Thanks, I'm glad to hear that but I don't mind keeping my own records. It's no trouble at all and I don't have to rely on the dealer.

I think its best to check the oil level after each oil change. In 30 years of car ownership there have been more than a few oil change overfills.

Once in the rare times I didn't do it myself I had my oil changed by a highly rated place called "Golden Hands" which had a weekly radio show telling everyone how great they were. Several days later I noticed oil drips In my garage. I checked the drain plug and found it was only barely hand tightened and leaking oil. You can't trust anyone.

Many people on this site, including myself, have had bad experiences at Tire Choice. I would strongly recommend that people stay away.

As far as oil changes go, I just check to make sure that they have used 100% vegetable oil. Anything else your pipes could get all clogged up.

I hope the good Dr. is kidding with that oil type recommendation.

Do you check your car's engine oil after servicing?
 

He is. VPL is a vegan and is always giving everyone a hard time about our diet and the bad effect it has on us.

Quite honestly I think doc just knocked one out of the park.

Goooooooooaaaaaaaaaallllllllllll!

Just make sure the oil you use isn't hydrogenated. Those transfats will kill you and your engine!!

Thanks for the tip, I was thinking "olive oil".

After one week of not getting a call back from the service manager, I called the dealership and was connected to him by mistake. I told him I called to speak to his boss but got connected to him instead. So we talked and he listened better than he did the last time.

The bottom line is this: Point #1 - He said the "technician" who changed my oil should not have made the excuse that the equipment wasn't accurate. He said there's no excuse for him not checking the oil. And the manager himself apologized for the poor service. He also mentioned that they will have all new equipment installed by June or July.

Point #2: He said he highly doubts there would be any damage to the engine by being filled one quart over the fill mark. And even if there is damage, he said the warranty will cover the engine for up to 10 years or 90,000 (or something like that) miles. He even went so far as to say you could put 6 or 7 quarts of oil in and still not damage the engine.

Point #3 He said he will mail me some coupons to try to make up for the poor service. Perhaps one of them will be for a free oil change.

Also, I'm sure you will be glad to hear that I didn't eat any of their free donuts when I was there last week for my oil change. Ha! Ha! Ha! I paid .50 cents for a small package of peanut butter crackers.
Sorry to inform you that the crackers were not whole grain! Ha! :-)

Problem I see (or my theory) at most dealerships IMO they (some of the mechanic's) don't know how much oil to put in. thinking every thing holes 5 quarts. so if your 4 cylinder holes 4 1/2 quarts you get over fill by 1/2 quart. Really no excuss. if you change oil every day you should 1. know how much oil to put in. 2. Check the oil level when through. 3. DOUBLE CHECK oil level and look for leaks after shut down after the oil change. Which I bet 2 and 3. aren't done either and that's why NO 1 gets overlooked. Then the desk jockey has to put up with the aftermath when caught! Which is probably rare cause nobody follows up on service preformed'

Maybe IMO 1/2 quart won't hurt, but I wouldn't want Full quart over. Even though it won't blow the engine up it still would probably overheat and put undo pressure on the seals. SO IMO at 90K more or less oil leaks maybe worse than normal??? my opinion of course.

I bet management or service supervisor had little Talk to the mechanic's after this incident. Hopefully it won't happen again there. Others should thank you for bringing this up again. Last time was 2012.

Barefoot, if you had read all the previous posts you would have known I wasn't the one who brought up the subject of food. dbussone wasn't the one who brought up the subject but helped to prolong the distraction.

If you had read all the previous posts, you would have understood the context.

Oh oh. Am I going to the principal's office again?

No, actually I think you have been suspended. Go straight home.:cryin2: