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Originally posted by pastmaster:
Since you have a NEW TITAN, change the oil at the factory required intervals precisely! You have the warranty to keep! If you have a major problem with the engine, they can weasel out of it by saying you didn't change the oil under the agreement? No matter how good the oil is.
ALWAYS Watch you 6 o'clock=backside!
I agree about the "be cautious" part, but the manufacturer
can not weasel out of paying a warranty claim just by
saying you didn't change your oil "under the agreement". New car warranties in the US are stictly governed under federal law. If he had an engine related wty claim, even if he could not prove a single oil change, the law still requires that Nissan
prove that his failure to change oil was the
cause of the failure. So, to make a somewhat silly example, if one of his con rods just snapped out of the blue, and the analysis showed it was a metal defect, his lack of oil changes would not matter. On the other hand, if the engine died because sludge had plugged up his intake screen, that's an easy win for Nissan. And even if they won a sludge case, the wty is still in effect as to other defects.
One thing to keep in mind, the federal law only covers manufacturer new car warranties. Those third party extended warranties are generally simple contracts, and if they require proof of oil changes at some specified interval, one had better comply. As always, if any of you run into such a problem, immediately consult a lawyer in your state, territory, province, etc., because local law may create different rights and/or obligations, especially as to extended wtys.
