Quick Lube Ruins TWO Subarus This Week! Failure Performing Simple Service Left Owners Stranded! 

They need to take more time out to train these quick lube places

@That Outdoor Guy The problem is you can't train the average grease monkey to do things correctly, and it is hard to find a smart grease monkey.

clearly, Subaru's are way too complicated for this quick lube joint to work on..

... they hire kids to do a man's job...

They hire only morons I had my Nissan Sentra drain plug on my manual transmission stripped out and the idiot told me just to drive off with a broken easy out stuck in the drain plug I raised so much hell with the manager that they had to pay for a new factory transmission case to include disassemble the transmission and replace the case with a week plus of car rental total damage not including rental car was $3500 bucks and the guy at the transmission shop said I was the 3rd customer that week

I started as a lube tech at a subie dealer a few month ago. Had 0 experience. Seen a few new guys start with 0 experience. It really isn’t that hard to know which drain plug to drain for oil.

I just did the cvt flush on a legacy because this happened at my shop. Really hoping that temperature gun was accurate enough for checking the fluid level after letting it warm. My job title is literally tire tech and this lady insisted on driving 4+ tomorrow. I was the only one in the shop that had ever touched a transmission.

LOL! Seriously though, that Take5 place needs to download the FSM's and use them.

how tf do you get that wrong???

@@idontcare9747 Consider yourself lucky that you have a functional brain. Many do not.

People these days, only gonna get worse .

I had a guy do something similar to me when I bought an engine for him and was returning the core. Prepurchase I asked for everything from throttle body to turbo and wound up having to buy a bunch of gaskets and was stuck with an older turbo. Then came these weird threats from the owner like we're in 1890s Wyoming. He didn't want to give me money for the core. and I showed him on the receipt what agreed core price would be and what we had agreed would be included with the engine. Dealing with local small business owners has its negatives too.

Anyone who goes to these quick lube places with the automobiles of today is rolling the dice.Do it yourself or pay the extra money and go to a dealer that has experience with that make of car.

BMW noisy engine and cel on filter cap was overtighened so much o ring pushed out! I changed the oil and put top on correctly and no light and no noise.

Lawyer up

Sounds like something I would do too. I Always go to the dealers I learned too. 2 QUARTS OVER oil pressure going nuts but OK drained and Checked it..ALOHA

@@jimshoe402 same. the dealer isn't much more than the lube places, they always have coupons, and their work is always warrantied. my HIghlander always goes to the dealer for maintenance.

Sadly the dealers today are so very high in their hourly rates that a good percentage of Americans can't afford to go to the dealers for any maintenance regarding $125.00 an hour or more???

@@77.88. my Mazda dealer has a $190hr labor rate. Chevy is $140.

That's how Toyota dealers used to be. They wanted your business.

There you go

Good on ya

@@nigerbear2642 He's old. Not dead.

I’m 68 and I do my oil, filters and other easy stuff. I also am a female and my Forester is a manual.(2014)

@@nigerbear2642 Very simple, I am old, not dead! LOL

What's a B technician

@@GahhDamnAlex It refers to the so-called skill level. It's not an official title, but the industry has guidelines about certifying mechanics as either A, B, or C level, depending on skill level.

@Bravo4161 , You must work at an unusual Firestone. All I hear about Firestone shops is horror stories lol. One of my friends even worked at one as a service writer, and the stories he would tell lol...

Really? Do you make sure the lube techs didn't over-torque the oil filter cap on a Toyota with a cartridge oil filter? That is common. Then next time you can't get it off or someone breaks it. Likely if the tech can't get it off the next time, they just stop changing the filter.

This is great to hear.

Same here. I can't vouch for any other Jiffy Lube, I can only do my best at where I work.

its crazy how some managers and business owners are straight psychopaths or anti social..

How much drug use did you see happening between jobs? Neighbor of mine worked in one she said all they did all day was get stoned

@@hijinks21 I worked at a quick lube place, mavis to be specific and a lot. Wasn’t as much weed at my location, it was mainly half the techs were on the brink of being black out drunk all day. Some depressing people to be around, could not pay me enough to be back in a cheap shop like that

@@hijinks21 Honestly didn’t seem like the guys I was working with were getting drunk/stoned on the job. Half of them just chain smoked cigarettes on their breaks. However, there was one guy who worked there for like 3 weeks who was clearly under the influence of crack or meth or something.

