not great, nor teribble
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From: Warren Michigan
not great, nor teribble
Last night I took the vette to a local corvette shop for my oil to be changed before winter storage.
I bought Mobile 1 from the large warehouse with the red letters (Cost Company). Unfortunately, I realized I grabbed 10w 30; which I wanted 5w 30. I know this is not huge, so I just decided to have the shop use their oil and pay $7 / quart.
The reason I took it to the shop is 2 fold, wanted to hoist the car up to find the two small fluid leaks, check the undercarage as this is my first opportunity to do so, and 3 have the oil changed in the process.
Leak 1: front oil pan (needs a new gasket)
Leak 2: gasket between trans and rear end. Tightend 1/4 turn on each bolt in hope of fixing.
Somehow I feel ok with the price b/c I now know what the small nickel sized occasional leaks are, but part of me feels a bit ripped off.
By the time all was done and said, I walked out paying $160.
($60 bucks in materials / 100 in labor which included figuring the leaks out and the oild change).
The dealer want $90 to just do the oil change and $75 to figure the leak out. So I got a $5 discount by going the route I did, but with a shop that really took good care.
Maybe Im just talking myself in a circle here?
I bought Mobile 1 from the large warehouse with the red letters (Cost Company). Unfortunately, I realized I grabbed 10w 30; which I wanted 5w 30. I know this is not huge, so I just decided to have the shop use their oil and pay $7 / quart.
The reason I took it to the shop is 2 fold, wanted to hoist the car up to find the two small fluid leaks, check the undercarage as this is my first opportunity to do so, and 3 have the oil changed in the process.
Leak 1: front oil pan (needs a new gasket)
Leak 2: gasket between trans and rear end. Tightend 1/4 turn on each bolt in hope of fixing.
Somehow I feel ok with the price b/c I now know what the small nickel sized occasional leaks are, but part of me feels a bit ripped off.
By the time all was done and said, I walked out paying $160.
($60 bucks in materials / 100 in labor which included figuring the leaks out and the oild change).
The dealer want $90 to just do the oil change and $75 to figure the leak out. So I got a $5 discount by going the route I did, but with a shop that really took good care.
Maybe Im just talking myself in a circle here?
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Good that you were able to check the underside of the car out during the process. Hope you got that rear leak fixed - mine leaked from the same spot and the repair bill was $650 - thankfully covered under warranty.
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I don't see a problem with going to a professional shop if you can't or don't want to do it yourself or lack the tools/equipment. I don't fill my own cavities for the same reason.
The 10w30, by the way, would have been just fine for storage and next spring/summer use.
The 10w30, by the way, would have been just fine for storage and next spring/summer use.
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I don't see a problem with going to a professional shop if you can't or don't want to do it yourself or lack the tools/equipment. I don't fill my own cavities for the same reason.
The 10w30, by the way, would have been just fine for storage and next spring/summer use.
The 10w30, by the way, would have been just fine for storage and next spring/summer use.
