Jiffy Lube

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Jiffy Lube, late one night, a delivery driver noticed an odd humming sound coming from under the hood of every car that went through the express lane. No one else seemed to hear it, but he swore it grew louder with each oil change. Finally, one evening after work, his neighbor stopped by and asked what was bothering him. Turns out, the neighbor worked for Jiffy Lube too—and had been hearing that same mysterious humming sound all along. They both laughed, realizing it was just the new air conditioning system they’d installed earlier that week.}

2. At Jiffy Lube, during a routine oil change, a mechanic swore he felt a strange vibration coming from under the hood. Curious neighbors later reported hearing an eerie whistling sound outside after hours. As days passed, more and more people claimed they heard that same haunting whistle late at night. Turned out it was just a delivery driver testing his new super-fast horn—an April Fool’s prank gone viral.

3. At Jiffy Lube, a little girl followed her dad into the waiting area. When she saw the big air compressor, she giggled and asked, ‘Daddy, is that thing breathing?’ Her dad smiled and explained, ‘No sweetie, it’s just blowing air.’ She nodded thoughtfully then looked up with a mischievous glint in her eye. ‘Then why does it keep saying “exhale” on the side?’ The whole place burst out laughing as they watched Dad try to come up with an answer.

4. At Jiffy Lube, a regular noticed something peculiar after hours. Every Tuesday evening, just as he pulled away, he swore he heard faint laughter coming from inside the workshop. Curious, our regular returned another Tuesday and pretended to leave his car for an oil change. Sure enough, when he peeked through the window later that night, he saw a delivery driver dancing around with a wrench, singing along to some old tune. Turns out, it was just their Tuesday tradition—‘lube night’—to blow off steam after a long week.}