Definitely stoned and TRYING to do the job correctly.

As a manager of a ast lube shop, I see diatribe crap like this all the time. Please just stop

Fast only need go restroom if need.

@@slaweksk7128what????? Did you hit pookie a little too hard and get spun out when typing that?

I rolled my eyes at that too.

Pride heart? Let that vehicle rot 😂

I know how to change my oil, my dad taught all his daughters basic car care. I just don't want to, and right now I don't have a place to do it. I think everyone ought to know at least a little about the car they drive and how it works.

The issue with doing it your self is it's not just an oil change that is meant to be done, there is a whole series of checks that are done while the car is being serviced. Here in Australia an automotive work shop needs to have qualified staff to be licenced in some states the tech needs to be licenced too. But here you can do your own oil changes, it's always the cars that get owner serviced that have the most issues as they don't get picked up during the services.

Me too, but my gf doesn't have the same motivation. I do hers as well. But what about GRand Ma who isn't motivated to do that. This is only going to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.

@@vijayanchomatil8413 Suspension work and cooling work is what irritates me the most, and EVs still have both. My suffering shall know no end.

I used to do my own oil changes. I stopped just for convenience. Then the place I was using screwed up and my car was leaking oil, so I am back to doing them at home again.

Why would a guy making near minimum wage give a crap about your car. They are paid monkeys. They are supposed to push button and turn lever. They generally know squat about cars. Most can't drive standard transmission vehicles.

It comes from how one is raised nowadays. Prime examples of: lack of accountability, no pride in your work, no detail to your work, not educating yourself through experience instead of using Google for everything, no common sense, worrying about your stupid cell phone/social media status, and again, no common sense.

@@thomasstrayer3994 So if you were paid minimum wage at 20 years old to do oil changes, knowing full well you have near zero ability for advancement or increase in pay, much less ever being decently compensated...you're going to give the old 110%. That's boomer mentality. You're the ones raising them. So you're trying to not blame yourself while blaming yourself. Point blank are these facts: 1. The dollar has been devalued DIRECTLY due to the "greatest generation," and their kids the silent generation, and their kids the baby boomers. The baby boomers are the single largest reason. By kicking cans down the road. Debt cans. They talk about today's national debt as if it was just made. But every trillion dollar package owes its roots to boomer ideology. 2. Wages have not come close to keeping pace with the boomer led destruction of the dollar. Instead the boomers used the minimum wage as an excuse to specifically NOT increase wages. 3. The boomer led invasion with illegal aliens. If Ronald Reagan hadn't illegally granted citizenship to all those illegals they wouldn't be flooding in today. But he did it because all the conservatives lied and said we needed cheap labor because no one wanted whatever job they wanted cheap labor for. 4. There is zero difference between Republicans and democrats. They are all communists working towards the same goal. In fact for every single hated liberal legislation passed it was only able to do so because of republicans. So now kids are turning 20 and businesses can't afford to pay more because they have no experience, but they can't get experience without working, but even working 2 full-time jobs at minimum wage is not enough to survive. And here come boomers who could easily have a 5 person family where the man is the only worker, works only 40 hours a week, has ample paid vacation and time off telling a kid working more than twice as hard and still only making a third as much that he's lazy. You want these kids caring about their jobs...then you're gonna have to make it so they can actually have something to show for it. And not a "good job" and "attaboy." The ability to leave home and afford their own cars, houses, and bills. Like you had. And lord help them if they're White. The whole damned world is attacking White people non stop. The second most endangered minority race of humans. And everyone else thinks they are entitled to what they created in the few countries they reside. You boomers have lit a fuse that can no longer be stopped. And it's all those "lazy" generations that are gonna have to clean it up.

Same here ! I worked at jiffy lube for 5 years total, and most workers were drugies or felons..they paid us minimum wage While the district managers just pull up on new trucks and make us pressure sales on customers! Hard work for little pay I hate big corporate companies They too greedy !

