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From: Raven on 14 Oct 2007 21:58 Watched the tech pick the drain plug up from the drain grate and proceed to screw it into the oil pan without wiping, never saw the oil filter housing get wiped out before the new element went in and had a sloppy mess to clean off the bottom of the oil pan when I got home. I may have thought there was an oil leak if I hadn't seen how carelessly done the whole thing was. It was free so I used it as a learning experience about dealer service a this was my first ever brand new car. I have always done all my own oil changes anyway, and if this is all I can expect from paying dealer prices I'll stick to doing it myself from now on. "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4712b890$0$90443$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > Raven wrote: > >> I was not overly impressed by dealer practices on my initial oil change. > ======== > > Raven, what was it that you didn't like about the way your dealer > handled your oil change? >
From: Built_Well on 14 Oct 2007 22:01 Dale wrote: > Where do you place the jack stands when you jack up a Avalon or > Camry. > > If the jack is located where you're supposed to put it, where the two > marks are ahead of the rear wheels, where do you put the jackstands? ======== Well, for a rotation, I guess you can raise the car one corner at a time using the floor jack while the jack is attached between the 2 notches found near the rocker panels and wheels like you said, and then attach the jack stands directly inwards from the floor jack. I guess this means the stands will not actually be contacting the vehicle between the 2 notches. Unfortunatley, my '06 Camry manual doesn't show the locations Ray O is talking about, so I guess I'll go by the notches. I don't want to attach the stands to the wrong crossbar! [chuckle]
From: Ray O on 15 Oct 2007 00:24 "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4712c9b4$0$68483$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > Dale wrote: > >> Where do you place the jack stands when you jack up a Avalon or >> Camry. >> >> If the jack is located where you're supposed to put it, where the two >> marks are ahead of the rear wheels, where do you put the jackstands? > ======== > > Well, for a rotation, I guess you can raise the car one corner at a time > using the floor jack while the jack is attached between the 2 notches > found near the rocker panels and wheels like you said, and then attach > the jack stands directly inwards from the floor jack. I guess this > means the stands will not actually be contacting the vehicle between the > 2 notches. > > Unfortunatley, my '06 Camry manual doesn't show the locations Ray O is > talking about, so I guess I'll go by the notches. I don't want to > attach the stands to the wrong crossbar! [chuckle] > You seem to have an interest in learning how to service your car yourself. You should look into local trade schools, community colleges, and high school districts to see if they have auto shop classes. Those classes should be good to gain a basic understanding of how to service your car. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Dale on 15 Oct 2007 07:49 > Dale wrote: > Where do you place the jack stands when you jack up a Avalon or Camry. > > If the jack is located where you're supposed to put it, where the two marks are ahead of the rear wheels, where do you put the jackstands? To whom ever it was who said I shouldn't be under a car until I find out where to put the jackstand, he's right. Now, funny guy just where do you put it? Where do you put it so the weight of the car doesn't bend something, when you lower the car onto it.
From: Built_Well on 15 Oct 2007 08:08
Dale wrote: > > Dale wrote: > > Where do you place the jack stands when you jack up a Avalon or > Camry. > > > > If the jack is located where you're supposed to put it, where the > two marks are ahead of the rear wheels, where do you put the > jackstands? > > To whom ever it was who said I shouldn't be under > a car until I find out where to put the jackstand, he's right. Now, > funny guy just where do you put it? Where do you put it so the weight > of the car doesn't bend something, when you lower the car onto it. ======== I would place the jack stands directly inwards of the notches, since you can't place the stands between the notches if the floor jack is occupying that spot. |