Unbelievable!

[Tosh]

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If your oil pressure idiot light didn't go off, I think you'd be alright. Those things go off when the pressure is too low or too high. It would have shown up on the computer scan.

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There's an OVER-pressure warning? Are you sure about that? Even if there was, I don't think the pistons hitting the oil level surface in an over-filled crank case would cause the oil pressure to rise at the location of the oil pressure sensor.

 

[Sienna Driver]

Based on my past experience, independent shops and dealerships are worse than jiffy lube, they almost always over fill, unless you bring your own oil and watch them do it, but then again when your not watching they may steal your oil and over fill your car with bulk oil and with thicker oil to boot.

 

[jmb106]

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It has already been stated that we are all human and mistakes will happen. This is business though, it is not personal. You spent a lot of money on your new Honda and it is reasonable to expect professional service from a dealership mechanic. I would make sure that you obtain a signed document stating that the dealership will be responsible for any engine issues going forward. An extended warranty was mentioned in a few of the posts on this thread. I would expect for the dealer to provide a warranty extension at a minimum. I would also notify Honda of America about what happened. You want to have your documentation in order and making Honda aware of what happened is not at all vindictive. What if your dealership closes? Honda of America wants people to feel comfortable using dealership service centers and they should bend over backwards to put your mind at east.

On a side note, I once bought a new 1998 CR-V for my wife. Since the first oil change was free, I took it back to the dealership at ~4,500 miles. When I got home, I raised the hod and found that the technician that had worked on my wife's CR-V had spill oil all over the valve cover. To make matters worse the level on the dipstick was ~3/4" above the full mark. I immediately took it back and told them I was not at all happy. This was no way to treat a brand new $20,000 vehicle. They made it right, but I quickly learned my lesson and have performed every oil and ATF drain/fill since that day. I just don't care to roll the dice and hope that some guy making about $8.50/hour will do a proper job.

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Good idea calling Honda of North America! I think i will just do that. I don't want to be vindictive in anyway, they made me feel fine, i didn't get that sick feeling in my gutt when i was there, thats usally a sign im getting the shaft!
thamks
joe

 

[crw]

Sounds like you got it taken care of, but one thing to think about.... they could have drained your transmission fluid and filled your oil! That would account for the extra oil, but then your transmission is empty!

 

[Sienna Driver]

That would be a signature jiffy lube service

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Sounds like you got it taken care of, but one thing to think about.... they could have drained your transmission fluid and filled your oil! That would account for the extra oil, but then your transmission is empty!

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[ThirdeYe]

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Based on my past experience, independent shops and dealerships are worse than jiffy lube, they almost always over fill, unless you bring your own oil and watch them do it, but then again when your not watching they may steal your oil and over fill your car with bulk oil and with thicker oil to boot.

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The one time I took my car to a dealership, they put in 5 quarts and used a plastic crush washer.

The car takes 4 quarts and required an aluminum crush washer.

 

[BuickGN]

This is exactly why I do my own changes.

I was once an 18 yr old $10.50/hr oil change/trans R&R guy. It took me all of one day to figure out that the guage on the pumps are not always accurate. After this ground breaking discovery, I did the unthinkable..... I checked the dipstick after I was done filling it.

 

[ThirdeYe]

I understand that the gauges are inaccurate too, but they also wrote right on the receipt "5 quarts of Valvoline 5W30"

No excuse for that one, you'd think if they looked up the VIN, obviously to get the oil filter size, it would also come up with the oil capacity as well, wouldn't it?

 

[Steve S]

Probably no damage ,years ago some hydraulic pumps would fail and fill the engine crankcase with oil till it came out of any where it could come out
"Forklift" .The pump would be repaired and the oil drained and changed there would be no damage.

 

[Steve S]

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But why the engine wouldn't rev, something is wrong.

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Could be hydrolock (oil in the cylinder(s) preventing compression). I'd run a compression test on this engine and check tailpipe emissions just to be sure.

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Hydrolock nope. the engine runs ,wrong side of the cylinder. If the crankcase was tooooooo full of oil it would come out of the dipstick and or go through the pcv into the intakes then maybe hydrolock but the engine is running so that did not happen.

 

[mfisher1967]

Did you call Honda of America? What did they say?