Outatime

sam owens wrote:
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.

All Skippy Lube places employ ------- morons exclusively. To find
undereducted, sociopathic employees who will damage your car with
cheerful glee must be difficult for management, but somehow they manage
to come through.

Rule #1: NEVER, EVER GO TO A QUICKIE-SKIPPY-LUBE PLACE FOR SERVICE.

Not to denegrate, but just not having it done at all would have been
preferable. You cannot imagine the horror stories that come out of
these place.

Chances are, THEY overtightened your expensive transfer case drain plug.
This means that they stripped out all of the threads and used one of
four things to seal it back up:

1. Duct tape.

2. JB Weld.

3. Bubble Gum.

4. Snot.

Or, all of the above if the damage is severe enough. (I've seen this on
a transmission drain plug, I swear it.)

My recommendations:

1. NEVER, EVER GO TO A QUICKIE-SKIPPY-LUBE PLACE FOR SERVICE.

2. Crawl underneath and examine the damage. Look for sealants around
the drain plugs, leaking lubricant, duct tape, things like that. If you
find anything hinky, head for a good mechanic and have the damage
assessed. SOMETIMES you can have it drilled out, tapped and put in an
oversize drain plug made for such rookie-moves. If you're unfamiliar
with this type of repair, pay the mechanic to do it.

Finally:

3. NEVER, EVER GO TO A QUICKIE-SKIPPY-LUBE PLACE FOR SERVICE.

Outatime

sam owens wrote:
> While on my trip to California I had my oil changed at the Speedee Oil
> change in Davis. The receipt states"Transfer case plug overtightened"
>
> What is the transfer case plug?
>
> 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 6 cylinder
>
> BTW The guys at this Speedee ( I have never been to one before) are
> ------- morons.

All Skippy Lube places employ ------- morons exclusively. To find
undereducted, sociopathic employees who will damage your car with
cheerful glee must be difficult for management, but somehow they manage
to come through.

Rule #1: NEVER, EVER GO TO A QUICKIE-SKIPPY-LUBE PLACE FOR SERVICE.

Not to denegrate, but just not having it done at all would have been
preferable. You cannot imagine the horror stories that come out of
these place.

Chances are, THEY overtightened your expensive transfer case drain plug.
This means that they stripped out all of the threads and used one of
four things to seal it back up:

1. Duct tape.

2. JB Weld.

3. Bubble Gum.

4. Snot.

Or, all of the above if the damage is severe enough. (I've seen this on
a transmission drain plug, I swear it.)

My recommendations:

1. NEVER, EVER GO TO A QUICKIE-SKIPPY-LUBE PLACE FOR SERVICE.

2. Crawl underneath and examine the damage. Look for sealants around
the drain plugs, leaking lubricant, duct tape, things like that. If you
find anything hinky, head for a good mechanic and have the damage
assessed. SOMETIMES you can have it drilled out, tapped and put in an
oversize drain plug made for such rookie-moves. If you're unfamiliar
with this type of repair, pay the mechanic to do it.

Finally:

3. NEVER, EVER GO TO A QUICKIE-SKIPPY-LUBE PLACE FOR SERVICE.