If this is in the wrong section I apologize. Here is my dilemma. I purchased my vehicle in March 2018 with about 28,9xx miles, the vehicle just passed 50,000 and I had an issue with smoke at startup. Took it to the Nissan dealer who said it was a leaking injector which was getting dripping down after car was off. He did some diagnosing and said they will submit a warranty claim. The next day I received a call that they wanted him to remove the valve cover and if it was sludgy in there they would make a decision about repair or complete engine replacement. After removing he said they wanted to change the engine instead and that I should get any of the oil change records from when I owned the vehicle (explained what I needed for times i did my own, receipts, etc...) and he said "meanwhile hes going to get some additional pictures for them". I returned back from travelling for work later that week, found 3 shop receipts and the purchase receipt from my most recent change which I did myself.
THEN I get an email that he sent my oil out for analysis because it "looked like a lack of maintenance and was worse than he thought". Also mentioned that other dealers he worked for would have rejected it immediately and gave a cost for "putting it back together for the customer to take" which scared me into thinking are they going to charge me for the pictures they wanted in the oil pan etc that he never asked me to do just said he was doing. He said since my log was handwritten (I also gave him the advance auto purchase receipts), and the 3 prior receipts from the shop were handwritten and signed by the shop owner they need to analysis to "try and help me because there is significant sign of lack of maintennance".
My questions are:
1. Are they really going to try and freaking charge me to put my uppipe and oil pan back on if denied?
2. What is the purpose of sending out for analysis when I changed the oil less than 2k miles ago and that was after a flush and fill so what can it possibly show that I havent already shown?
3. How can they use this against a problem that they said was a leaking injector that has nothing to do with oil?
I dont even want an engine, I just want it to not smoke when I start it which is an injector issue that I can have my personal mechanic do, but now I feel like they are holding my car hostage.
Any info would be appreciated...thanks.
THEN I get an email that he sent my oil out for analysis because it "looked like a lack of maintenance and was worse than he thought". Also mentioned that other dealers he worked for would have rejected it immediately and gave a cost for "putting it back together for the customer to take" which scared me into thinking are they going to charge me for the pictures they wanted in the oil pan etc that he never asked me to do just said he was doing. He said since my log was handwritten (I also gave him the advance auto purchase receipts), and the 3 prior receipts from the shop were handwritten and signed by the shop owner they need to analysis to "try and help me because there is significant sign of lack of maintennance".
My questions are:
1. Are they really going to try and freaking charge me to put my uppipe and oil pan back on if denied?
2. What is the purpose of sending out for analysis when I changed the oil less than 2k miles ago and that was after a flush and fill so what can it possibly show that I havent already shown?
3. How can they use this against a problem that they said was a leaking injector that has nothing to do with oil?
I dont even want an engine, I just want it to not smoke when I start it which is an injector issue that I can have my personal mechanic do, but now I feel like they are holding my car hostage.
Any info would be appreciated...thanks.