They are really lucky that someone dose not mess with their face???

what is that Quick Lube? I cant figure out i havent hear about it here in Europe

@@snowbaord A quick lube is a business that usually only changes motor oil, windshield wipers, and air/cabin filters. Usually they advertise a low price with a quick 20-30 min service time. The idea is to do this necessary maintenance quick and cheap in the US around me they are Jiffy lube this place fits my description to the T. I’m not sure of quick lube places in Europe but you probably know of or have heard of a place that fits that general description..

Somehow I dont think that applies exclusively to Subaru. I even buy Wally World tires carry out only and mount them myself...on any vehicle.

@@donreinke5863 Oh no, it applies to all vehicles! These places, either are incompetent, or will sabotage your car, to get more work done.

@@cheeseo9798 thx dude now i see, i was thinking it is some kind of engine oil alternative:)

the guy is in front of tool boxes and couldnt change his daughters oil ..lol

@@steveswhirld What are you on about? it wasn't his own daughter's car...

Glad you enjoyed it

You don't need to be an ASE certified master tech to do oil changes properly. And dealerships are still leagues better than quick lube places, if only because the quick service guys at dealerships are working on the same types of cars all day, and will generally be required to take online training modules relating to specific services they perform. Inexperienced people will still make mistakes, but it's not going to be like "whoops, drained the transmission instead of the engine oil!"

had a honda dealer barely put any oil in my vehicle, engine light came on with barely any oil.

lol nice

That makes no sense.

@@MokasisGaming apparently it had one of the screw on filters that looks similar to an oil filter.

@@kevinsiggins623 How can you kill alternator by cranking the engine? Maybe you meaned starter?

@@cdjxwubcyex you’re right, I don’t know why I said alternator lol

I agree, finding a trusted mechanic is hard. My local shop is nearing retirement too. Im worried, really worried. I do my own maintenance but the super tough stuff I leave to them and they do a great job. Hate to have to play Russian roulette again finding another one

Im beginning my 51st year in automotive repair, and I cant agree with you more. Ive seen (and correctly repaired) so many screw-ups by incompetent morons that I cant even remember all of them. I started in high school and Im in it for the long haul, however long that may be. I dont do retirement.

@@donreinke5863 im in year 42 myself. I won't fully retire. My plan is to get a part time delivering parts, we are getting a brand new hyundai plant nearby so that is also a part time option. Anyway that's just my old man plans.

I am 61 also, I still enjoy working on my Subie.. knees and lower back get sore but I manage. LOL

@@PRO4XKEV me too 61tear it down if needed.

66 y.o. here, bought my dream brand new 2021 sti last year, took it to the dealership, where I bought it from for the complementary oil change. Found a pool of oil under the car next day. Drain plug was finger loose. Guess what, the last oil change I performed by myself. It's good for my joints, LOL

@@strobos4215 Well, this story scares me. One would hope the dealership would have a competent crew. Congrats on getting your STI, did you get the big Wing? I''m nearing 50 and drive a Big wing STI, love the car!

Unfortunately the dealerships all have quick lube lanes now they're a joke too. It's awful our education system has totally abandoned trades and vocational school

Wow. Big ups to you

Thank you for your service to our country.

I took my cars to the same shop from 1995 until they got bought out in 2018 without any problems. 3 times in a row they cross threaded a lug nut. They claimed it was my car despite it having the tires rotated there every 6 months for 3.5 years before the buy out without issue. I started going elsewhere and funny enough after 6 rotations not a single lug has been cross threaded. The first shop just put the nut in the stick, pressed it on the stud, and gunned it until it stopped turning. Shear idiocy.

@@Noah_E My same story, told me Subarus have cheap studs. ?????? Mienike no more!

@@Squarekn0t A friend used to work for a Mienike in the Seattle area. Work went well for him for several years, then the local franchises all got bought out. The new owner sent down a directive to every shop. No car leaves the shop without the "free" multi-point inspection. All inspections are to include a recommendation of a minimum of $2000 worth of repairs, regardless of the condition of the car.

