Foolishly let the dealer do my timing belt service and now I have lost over a quart of oil
01-31-2006, 01:24 PM
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Foolishly let the dealer do my timing belt service and now I have lost over a quart of oil
Top 5 likely candidates for the source of the leak?
It's dark outside and I want to try and target my search.
It's dark outside and I want to try and target my search.
01-31-2006, 01:37 PM
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Did they change the oil while doing the TB?
They shouldn't be touching anything that could cause an oil leak post-service. So assuming they also did an oil change...
1. Loose drain bolt.
2. Loose filter.
3. Didn't remove gasket from orig filter...thereby double gasketing the new filter.
4. Sloppy tech spilled oil all over the engine bay when refilling.
5. They never filled it properly to begin with. Spec orig said 6 qts...TSB later revised to 6.9 qts.
1. Loose drain bolt.
2. Loose filter.
3. Didn't remove gasket from orig filter...thereby double gasketing the new filter.
4. Sloppy tech spilled oil all over the engine bay when refilling.
5. They never filled it properly to begin with. Spec orig said 6 qts...TSB later revised to 6.9 qts.
01-31-2006, 01:42 PM
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Nothing on the receipt says that they changed the oil (this was last week)
They also changed a bad O2 sensor.
And I'm usually the one that spills the oil all over the engine bay! ;-)
And I'm usually the one that spills the oil all over the engine bay! ;-)
01-31-2006, 01:43 PM
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2nd. they charge premium rates, you should demand premium service
no excuse for that. Personally I wouldn't waste more than 5 minutes looking for the leak. You paid them and they should finish the job which they obviously failed on the first attempt.
This is all assuming you are sure it wasn't low b/4 you brought it to them.
This is all assuming you are sure it wasn't low b/4 you brought it to them.
01-31-2006, 01:43 PM
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Well, that sounds good in theory. but....
if it is something simple, I would rather fix it myself. After all, this is the same dealer that tried to fix my headlights 3 times (were not levelling after being replaced) and never got it right. I finally fixed it myself...the bulbs were in wrong.
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01-31-2006, 01:49 PM
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Even the O2 sensor doesn't explain it...
They must have changed the oil...maybe the service writer forgot to put the oil change on the bill? Hey, incompetence can work in your favor every once in a while!
When is Charles going to be old enough to do oil changes?
When is Charles going to be old enough to do oil changes?
01-31-2006, 02:28 PM
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sure but you might be sorry
If they really screwed something up and you do work on the engine, they'll try and blame you. Take it back asap and any damage will be their fault.
BTW, the only thing I can think of is the oil dipstick isn't inserted properly. You have to remove it to get the timing belt done. THen again, it could be something serious.
BTW, the only thing I can think of is the oil dipstick isn't inserted properly. You have to remove it to get the timing belt done. THen again, it could be something serious.