Originally Posted By: dan_erickson
Originally Posted By: Trav
What am I missing here? You bring your own oil and filter let them do it then drive home check the filter, check the oil level, get the socket and ratchet and check the plug, why not just throw a pan under it and do it yourself?
Because I normally do not double check there work but I had a bad gut feeling this time. To pay them $17 for labor while I stay clean, drink a free Pepsi, I don't have to dispose of the old oil, and I have a paper trail for warranty is usually worth it.
Originally Posted By: dan_erickson
Originally Posted By: sir1900
Just keep the receipts from where you bought your VSP and FRAM Ultra, and change the oil yourself. Document everything you do in terms of maintenance.
The dealership would have to prove a lack of oil changes as a reason for denying warranty work. As far as I'm concerned, it will be difficult if not impossible unless your engine is all sludged up.
That doesnt work when you get a Fram Ultra for free and all my oil is from Autozone end of year sales. I cant prove anything when I bought 30+ quarts of oil at the same time for $2 a quart.
No need to have maintenance at dealer for warranty, any receipt(s) is more than enough regardless how you bought your oil and filter.
Originally Posted By: dan_erickson
I love this site and how easy it is everyone all riled up. The point it that the tech left my drain plug loose. I not super mad about it because [censored] happens, people are not perfect, and nothing was hurt. I work on cars 5 days a week at work so the last thing I want to do is crawl under a car on a Saturday afternoon and get dirty along with the other reasons I stated earlier.
I work in a body shop and I have customers, insurance adjusters, 3 bosses and other techs bother me all day and I still manage to book 80 to 100 hours a week when we are rockin. So saying that I was a distraction is a useless point.
This is legitimate respond from you, I understand your reason for the work done at dealer now.
My case is not exactly the same as your but not too far off either.
I had my car at my trusted mechanic for replacing brake pad, I took with me part(s) and Mityvac 7201 to bleed the brake. I could do all the works in my garage in an afternoon, but I hate these mundane works: raising the car, put jack stands under the car, remove the wheels, reinstall the wheels, remove jack stands and lower the car. I don't mind doing the actual bleeding the brake, it is a easy task, fast and no mess with right tool.
So I paid $50(labor) for replacing brake pad, and I bleed brake myself(my mechanic didn't mind).