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Old 04-07-2005, 09:59 PM   #1
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I decided to be lazy and get someone else to change my oil, and thought why not have em switch the fuel filter for me while they were at it. Seeing as this was a regular garage, and not Jiffy Rape, I figured maybe fifteen bucks max for the filter. After an hour and a half, the thing cost me almost 60. Apparently they "had a hard time reaching it and getting it out". Next time I'm using my midget hands and doing it myself!
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Old 04-17-2005, 06:51 AM   #2
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Bass Babe...reading jiffy rape.... lol....but ya know....sometimes tanks rust internally and the rust flakes off clogging that fuel filter with fine sediment...and eventually that fuel filter begins to clog.... causing you to choke ,sputter and just buck your way to a complete stop and generally it'll happen [according to murphy's law] in the worst possible place imaginable where you find yourself waiting for a tow ...expected to ARRIVE in 60 minutes because its late....or some other excuse... and you'd gladly pay a dollar a minute to get out of there... as soon as possible.... so consider it fail-safe insurance.
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