Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
I guess that I just don't understand the OP's rant.
He made the choice to follow somebody's recommendation that, in retro sight, turned out to be ill-advised. So who among us has never done that?
Now he's venting at the person who gave him the advice. What he should be thinking is: "I need to be more careful about whose advice I follow."
Even better, there is another poster ranting/venting because he wants the thread to be about one more lube job discussion, and can't comprehend the basis of the OP's problem - free advice from strangers on the Internet sometimes isn't always golden.