Update, dealer is taking full responsibility.
OT: Ford Edge had a Oil
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cool! but really I am shocked!! Maybe this wasnt the first time for this issue (tech)Update, dealer is taking full responsibility.
Great news. Quick question: was the filter still on its threading or did it fall off completely?
bwifan
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Thing must have been hemorrhaging oil for the light to click on just before the engine quit. And by the sounds of it the engine didn't shut off automatically it grenaded....
I once had a guy at a jiffy lube tell me my oil pan plug needed rethreaded or something like that. On a 2-yr old truck. I said "no thanks" and haven't gone to jiffy lube since.
The only way that should ever need to be done is if someone cross threaded the plug and pan or over tightened the plug and stripped the threads.
Correct. Over torquing and/or cross threading will strip the pan threads, which is why it's not a good idea to use an impact wrench when removing or replacing the plug. Plug threads can get damaged if they are somehow mashed after being removed, but that takes a special kind of talent.
If I ever see a mechanic using an impact wrench on my oil plug, shit will hit the fan. There shouldn't be any reason to do that. Ever.
I've never heard of a mechanic doing this. Only an idiot would even think of it.
Sorry to hear. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. My mother had a Buick. The only people to lay a wrench on it was the dealer who sold it to her. She planned a trip from PA to VA. Took it to the dealer before the trip to have it checked out as a precaution. To make sure it was "road ready." Dealer advised her she needed an electronic tune-up. She consents. So they do the work to include installing new AC Delco (GM) spark plugs. On the way down to VA one of the plugs blew. Damaged the engine. She and my aunt were stranded on the road somewhere in West Virginia. Got assistance from AAA. Had the car towed to a GM dealer at their destination in VA. It costs $3.5K to repair. She paid it. She and my aunt flew back to PA. I flew up to VA, retrieved the car and drove it back to PA. The car ran swimmingly. She and I went to the original dealer who did the work. They refused to reimburse her for the repairs. If it was my car I would've come unglued, but I didn't want to make a scene.
Be prepared. Good luck!
Exactly! If they don't hand-tighten it you should tear them a new @sshole and never go there again.
^^ I can't argue that. My wife's got a Acura MDX. Nobody has laid a wrench on her except the dealer who sold it. That said, not dealers are created equal and not all car makes are equal.
Yep, I had a "mechanic" at Walmart over tighten the oil plug and strip the thread on the oil pan of one of my cars some years ago. But what should I have expected from a "mechanic" making minimum wages. I had the oil pan replaced after the tap "fix" didn't last.
That's why I now either change it my self (rarely), or go to the dealer I have dealt with for some time.....
I rank something like that up there with cross threading a tire stud cause the mechanic is too lazy or stupid to start the lugs by hand first.
Yep, and from my experience much more likely at Walmart than at a reputable dealer....
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I've seen it more times than I care to recall. I wouldn't call those with drill in hand mechanics, either.
