5-minute oil change is a lie. The car ahead of me has been in there for over half an hour. I cannot leave because there are cars behind me, blocking me in. I think this lady has seen more filters than an AC repairman.

Update: Car ahead of me took 50 minutes. I pulled into the bay and sat for 10 minutes. They did nothing and I finally left.

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    The fact that these places always exclude the filter from their price and treat it as a “gotcha” add-on is deeply hilarious.

    You have to replace the filter when you change the oil. That’s just how it works. It’s not special and it’s not extra. It’s literally the intended procedure.

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      7 days ago

      The reason I do it myself is because they’ll use a generic crappy no name filter and oil with no additives for older engines or anything.

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      7 days ago

      K&N Air Filters would like to have a word…

      I literally never change my air filter during oil changes because once a year I take my K&N out, treat it and put it back in. They work better, they produce less waste and they pay for themselves after a year.