Driver files suit against TA for oil change.

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  1. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    The bulk pump can fail and contaminate the new oil it pumps down into the filler hole. I used to watch the pros at speedco stick the nozzle in my filler hole covered in crap from dragging it across the tire or something else dirty before.
     
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  3. Ridgeline

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    Here are the oils that T/A handles.
    Mobil Delvac 1300 15w40 (synthetic blend)
    Mobil Delvac Extreme 10w30 (full synthetic)
    Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 5w30 (advanced full synthetic)
    Mobil Delvac CNG/LNG 15w40
    Castrol CRB Multi 15W-40 conventional multi-purpose
    Castrol Vecton Long Drain 10W-30 advanced part-synthetic
    Castrol Vecton 5W-40 advanced full-synthetic
    Chevron: Delo 400SDE 15w40 (conventional) and Delo 400XLE 10w30 (synthetic blend)
    Shell: Rotella T Triple 15w40 (conventional) and Rotella T5 10w30 (synthetic blend) and Shell: Rotella T6 5w40 (synthetic)


    All of these are interchangeable in the short term.
     
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  4. 86mechanic

    86mechanic Medium Load Member

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  5. brysol01

    brysol01 Medium Load Member

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    Sounds like the Volvo Mack dealers to me
     
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  6. DixonM

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    It was a 2011 tractor my guess is it was junk and no matter what oil was put in it would still be junk.
     
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  7. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Well, I have 2 different questions in my mind.

    (1). Was the engine already on its last leg, and decided to give up the ghost after the service work?

    (2). Engine was fine with no issues, technician had a brain fart, phone call, forgot and fired the engine up, then realized he forgot to put oil in it when the oil pressure gauge never moved…..?
     
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  8. Yellow rose

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    He can't, it's just a false claim.

    It's not a paccar or the air compressor would have to be listed before the fuel pump.

    Has to be a glider or a cummins motor.

    Assuming it's a cummins, excluding starting up with no oil, the oil type won't cause the damage claimed.

    It's pretty easy to determine if it was started with no oil since he has a peterbilt.

    The wrong oil just won't cause the damage listed. Everyone is welcomed to look up where the myth started and why. Explaining it to anyone would be useless tho, because like the guy in the lawsuit, you were gullible once and stuck with it for life.
     
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  9. Ridgeline

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    I would like to see the actual complaint and the supporting evidence that it was T/A.

    Another thing is I would like to see the owner here, talking about what was wrong.
     
  10. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Really? Why is that?
     
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  11. Allow Me.

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    I'm thinking there's a "lube gun" hanging from the ceiling with a dial on it with several choices of oil AND gear oil for the differential. Mechanic needs to turn dial to correct setting, but wait, what if he mistakingly set the dial on gear oil, not engine oil and filled the crankcase ?
     
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