Econo Lube N’ Tune

I used to go to this one. I say used to because the main business that they ascribe to be doing business for — doing oil changes — well, I’ll just describe the events. The first time I saw «it» happen I was appalled. A man came flying back into the parking lot with his car, turned it off, jumped out and came running into the store, obviously upset. What had happened? He had had his oil changed there, the new oil filter fell off while driving down the street and the engine’s oil was pouring out onto the ground. He started getting into it with the manager. The manager was basically unapologetic, like it was normal for oil filters to just fall off of car’s engines. ???
I looked at the guy and told him that if that engine had been running for any length of time without oil in it, there WILL be damage to engine itself. Even if not «fatal» damage, still. Engine walls will be scored, the rings will have heated up and probably started to score as well. That doesn’t include bearings on the crankshaft and camshaft lobes and such. The manager disagreed with me and said no, no way would that happen. I’ll call a person one when I see it: this guy was a total idiot. Don’t tell ME that no oil in your car isn’t going to do any damage, I have taken enough engines apart and rebuilt them.
The second time it happened, yes, I was in there another time when it happened to someone else — the guy had started to drive off the lot and there was oil pouring out the bottom of the engine. Give me a break. Where do they get these «techs» from, anyway, an advertisement on a Cracker Jacks box? Whatever.
I went there one last time, but now? I am watching what they are doing. I could change my own engine oil, it’s easy enough to do, I just don’t WANT to. This guy gets done changing the oil and filter. The guy turns my car on and guess what happens? 3 guesses and the first 2 don’t count. Yup, oil pouring out into the pit below, the guy had not put the filter on tight enough. How hard is it to change oil and a filter? I can tell you, I’ve done it hundreds of times in my lifetime: EASY. I looked at the manager: This is the THIRD time I have seen this happen her at this shop. He had nothing to say. I wasn’t out of words: I will never come to this place again, and I didn’t. There IS a Econo Lube N Tune at Broadway and Dobson that seems to have a really good manager running the place and I have gone there a couple of times now with no problems. I am hoping this problem was only reserved to this particular shop.
Short edit: Their location at Broadway and Dobson? Burned down! I went there last week for an oil change and the only thing left of the place was the block walls — which were covered with soot. Dunno if they are going to rebuild it.
Edit #2: They rebuilt the one at Dobson and Broadway — different name though — haven’t tried them yet. As soon as I need my oil changed again I will give them a try and write a Unilocal