I wish we knew, it is in Phoenix and that is 3 hours from here. we might have to drive up and just bring it back and think about it, look at it more before deciding.

tech said he checked all those simple things, from my experience with this tech in AZ, he is pretty good.

where in phoenix is it scott maybe one of us closer could swing by and take a look at it. Is it at a dealer here or just in storage?

yet another dealership wonder.

One of my Soldiers had a coupon to get their oil changed in Tucson on their Mitsubishi vehicle at a mitsu dealer in tucson.

I am so glad you can count on dealerships to do the job right since they went to school to be certified and trained technicians. I guess the school forgot to teach them that putting the oil cap back on the engine after the oil change is not optional, it is mandatory! Soldier drove 1.5 hours from tucson to fort huachuca, got out of the car at the house and smelled a terrible smell of burning oil as it dripped down the side of the hot engine.

gotta love those trained technicians and top dollar prices, it is so worth the money.

oh and the best part is, if hypothetically, it caused damage to the engine, and if you wanted them to take responsibility for the damage, they would probably back out of it and say:

we successfully changed the oil, we drained the old oil, put on a new filter, put in new oil, and when you drove away you had all the oil in the engine. it isn't our fault that you leaked the oil out everywhere on your ride home, so we can't cover that nor can we take any responsibility for damages or costs of repair.

and they are right. gotta love how common sense these days has just become a thing of the past.

I doubt its a mitsu exclusive thing. I worked at a chevy dealer years ago and even 10 year guys screwed up. If it was an oil change, it was probably done by first year techs who work exclusively in the oil change area. This is why I stopped paying for people to do stuff I can do on a weekend. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Anywhere you go, you're prone to mistakes.

Local toyota dealer puts different filters on the Corollas here because they are long and skinny and easier to put on underneath the car.. The one they put on my car was a 4cyl Rav4/Camry oil filter, and insisted the reason their master tech decided on that one because it is easier to put on the car without cutting themselves. It developed a rattling/knock thorughout the power band when the car is up to temperature (as well as cold) but they claim there is no abnormal noise, although I spotted it after the first time they put the wrong filter on the car and the Scranton Pennsylvania dealership brought it to my attention the following oil change... (still makes horrible rattling, I grandma it all the time. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />)

The brand new car I put 50k on in under 2 years, I put only 5k on in the past 8 months. I love my used truck.