traffic, short commutes changing temperatures, then you should be changing your oil monthly to maintain the longevity of your engine. Let me know if you have any questions.
I work for a Jiffy Lube. The high mileage oil is a synthetic blend oil. It’s a mixture of conventional oil and synthetic oil meant to keep your engine running smoothly after 75 thousand miles. If your vehicle isn’t over 75 thousand miles, then the oil you’re using isn’t doing anything more than just lubricating the engine. Using a full synthetic oil with an engine with over 75 thousand miles won’t be giving you the same benefits of a high mileage oil. If you’re driving over 2500 miles ever month, especially stop and go traffic, short commutes changing temperatures, then you should be changing your oil monthly to maintain the longevity of your engine. Let me know if you have any questions.