Posted by: Burnszilla
Too Much Oil Change - Falore Nissan Sunnyvale - 16/05/02 05:48 PM
Took the X in for it's second oil change to Falore Nissan Sunnyvale, CA this morning. I brought my own Lubrication Engineers oil (4 - 1 quart bottles) and K&N oil filter.
After an hour of waiting (for Nissan's 30 minute oil change or free) I paid the $13, went into the Xterra to look for the extra 1/2 quart of oil..(for next time).
It wasn't there! So, I asked the oil change mechanic where it was. He said he put the whole 4 quarts in the engine!! I said it only takes 3.5 qts. He went to the service manager to check the amounts.. The service manager made him drain .5 qts. He also said that the extra oil would cause the oil to froth in the engine and not lubricate it properly.
I walked back in to the service office and the customer service guy was surprised why I was still there. I said they put too much oil in my engine and they're draining it now.. "Looks like you owe me a free oil change!" He wrote me up a coupon for a free oil change.
Oil change total time 1.5 hours.
NOTE: Nissan 30 minutes or free oil change small print states that the 30 minutes is the time the vehicle spends in the service bay.. not from point of drop off and pickup.. how misleading!
It would be nice if the oil change guys at this Nissan actually knew the amounts of oil that went into each Nissan vehicle... Imagine how many other Xterras this mechanic has damaged!
After an hour of waiting (for Nissan's 30 minute oil change or free) I paid the $13, went into the Xterra to look for the extra 1/2 quart of oil..(for next time).
It wasn't there! So, I asked the oil change mechanic where it was. He said he put the whole 4 quarts in the engine!! I said it only takes 3.5 qts. He went to the service manager to check the amounts.. The service manager made him drain .5 qts. He also said that the extra oil would cause the oil to froth in the engine and not lubricate it properly.
I walked back in to the service office and the customer service guy was surprised why I was still there. I said they put too much oil in my engine and they're draining it now.. "Looks like you owe me a free oil change!" He wrote me up a coupon for a free oil change.
Oil change total time 1.5 hours.
NOTE: Nissan 30 minutes or free oil change small print states that the 30 minutes is the time the vehicle spends in the service bay.. not from point of drop off and pickup.. how misleading!
It would be nice if the oil change guys at this Nissan actually knew the amounts of oil that went into each Nissan vehicle... Imagine how many other Xterras this mechanic has damaged!