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Since: May 28, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:57 pm
Post subject: Freekin' dealer
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So I take my '00 OBW to the dealer for the 90K mile service. This is where
I purchased the car and have always had good luck with their service dept.,
plus its close to work, about 40 miles from my house. Since the service
included an oil change, and I just did mine with synthetic about 1000 miles
earlier I said "don't do an oil change 'cuz I just did it not too long ago".
OK, the guy notes not to do it. Even says on the service slip not to do it
and I was credited that amount off the 90K service, Cool so far
I get the car back to my house but on the way home at stop lights I could
smell burning oil, kinda like after you do an oil change....hmmmmm
I get under the car
and see a subaru oil filter ...........mine was bosch
goddamitt!
I check the oil level and the freeking thing is wayyyyyy past the top notch.
I check the next morning. Lower but still way past the notch, let alone the
F-mark. I've since drained the right amount out of the pan so at least the
oil is the right level
So now the big question. How does the H4 2.5L respond to switching back and
forth to synth? 'cuz I know damn well they didn't give me an oil change with
synthetic. This engine wasn't put on synth until 80K and ran 10K with it
and I want to keep it with it.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:57 pm
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On Mar 10, 3:57 pm, "John" <n... DeleteThis @here.com> wrote:
> So I take my '00 OBW to the dealer for the 90K mile service. This is where
> I purchased the car and have always had good luck with their service dept.,
> plus its close to work, about 40 miles from my house. Since the service
> included an oil change, and I just did mine with synthetic about 1000 miles
> earlier I said "don't do an oil change 'cuz I just did it not too long ago".
> OK, the guy notes not to do it. Even says on the service slip not to do it
> and I was credited that amount off the 90K service, Cool so far
> I get the car back to my house but on the way home at stop lights I could
> smell burning oil, kinda like after you do an oil change....hmmmmm
> I get under the car
> and see a subaru oil filter ...........mine was bosch
> goddamitt!
> I check the oil level and the freeking thing is wayyyyyy past the top notch.
> I check the next morning. Lower but still way past the notch, let alone the
> F-mark. I've since drained the right amount out of the pan so at least the
> oil is the right level
>
> So now the big question. How does the H4 2.5L respond to switching back and
> forth to synth? 'cuz I know damn well they didn't give me an
I don't think there is much harm. You need to change at 94k
now, naturally. Or have the dealer do it for you
(and overfill again). If you're not in the very laid back mood
you could sue the dealer. That overfilling business being
so common is getting tiresome it's about time someone
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:32 pm
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:57:35 -0500, "John" <noone RemoveThis @here.com> wrote:
>So I take my '00 OBW to the dealer for the 90K mile service. This is where
>I purchased the car and have always had good luck with their service dept.,
I stopped using my Dealer long ago, overpriced. Find someone who
specialize in Japanese cars, less $, better results.
>So now the big question. How does the H4 2.5L respond to switching back and
>forth to synth? 'cuz I know damn well they didn't give me an oil change with
>synthetic. This engine wasn't put on synth until 80K and ran 10K with it
>and I want to keep it with it.
I don't see how one change would matter, change in 2k miles.
Personally I changed to semi synthetic in my '05 Forester. It should
be a reasonable compromise.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:32 am
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mred <mred.TakeThisOut@invalid.invalid> writes:
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:57:35 -0500, "John" <noone.TakeThisOut@here.com> wrote:
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> >So I take my '00 OBW to the dealer for the 90K mile service. This is where
> >I purchased the car and have always had good luck with their service dept.,
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> I stopped using my Dealer long ago, overpriced. Find someone who
> specialize in Japanese cars, less $, better results.
Heh... unless you have service done that requires a fair OEM parts in
which case it can cost you more, depending on the upcharge policy of
their parts source.
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Todd H.
2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4
Chicago, Illinois USA >> Stay informed about: Freekin' dealer |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:05 am
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On 11 Mar 2007 01:32:33 -0600, subaru.RemoveThis@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
>mred <mred.RemoveThis@invalid.invalid> writes:
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>> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:57:35 -0500, "John" <noone.RemoveThis@here.com> wrote:
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>Heh... unless you have service done that requires a fair OEM parts in
>which case it can cost you more, depending on the upcharge policy of
>their parts source.
I guess this could be true for some drive train parts, etc. I haven't
needed any major work on mine. I was rear ended in my '03 Forester
(totaled), had 60k miles. My '05 is just maintenance, which I do. I
do have a '97 Honda accord with +150K miles. My mechanic always uses
rebuild part, way less than the dealer prices. The accord just keeps
going.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:07 pm
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"mred" <mred.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:fq28v2dfphns6ouh3v7n015091j9iqfv6u@4ax.com...
The accord just keeps
> going.
I sold my '90 EX w/170K to a guy at work, who ran it to 250K, still
mechanically fine, the only blemish is the roof paint has bleached.
If they only sold an AWD accord of that style and the same gear ratios
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:15 pm
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isquat RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
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> Anyone in their own mind would dump the stock springs in
> the crv to lower it to the same level where civic wagon
> should've been. As for the wimpy axles: if you need
> machismo in your rides go buy a Jeep.
>
Who's right mind? Yours doesn't drive the Snake River Road in northeast
Oregon. Lowering a CRV there isn't wise at all. My brother-in-law needs
the clearance for snowdrifts and the small boulders that fall onto the
road quite regularily.
Not everyone has "boy racer" aspirations. Some of us willingly go for
vehicles that ride higher and accept the reduced handling that goes with
it. For me, it's far easier on an aching back to get into a higher vehicle. >> Stay informed about: Freekin' dealer |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:01 pm
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I would not mind the extra clearance if the springs on my outback
sport had any stiffness to them. But the only way I could control
the maddening body contortions of that car was to put the sti springs
in the back. sway bar helped for a while but then
it became too obvious the springs are way too soft.
I don't have much choice, do I? And if I wanted an even stiffer ride
I have to go lower yet with the pink jdm sti springs.
Fortunately for me black US market springs are plenty stiff to my
taste. I wish I did not have to give up 20mm of clearance
but it will have to do. It's very pacifying. I haven't even been
bitching about the tranny lately. Maybe it's wishful thinking
but the car finally feels together. Heck, maybe the altered geometry
took some slop out of the drivetrain and the tranny really does
shift better. What do I know.
Back to the original subject: how often do people have to change
the shim on the oil drain bolt? Every oil change or just when you
notice leaks? >> Stay informed about: Freekin' dealer |
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