Bill N
Well-known member
I found out that my local Walmart is the only one of the 8 located in this area that has a wide and high door combined with a pit that accomodate a motorhome for oil changes. So I decided to use it yesterday as all I have is a simple 8.1 Chevy gas engine in the Winnie. How can you go wrong? I drove up to their bay door (as I had been told to do when asking on a previous trip) and I could see the guy who signs up the oil change jobs had very big eyes. He asked what I wanted and I told him an oil change so he immediately asked the guy inside - "Do we do these?" "Yep." Then he looks up at his door and I tell him it is high enough. Next he asks for the VIN - and copies it right off the decal on the door - Nope - does not compute with Walmarts system. Skips that and goes to what brand is this vehicle - Winnebago - Nope does not compute in Walmarts system. Then he noticies the Workhorse decal on the side of the coach and I tell him to look that up - Yep he has Workhorse - what size engine? 8.1 liter Chevy - Nope, not in Walmart's system. Skip that. What size filter - I tell him a PF454 from the manual - blank stare - does not compute but the guy inside says he will look it up. In the meantime the very young lady who is in charge of the shop decides she must drive the coach inside. I had volunteered but when she insisted I figured Walmart had better insurance than I did.
So she pulls it in gently as the whole shop stops to watch and see what she crashes it into. Makes it all the way in and then a guy opens the exit door and she drives it right out. WOW I think, that is one fast oil change! Then the oil changer walks over and tells me they they found the right filter number but they are out of them at the moment. I can go find a filter and come back and they will install it with the oil change. Uh, no thanks. I was just getting it changed because I had it out on it's monthly run and had to have a state safety inspection in order to renew the plates (done at a different shop). Soooooooo I ALMOST had a Walmart oil change. And believe it or not I am going to go back one day and give it another try (but this time I will be sure they have a filter).
Bill
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So she pulls it in gently as the whole shop stops to watch and see what she crashes it into. Makes it all the way in and then a guy opens the exit door and she drives it right out. WOW I think, that is one fast oil change! Then the oil changer walks over and tells me they they found the right filter number but they are out of them at the moment. I can go find a filter and come back and they will install it with the oil change. Uh, no thanks. I was just getting it changed because I had it out on it's monthly run and had to have a state safety inspection in order to renew the plates (done at a different shop). Soooooooo I ALMOST had a Walmart oil change. And believe it or not I am going to go back one day and give it another try (but this time I will be sure they have a filter).
Bill
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