re: Oil change shop air filter up charge….WTF

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So I’m at an oil change shop in the bay waiting for them to change my oil. Haven’t even opened my hood yet. Technician comes over to my window with an air filter, shows it to me and recommends that it be changed. I decline and watch him take the filter to the adjacent vehicle and reinstall it where he got it from.

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Thats nothing compared to what they are doing to your vehicle while they are under it. At best they will use a battery drill if not an impact wrench to tighten up the drain plug and strip it out...usually just bad enough that it will not remain tight and will start leaking oil. Most vehicles require engine removal to correct that. I know several people this has happened to. Change you own oil...it takes about an hour from start to finish and it will be done right.