mattyrides07 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 ...(WARNING- Some bitching is about to occur) Read at your own risk.... So, I needed to change my oil in the Pathy. I decided not to do it myself since it was darn near $10 a quart for full synthetic oil (up here in Alaska everything is 70-100% more expensive than in the lower 48). I decided to just pay the Jiffy Lube to do it (I had won a gift certificate to them this spring that I used and I remember it being around $60) . While there the guy asked if in addition to what they did last time if I wanted to do all the extra crap they always try and push on people. I politely said, "No, thanks. I work on my own cars, but I'm in a time crunch and this needs to get done today." As I started to walk away I remembered thinking a couple days ago I also need to change and flush my differential fluids (at 130K miles- NO maintenance besides regular oil changes have ever been done)... and remembering how expensive the oil was at the auto store- I asked this kid how much they wanted for that. He said, "$37 per diff to clean and put in new fluid. Plus, you'll get 10% off for being military." So, I agreed to have them change the diff fluids too. When I went in to go over everything I realized last time they did NOT use full synthetic oil because they were quoting me $59.99 for the oil change PLUS $35 for F.S.! Well, I was already there... what was I to do? At check out they said my passenger headlight was out, and asked me if I wanted them to replace it. I chuckled and said they must be thinking of the wrong car because I just replaced them this summer (put the $80 SYLVANIA lights in) and I ALWAYS check my lights here at night (OCD) so I KNOW they were JUST working Sunday night. After I paid I went outside and sure enough my light was out! I "tapped" on the lens and it came back on. I drove around and finished my errands. Tonight upon coming home I made it in about an hour before dark (5PM). I decided to clean the terminals. now keep in mind we're in the low 20s BEFORE wind-chill... I cleaned all the terminals and I saw my red cap off and down in the engine bay, and one of the bolts holding my battery against the tray was broke.... hummmm... So, frustrated now that 3 things are wrong- I tried to figure out something to fix the battery problem. By the time I got done and started messing with the lights the sunset was QUICKLY fading! I swapped bulbs to make sure it was the terminal and not the bulb... guess what- it WAS the bulb! So, as i'm putting the locker ring back on the driver's side I drop it and hear it "fall". I look for it in the snow and it didn't drop out so it's in there somewhere, right?! So I move my dirtbikes around so I can fit the car partially in the garage (as far as it'll go). I'm laying down there and I can't find a dang thing! I did find two cables/outlets going to the engine though (I'm going to look into these tomorrow), I can't "see" an engine block heater... anyway, so now I'm clipless for the one light, and a bulb down! I go to pull out the Pathy from the garage but I didn't put the garage door all the way up first, so as I backed out I bent my antenna! ARGHHHHHHHH.... rant over! Tomorrow's my last day off and I get to spend it doing errands now ALL day! -Rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Man, that sucks. Sounds like a PITA. Just take a break and find a good flashlight, I'm sure you'll find it Speaking of that, there's a 10mm deep socket rolling around in my engine bay somewhere still... The bulbs that claim "brighter and whiter" by xx% have shorter lives generally. I changed from OEM bulbs to the cheapest Sylvania bulbs from Wal-Mart and they are still brighter than the 11 year old OEM bulbs. I sure hope they last a few years, at least. I'm just curious, are the $80 Sylvania bulbs that much brighter, etc than what you had before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyrides07 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 I changed from OEM bulbs to the cheapest Sylvania bulbs from Wal-Mart and they are still brighter than the 11 year old OEM bulbs. I sure hope they last a few years, at least. I'm just curious, are the $80 Sylvania bulbs that much brighter, etc than what you had before? I should try that route next time (I went to the auto store and picked up the newest set of sylvania's because they were on sale for $68. It's dark here half the year so our headlights are ALWAYS on. My wife reminded me she replaced a set while I was deployed too... so it's about one set every year. To answer your question though, OH YEAH THEY'RE BRIGHTER. On this last set, I had a couple different occasions where people were flashing their brights at me trying to tell me I had my brights on- I haven't put these new ones in yet. Still trying to hunt down the clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Interesting. I wonder if it's worth the trade off of bulbs dying more often. I'm happy with the cheapest Sylvanias, so I'll stick with those. I'd keep a spare set of bulbs in the glove box if I were you, whether it be an identical pair of expensive headlights or just the cheapest Sylvanias. Unless I'm blind, the retaining clip is not listed on this exploded parts view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Unless I'm blind, the retaining clip is not listed on this exploded parts view. Odd, the clip is not listed on "my" exploded view (99-04) but, it deff has them. Huge PIA on the drivers side w/o removing the breather box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyrides07 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 took the skid plate off and there she was! I will NOT be buying the expensive bulbs anymore FYI... I'd rather not spend $70-80 every year on bulbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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