Don't go to Firestone for oil change!

[jway83]

Just to give everyone a heads up, Firestone is starting to switch their most used oils over to synthetic, and won't be offering non-synthetic in at least 5w30, 5w20, 10w20. I went to change the oil on a Honda Element the other day and didn't find this out until after I had drained the oil out of it. I had to pu 10w30 in instead of the required 5w20, which could be REALLY bad.

[alphasubzero949]

I wouldn't take my Mac to get it fixed at a mom and pop Windows PC store, let alone take my car to a tire shop for an oil change.

[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]

There's only one place I trust to do my oil changes, and that's my garage where I'm the mechanic.

[deviant]

Originally posted by Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con
There's only one place I trust to do my oil changes, and that's my garage where I'm the mechanic.

:werd: and if you do it yourself you know that the mechanic put oil cap back on, used the oil you paid for (and used ALL of it), properly re-connected the underbody plasics, waited for ALL the dirty oil to drain, etc, etc. plus it's cheaper.

[Gas-n-Grease]

... i do it myself ...

[Blue Bomber]

Originally posted by Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con
There's only one place I trust to do my oil changes, and that's my garage where I'm the mechanic. Originally posted by deviant
:werd: and if you do it yourself you know that the mechanic put oil cap back on, used the oil you paid for (and used ALL of it), properly re-connected the underbody plasics, waited for ALL the dirty oil to drain, etc, etc. plus it's cheaper. Originally posted by Gas-n-Grease
... i do it myself ... :werd:

[JohnnyWash1]

Originally posted by jway83
Just to give everyone a heads up, Firestone is starting to switch their most used oils over to synthetic, and won't be offering non-synthetic in at least 5w30, 5w20, 10w20. I went to change the oil on a Honda Element the other day and didn't find this out until after I had drained the oil out of it. I had to pu 10w30 in instead of the required 5w20, which could be REALLY bad.


And how could this be REALLY bad?

[Red01GTS]

Originally posted by JohnnyWash1
And how could this be REALLY bad?

:chuckles: Exactly

[AkUmA]

Originally posted by Gas-n-Grease
... i do it myself ...

:werd: :thumbup:

[mvZx2]

I do it myself, but only idiots would **** something like a simple oil change up.

[03rollas]

Originally posted by mvZx2
I do it myself, but only idiots would **** something like a simple oil change up.

hahah trust me theres alot of those... Jus peek into most oil change places :D...

[Korywithak]

Originally posted by Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con
There's only one place I trust to do my oil changes, and that's my garage where I'm the mechanic.

:werd:

[LaW]

Originally posted by jway83
Just to give everyone a heads up, Firestone is starting to switch their most used oils over to synthetic, and won't be offering non-synthetic in at least 5w30, 5w20, 10w20. I went to change the oil on a Honda Element the other day and didn't find this out until after I had drained the oil out of it. I had to pu 10w30 in instead of the required 5w20, which could be REALLY bad.

"REALLY bad"


Yeah umm how?

[slidr]

Yeah, the only way I could see this as being a bad thing is if they were switching all of their oils over to "non-synthetic."

I don't think a synthetic oil would be bad for your car unless you have run it on the other type it's whole life.

[jway83]

Originally posted by JohnnyWash1
And how could this be REALLY bad?

Originally posted by Red01GTS
:chuckles: Exactly

Originally posted by LaW
"REALLY bad"


Yeah umm how?

for that particular car, i don't know. But a lot of the new cars have tiny passageways that need thin oil to pass through them at the rate it needs to pass through. a thicker oil will pass through slower, which could cause problems. honestly, i'm no expert on the subject, i don't know exactly what could happen. i do know that manufacturers recommend certain oils for their new cars for good reason, and if you don't follow what they recommend, it COULD be bad

[branizzle]

Originally posted by Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con
There's only one place I trust to do my oil changes, and that's my garage where I'm the mechanic.

sidenote:
Korywithak, that paint job is sawweeeet!!

[00 scrub]

They also do reccomend lower weight oils because of slight (and I mean very slight) mileage improvments that can help them meet CAFE standarads.

[CeliKill180]

Originally posted by branizzle
sidenote:
Korywithak, that paint job is sawweeeet!!

looked like a regular absolute red to me.

[branizzle]

Originally posted by CeliKill180
looked like a regular absolute red to me.

looks bright orange from here...
maybe it was all that acid i took earlier :crazy2:

[LaW]

Originally posted by jway83
for that particular car, i don't know. But a lot of the new cars have tiny passageways that need thin oil to pass through them at the rate it needs to pass through. a thicker oil will pass through slower, which could cause problems. honestly, i'm no expert on the subject, i don't know exactly what could happen. i do know that manufacturers recommend certain oils for their new cars for good reason, and if you don't follow what they recommend, it COULD be bad

Well for one oil change or so I dont think its going to be really bad on the car. The oil is not that far off spec. I know what your saying though. Just a habit of being like wtf when every car you have owned has always used the same oil ;)

[JohnnyWash1]

Originally posted by jway83
for that particular car, i don't know. But a lot of the new cars have tiny passageways that need thin oil to pass through them at the rate it needs to pass through. a thicker oil will pass through slower, which could cause problems. honestly, i'm no expert on the subject, i don't know exactly what could happen. i do know that manufacturers recommend certain oils for their new cars for good reason, and if you don't follow what they recommend, it COULD be bad

Originally posted by 00 scrub
They also do reccomend lower weight oils because of slight (and I mean very slight) mileage improvments that can help them meet CAFE standarads.

Another reason is because oils with a greater weight range will work better in more extreme climates, therefore a manufacturer can recommend an oil that they know will work in every climate the car will be operated in.


Jon

[RedNOSceli]

10w30 is fine..

do u even know what those numbers mean?

I run that in the summer or will go as high as 20/50 because of the heat in AZ kills the oil so fast.