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Originally Posted By: Coogles
Originally Posted By: Angelia
Well my husband went this morning and rec'd the same result. He was pretty mad afterwards. He took the oil cap off and showed the service manager what was on it. He said because the dye reacts to UV, you can notice it in the sun. When you look at the oil cap, he said you could see green speckles!
The dealer was trying to tell him it was condensation and that any coolant would immediately turn the oil to sludge. I guess they went backl and forth with no result.
So I don't know much about engines but if I saw green speckles in brown oil... wouldn't you be concerned!!
oooh I like the turkey baster idea but I feel like its already in there... how much more proof do you need.
Is the car under a full warranty? If so, for how long? If you're afraid the failure won't occur before the warranty expires, but will be stuck paying for it afterward, accelerate the process and dump a half quart of coolant/water mix into the oil. You'll spin bearing and the dealer will be forced to replace the whole engine instead of just doing the easier and less expensive gasket replacement.
As much as this really sounds lame ..I would consider it in light of the obvious "in denial" response you're getting from the dealer.
Originally Posted By: Angelia
Well my husband went this morning and rec'd the same result. He was pretty mad afterwards. He took the oil cap off and showed the service manager what was on it. He said because the dye reacts to UV, you can notice it in the sun. When you look at the oil cap, he said you could see green speckles!
The dealer was trying to tell him it was condensation and that any coolant would immediately turn the oil to sludge. I guess they went backl and forth with no result.
So I don't know much about engines but if I saw green speckles in brown oil... wouldn't you be concerned!!
oooh I like the turkey baster idea but I feel like its already in there... how much more proof do you need.
Is the car under a full warranty? If so, for how long? If you're afraid the failure won't occur before the warranty expires, but will be stuck paying for it afterward, accelerate the process and dump a half quart of coolant/water mix into the oil. You'll spin bearing and the dealer will be forced to replace the whole engine instead of just doing the easier and less expensive gasket replacement.
As much as this really sounds lame ..I would consider it in light of the obvious "in denial" response you're getting from the dealer.
