Dealer didnt put oil in my car!
10-31-12, 06:26 AM
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Me. 
When I was in college long while back I worked at car dealership as porter and mechanic apprentice. You wouldn't believe the things that can happen in dealerships with your car.
Ever since then if my cars are expensive and still under warranty..and I take them to the dealerships, I always always double check the car for damage and the work was performed correctly before leaving the lot.
As soon as you leave the lot, the burden of proof is on you.
Now go get in your F and do a burnout.
When I was in college long while back I worked at car dealership as porter and mechanic apprentice. You wouldn't believe the things that can happen in dealerships with your car.
Ever since then if my cars are expensive and still under warranty..and I take them to the dealerships, I always always double check the car for damage and the work was performed correctly before leaving the lot.
As soon as you leave the lot, the burden of proof is on you.
Now go get in your F and do a burnout.
10-31-12, 07:30 AM
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I left the dealership last month after an oil change and I saw they parked awfully close to the curb, sure enough they pulled to close hit my bumper and backed up and never said a thing to me. I had the manager come out and he said it was like that but you could see the concrete was scraped fresh and there was plastic lying on the ground from my bumper lol. So they painted my bumper and then I went back out and saw my wheel was scratched, I was heated at that point, they hit it in the car wash on the rail so they said we'll paint it and see If you like it, if not we'll replace it. Here's the good part, I had semi metallic brake pads at the time (tons of brake dust) Their wheel guy painted my wheel and said it looked great when he compared it to the other ones..... He painted it to match the dirty ones lmao. That was awesome, double WIN!! so he repainted it and it still looked terrible so they ended up buying me a new wheel. You should see how they treat my car now, it's pretty comical.
10-31-12, 08:20 AM
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Ok I just got the call from the dealer. He said the f takes about 9 quarts of oil. They drained and measured the amount in my car and it was only 6.5 quarts. He said because the mechanics see so few ISf's that he probably thought it was a 350. Dumb *** mechanic. My f has joe z everything and sikky headers. Ain't kno is 350 that sounds like mine.
They checked everything out and car is ok. The low oil caused the sensor to go off. They will be towing the car back to my house this afternoon. I also will be getting a free oil change for my inconvenience.
I guess I will be checking my dip stick after each change. Curse these rare vehicles.
They checked everything out and car is ok. The low oil caused the sensor to go off. They will be towing the car back to my house this afternoon. I also will be getting a free oil change for my inconvenience.
I guess I will be checking my dip stick after each change. Curse these rare vehicles.
10-31-12, 10:28 AM
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Ok I just got the call from the dealer. He said the f takes about 9 quarts of oil. They drained and measured the amount in my car and it was only 6.5 quarts. He said because the mechanics see so few ISf's that he probably thought it was a 350. Dumb *** mechanic. My f has joe z everything and sikky headers. Ain't kno is 350 that sounds like mine.
They checked everything out and car is ok. The low oil caused the sensor to go off. They will be towing the car back to my house this afternoon. I also will be getting a free oil change for my inconvenience.
I guess I will be checking my dip stick after each change. Curse these rare vehicles.
They checked everything out and car is ok. The low oil caused the sensor to go off. They will be towing the car back to my house this afternoon. I also will be getting a free oil change for my inconvenience.
I guess I will be checking my dip stick after each change. Curse these rare vehicles.
Glad it worked out for you though. That coulda been bad.
10-31-12, 12:12 PM
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Well first, make sure they understand that it takes 9.8Q of oil, and not "about 9 quarts." Second, they could do a little better than just one free oil change, but I suppose it isn't worth raising hell over. The IS-F is a rare car, yes, but it isn't an exotic and if anyone knows how to work on them, you'd expect your Lexus DEALERSHIP would. C'mon man!
Glad it worked out for you though. That coulda been bad.
Glad it worked out for you though. That coulda been bad.
I once took my 2000 gs 350 to toyota for a timing belt change. idiots didnt tighten the belt and it came off while I was driving. I raised hell and they replaced the engine. I went from 85k to a 50k engne. The pistons were blown because of the timing belt. Car drove perfect for 5 years after.
lol
10-31-12, 04:22 PM
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You guys checking the oil level - seriously - when you start the car, if there isn't enough oil to run the engine, the yellow oil level light will come on, and if there is no oil at all, the red oil pressure light will come on. When you see both lights lit - turn the engine off immediately. Truth be told, you could drive around with no oil for a surprisingly long time - ever see a Prolong commercial? - but if your goal is to keep the engine in one piece for 200k miles, it's not a good plan.
In this case, they made a mistake - granted a stupid mistake, and the tech should be reprimanded in a way sufficient to make sure he/she looks up the technical documentation before working on another one, but not a mistake sufficient to cause any permanent damage or impact long term reliability.
Free oil changes for a year? Really? Who do you think actually pays for that ish? Every other person using the dealership pays because the dealer is not absorbing the cost, they're just adding a little piece of it to every repair order they write. Some of you guys don't seem to get the very clear picture - NOTHING is free! Some poor schlep is paying, and odds are it's you when you go to buy anything at the dealership.
I think the OP has a good attitude about this - nothing's damaged, let's just not do this again!
In this case, they made a mistake - granted a stupid mistake, and the tech should be reprimanded in a way sufficient to make sure he/she looks up the technical documentation before working on another one, but not a mistake sufficient to cause any permanent damage or impact long term reliability.
Free oil changes for a year? Really? Who do you think actually pays for that ish? Every other person using the dealership pays because the dealer is not absorbing the cost, they're just adding a little piece of it to every repair order they write. Some of you guys don't seem to get the very clear picture - NOTHING is free! Some poor schlep is paying, and odds are it's you when you go to buy anything at the dealership.
I think the OP has a good attitude about this - nothing's damaged, let's just not do this again!
10-31-12, 04:38 PM
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Well first, make sure they understand that it takes 9.8Q of oil, and not "about 9 quarts." Second, they could do a little better than just one free oil change, but I suppose it isn't worth raising hell over. The IS-F is a rare car, yes, but it isn't an exotic and if anyone knows how to work on them, you'd expect your Lexus DEALERSHIP would. C'mon man!
Glad it worked out for you though. That coulda been bad.
Glad it worked out for you though. That coulda been bad.
10-31-12, 04:53 PM
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10-31-12, 10:21 PM
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^^^^Guy, I have been changing my own oil since I got my F close to four years ago. With a proper drain, wait until the oil stops draining from the crankcase, it takes 10 quarts. Yep, 10 quarts.
So, seriously, you think Lexus got it wrong and you and your dealer got it right
Lou
So, seriously, you think Lexus got it wrong and you and your dealer got it right
Lou
