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10-10-2015, 01:22 PM | #16 |
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10-10-2015, 02:49 PM | #18 | |
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they're saying just bring in oil change records, and what exactly is that going to accomplish or prove? that he changed his oil? BFD. they aren't covering it under warranty because it was low on oil, not that the oil wasn't changed. and showing you did oil changes doesn't prove the lack of oil was the result of a defect. is it really that hard to understand? |
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Now, if you've had the car for three years, driven 45K miles and have never changed the oil (this actually happens more than you think), darn right the repair is on you. |
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10-10-2015, 03:46 PM | #21 |
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I buy my oil and filters in quantity, but keep the receipts. I log all the oil changes in my manual.
Also oil life resets are detected and logged by On Star. But, like everyone here has already said, you gotta check the oil level with the dip stick! When you first get a car, new or used, you gotta check it with every gas tank fill up to get a sense of the particular car's oil consumption. I've had new cars that need a quart every 3000 miles, and others have have needed nothing between oil changes. My present Camaro goes 10,000 miles with no perceptible change in oil level, for example. |
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Even if you don't have On Star, wouldn't the vehical keep a record of the oil life resets? The reset dates somewhat matching what is written in the Manual and receipts should be very compelling proof that the oil change was performed at a given time. |
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10-10-2015, 04:36 PM | #23 | |
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10-10-2015, 05:21 PM | #25 |
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But at least there would be a dated receipt to match. Felix - Speeding in my SS! |
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10-10-2015, 06:04 PM | #27 |
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Does anybody on the forum have a 3.6 that needs oil added between oil changes? I doubt you ran it out of oil.
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My nephew has a Smart car, and he took it in to a Valvoline oil change store/place. They removed the plug, changed the oil cross thredded the plug when they put it back, changed the filter, then topped it off. It was leaking when he got home, so he went back. They learned that they cross threaded the plug and said that they wouldn't do anything about it. Sooo, my nephew had to take it to a garage and get a new pan with plug. Plus the labor it ran about $650.00.
Two things, I try to do my own oil changes because of that very situation which is not limited to third party retail outlets(dealers can do it too). This comes under the heading of people are human(falable). The other thing, if you don't check the level periodically(say after an oil change) how would know it is at the proper level? I also change mine when it is about 10-15% if I don't store it. I changed it before and after I store it. |
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