Originally Posted By: blkworth
Also I am trying to take this company to court. I think they over torqued it. Also I am having the mechanic check on the filter to determine if the correct filter was installed. It is a chance that they installed the incorrect filter. Also I will add to the more pictures of the under-carriage...
It's all a possibility at this point. If you can prove that the damage occurred as a direct result of that oil change you will have a case. If something else was just as likely to cause it, you are probably wasting your time and money. It can't be proven that it was overtorqued since the cartridge cap has been removed. If the wrong filter was used, maybe you have something, but beyond that it's hard to tell if the shop really did something negligent.
Women that age are not kind to cars. What may have just been a small, forgettable bump in the road to her could have been enough to throw something into the cartridge cap and break it.
Also I am trying to take this company to court. I think they over torqued it. Also I am having the mechanic check on the filter to determine if the correct filter was installed. It is a chance that they installed the incorrect filter. Also I will add to the more pictures of the under-carriage...
It's all a possibility at this point. If you can prove that the damage occurred as a direct result of that oil change you will have a case. If something else was just as likely to cause it, you are probably wasting your time and money. It can't be proven that it was overtorqued since the cartridge cap has been removed. If the wrong filter was used, maybe you have something, but beyond that it's hard to tell if the shop really did something negligent.
Women that age are not kind to cars. What may have just been a small, forgettable bump in the road to her could have been enough to throw something into the cartridge cap and break it.