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Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah I've NEVER had my oil changed at a Stealership and NEVER will. IF I HAD to not do it myself, I'd go anyplace but one. They are NOT the place to get anything but warranty work done. (and I try...

Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: FZ1 My dealer has express lube. It's just 30 minutes or so. ??? I have no express lube here, and we get every oil change & tire rotation out in 20-30 min. No appointment needed. We are the same way...20-30 minutes. Our oil changes are...

Originally Posted By: uart Originally Posted By: Spyder7 Lacking any defect, this is the most likely cause IMHO. The combo of no oil change, 2 year time span, and (most importantly) potential oil loss through blow-by or whatever, resulting in oil starvation and sludge. -Spyder Yep, the sort...

Originally Posted By: Familyguy Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: tig1 Where's Johnny248? He needs to provide info about this engine. I suspect there is way more miles on this engine than 15K. With the quality os dino oil these days there's no way this kind of sludge could...

Originally Posted By: demarpaint Originally Posted By: SpAzZ I don't care what an oil company says, if you have a warranty you better follow the rules. That about says it all! Save the extended drains and neglect for after the warranty is up. I would not want to go through the red tape of...

Originally Posted By: tig1 Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: tig1 Where's Johnny248? He needs to provide info about this engine. I suspect there is way more miles on this engine than 15K. With the quality os dino oil these days there's no way this kind of sludge could happen...

Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: Garak Originally Posted By: HangerHarley You suspect a changed cluster - hadnt thought of that So it has 215,168 miles. I have also seen people yank their odometer/speedometer lead in an attempt to avoid accruing miles while on warranty...

How many times in a day Johnny248 do we tell people to change their oil? I love when they try to sneak something past you and then don't have any evidence that ANYTHING was done. On a side note: I have a guy here with a mazda 3 with an engine knock and aftermarket warranty (bought from us) and...

I checked and you are correct...our bulk oil is: CAM2 Super Pro Plus Synthetic Blend 5W-30 Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: SpAzZ Originally Posted By: crinkles i wonder if nissan dealerships use the ester oil? or cheapest bulk drum bidder? We have Ester Oil in bottles...

Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: addyguy Originally Posted By: Johnny248 Originally Posted By: Robenstein That is terrible indeed. If the records are right there has to be some sort of issue with the motor like a totally worthless PCV. That or this person just threw...

Originally Posted By: crinkles i wonder if nissan dealerships use the ester oil? or cheapest bulk drum bidder? We have Ester Oil in bottles and our bulk oil is a 5w30 semi-synth product (a valvoline no-name brand).

I really don't care what vehicle you drive....the maint manual is set for a reason. If engineers thought that cars and trucks could go 26k miles between oil changes, they would do that and market it as a way to save customers money over the long haul.

Yes, Johnny248 I'm at a Nissan dealer in the Jackson, MI area. I see the "fake" records all the time, all it takes is some photoshop skills and your in....until your like me and you call to verify. I'm now starting to see a rash of headgaskets on 1.8 sentra's and have had 4 in the last week...

I see this all day long at our shop, the bottom line is CHANGE YOUR F*****G OIL. I'm willing to bet that this guy never changed his oil until 2 days before bringing it into Johnny248's shop.