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Motor 1
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
'I Haven't Seen This Car Before:' Mechanic Works on Customer's Ford. Then He Takes a Closer Look at the Windshield Sticker
One mechanic is about to change the oil on his new customer's Ford when he takes a closer look at a sticker on the windshield. With nearly 20,000 miles between oil changes, is this Ford a ticking time bomb, or is it a simple case of a forgetful technician? TikTok user Rotor Lathe (@ posted his discovery on Thursday. In the video, he revealed a new customer who brought their car in for an oil change. "Oil change sticker says 12/19/23 at 16,000, roughly," he said. "And we've got 35,013 miles on this car. I can only imagine what this oil is going to look like." Clearly, Lathe intended the video as a sincere PSA, but the internet pointed out another possibility (as it always does). "Hear me out," wrote one viewer. "Could it be possible that the customer has had their oil changed but nobody put a sticker on it?" Someone else noted the cliffhanger with sarcasm. "I love the part where you show us the oil," they wrote. "They could have done [the oil change] themselves in between," suggested another person. "Just bought a '93 Blazer and the sticker says '08... Still has a few hundred miles to go," wrote someone else. How Many Oil Changes Did the Customer Miss? Let's take the sticker at face value and assume that the Ford's owner drove the car without an oil change for approximately 19,000 miles. If you accept AAA's general advice and change your oil every 3,000-5,000 miles, it means this car owner might've skipped out on three or four oil changes. How Bad Is This On the Car Maintenance Neglect Scale? According to the folks on this Reddit thread posted to r/cars three years ago, it's high up there. The original poster said they drove 17,000 miles in a 1986 Honda CRX Si. "Drove 45,000 miles a year 95 percent on the highway, so at least the miles were easy..." the Redditor wrote. In the comments, a user wrote, "There's a guy on the Civicx forum right now who went 20,000 miles on his tuned Si, without an oil change. His engine is [ruined] and he's getting cooked by the members lol." Someone else wrote, "25,000 miles. My fault, but only because I didn't know any better. I knew it needed maintenance, but didn't know anything about it. It wasn't until I got my first oil change and looked at the little sticker in the corner of the window that showed 'next change in 3,000 miles.' Oops." Motor1 reached out to Lathe via TikTok for comment. It reached out to Ford via email. They responded with sound advice. The Ford representative said, "Customers should read their owner's manual for information about maintenance intervals." Now Trending 'Do People Not Read the Owner's Manual Anymore?': Woman Buys New Honda. Then She Tries Filling It Up With Gas 'This Should Be Illegal': Customer Gets Approved for 2024 Jeep Wrangler. Then An Expert Exposes the Reality of Financing Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Motor 1
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Woman Gets Dealership Oil Change For Her Brand-New Toyota Tundra. Then She Catches the Technician In a Lie
A woman who brought her brand-new Toyota Tundra in for a routine oil change was shocked to catch the dealership technician in a lie. In a video posted to TikTok, the woman, who goes by the username Gabbattack (@gabbattackkk), explains what happened. 'Jesse went to go get an oil change at the Cerritos Toyota dealer, AutoNation, yesterday,' she says, adding that the appointment took almost four hours. She holds up a receipt from the dealership, showing her husband paid $120 for the oil change service. Gabbattack claims that after the appointment, her husband returned home with the intention of attaching a skid plate to the bottom of the truck. However, when he went to install the plate under the truck, he found the undercarriage coated with a thick layer of mud. This immediately raised suspicions. 'We've been off-roading, going outdoors, all that stuff,' the woman explained about the source of the mud, while displaying photos of the dirty underside of the truck taken on her husband's phone. While the presence of the mud itself wasn't an issue, what raised red flags was the condition of the supposedly new oil filter and the bolt holding it in place, both of which were still caked in mud. According to the woman, this strongly suggested to her and her husband that the oil change her husband paid for was never really performed. 'I don't know about you but that does not look like a brand-new oil filter,' she says, before adding that her husband was going to go back to the dealership to see what they had to say. Viewers Weigh In The video garnered over 429,000 views, and several commenters sent in their advice for the couple. 'I marked a dot on oil filters with a sharpie so I know they are changed! My mechanic told me that trick,' one person shared. 'This is why I do my oil changes myself. The dealers are absolutely terrible,' another said. Several claimed that this isn't an issue unique to Toyota dealerships. Owners of cars made by other well-known brands like Nissan and Honda report similar experiences. 'First and only time I went [to the Honda dealership] they said they also rotated my tires but the one I had fixed at discount tires was in the same spot. A friend also checked my oil and said it wasn't fresh,' someone complained. 'Please report it to the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR),' another person suggested. How Can Customers Ensure Their Car Is Being Serviced Properly? There are several ways to ensure your car is properly serviced at the dealership. Always ask for a detailed invoice listing each service performed, including any parts and fluids that were changed. Before leaving the dealership, inspect the vehicle if possible. Check for clean oil, new filters, or any other visible signs of work. It's also helpful to ask the technician to walk you through what was done, and request that any old parts be returned. Keep a maintenance checklist to compare to the dealership's records so you can keep track of services that have recently been completed. We've reached out to Toyota and the TikToker for comment. We'll be sure to update this article when we hear back. Now Trending 'The Best Or Dumbest Thing I've Ever Done': Woman Buys $500 Toyota Tacoma. Then She Takes It Off-Roading Woman Starts Driving. Then Water Starts Pouring Onto Her Mercedes G-Wagon's Dashboard and Touchscreen Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
