Originally Posted By: johnchui1984
I am not sure about Honda dealers but I would like to share my experiences on Nissan dealers. My first free oil change at the dealer (where I bought my car) is a rip-off;
overfilled an inch above the maximum level of the dipstick so
I suggest you to check the level before leaving.
Very true. The 2018 Chevy Equinox 1.5L engines (and others...) take forever for oil to drain to the pain. Quick-lube (the only kind really) techniques don't get all the oil out. Then, they put too much in cuz they don't know any better. ... I will ask my dealership what special procedures they use. Will they wait 2 hours for the Equinox oil to drain? Doubt it, right?!! Or, alternatively, they could just put in less quarts, knowing they aren't getting it all to drain out, meaning at least the oil is at the right full-level (not overfilled), which means they have a quart or two of used oil still in the engine.... In our own garage, doing our own oil change, means we can wait an hour or two for it all to drain out, but not at dealerships.
Reference story to illustrate:
https://www.edmunds.com/ford/f-150/2015/...s-you-wait.html
Originally Posted By: johnchui1984
In terms of upgrading the software, I do not suggest to tell them doing it unless there are problems in your car. My Nissan Versa CVT fake-shifts after the software upgrade. The technicians told me that people complain about the CVT "not shifting" and Nissan released the firmware to make it fake-shift to satisfy retarded tyranny of the majority.
Interesting. I've often heard many people are nostalgic for old-style shifting. Some have called it "motor boating", like the propeller stall condition boats have, yet this is a false analogy. I like the smooth, continuous optimality a CVT gives, not fake shifting. Silly to get fake shifting.