I do all of my routine maintance for this very reason

Not really, it just takes a bit of a brain to tell these apart. Its impossible that they never worked on oanother longitunual engine car, Subaru isnt thay different aside of things being pushed further forward.

I wont replace ANY head gasket on ANY vehicle with aluminum heads without also having the heads machined to ensure they are flat and remove any surface imperfections or corrosion. Iron heads are not as much an issue, but I check those also with a Starratt bar (machinists straightedge) and if there is any doubt, they get machined too.

@Rich Cran I pulled a wrecking yard engine from a 1971 Thunderbird that had a 3x oversize oil plug. When I disassembled this particular 46 year old (at the time) Ford 429 engine I realized why. ( I dare anyone to find a Subaru engine that lasted that long, and yes, the Subaru 360 was sold in the U.S. at that time, Boeing owned many of them for use on their vast manufacturing facilities) Its oil must have been changed every 1000 miles or so, it had the factory hone pattern still visible on the cylinder walls, and cylinder taper was under .004. I honed the block, used the original flat top 10.5/1 pistons and replaced the rings.

@@donreinke5863 yep, it's engine out, machine the heads and check the block for flatness. I see people doing gasket jobs with these engines in, not a recipe for success. Just a few bolts and the engine is out.

@@TK-ff5kc Agreed...Ive pulled many Subaru engines, the only thing easier is an air-cooled VW.

@Rich Cran LOL So true.

Plus they charge you $30-50 for a $8-15 filter that takes less than a minute to replace without any tools. Outright robbery

They’re reliable cars just the head gasket on every Subaru engine blows up I just had my engine blow up a month ago it just got replaced that’s the only issue with them and the original engine only had 50k miles

@@yayajuggz I've had 3 Subarus, an 11 and 14 Forester. Both had around 200,000 km on them and now a 17 Outback 160 000 km. No head gasket issues with any of them.

@@ericripley9739 head gasket issues were yesteryear issues. I think mainly found in the ej20 motors (correct me if I'm wrong). I think new FA FB series run into problem of spinning bearing cus oiling issue. 90% of the time is customers not checking their oil, etc. You have rod issues on the FA engines as well, but it mainly caused by modified cars where the owner boosted the engine to oblivion.

Subarus are one of the easiest modern cars to perform oil changes on. The filter is on top of the engine in the front with no obstructions. The drain plug is just as easy to locate with no shields to remove and nothing for the oil to leak on. Changing the engine and cabin air filters is just as easy. No special tools are required and everything fits only one way so you can't screw it up without really trying.

@@Noah_E Good comment. Only problem I had was when I installed an oil filter forgetting to oil the gasket. What a time removing ! My cousin rigged up an old seatbelt which acted as a strap around it and finally got it off. Would have been nearly impossible if filter was hidden underneath.

You gotta understand these people are working- TO PAY RENT- making $6-7/hr People with zero technical experience and horrible undermining management. The wrong does not lay with quick change places. They go wrong when car owners expect min wage workers to do skilled labor.

@@fastinradfordable you cant make 6 dollars an hour in America. Most places will start people out at atleast 9 or 10 nowadays

@@slyfox4564 $7.25 is minimum wage MOST STATES hold out until they are legally forced to raise it. I worked at a quick oil change place in 2008 in virginia: min wage $5.15 BEFORE TAXES If youre making $7, after taxes, youre making 6. maybe money isnt a problem for you, but, i literally just proved what you said wrong. There is NO WAY, quicky places are paying more than $.50 /hr above min wage dont believe me, go ask

Cheap CEL fix!

My God. The shear lack of knowledge these climate alarmists have on the subject they are supposedly experts of.

Agree with regard to that stupid sticker obscuring warning lights.

The advice to the girl wasn't completely false. A car that can only go 25mph will have a lower carbon footprint than one that goes faster!😀

@@e-curb Not really, all that backpressure didn't do the catalytic converters and oxygen sensors any good.

@@steverandall5814 I'm not suggesting to leave them in as a solution to lowering carbon emissions. I just pointed out that a car who's top speed is only 25mph will have a lower carbon footprint than a normal car.