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No gas smell, just good oil smell (not burnt or diluted with gas)
That looks like water to me. Condensation would be burned off after 800 miles for sure. But you did add Lucas, not sure what that makes oil look like.
Oil on the stick is clean, nice caramel color
glad to hear - and TBH - dealerships have to be the worst - just have to be. I had been told they pay their mechanics 1/2 the labor rate for warranty work as opposed to say doing a brakes job. My father caught a Chrysler dealership in the 90's "not" changing the oil. They would wipe down the oil filter and skip changes, yet of course charge you even though they were skipping changes.
Good to hear but the real test will be the next oil change without Lucas.
Yeah I forgot about that as well.
Might have been more common than we want to believe. In my youth I worked for a Pontiac dealer after school as a lot boy. It was common to see a mechanic skip the oil change, blow out the air filter with the compressor and re-install, take the plugs out and if they looked decent, put them back. And pocket all the new parts. Can only hope things are different today.
Not sure which side you are looking at here so I will tell you both of them from someone that works in the field.
Thank you for explaining, I had a very watered down explanation provided - but along the lines of what you explained in better detail here. My statement is not an "attack" on the workers - in my world the workers attitudes and workmanship are reflective of the management and the pressure they get from dumb surveys - which make things worse. I know - without knowing there are many mechanics here on these forums - so not looking to **** you all off. Its just a bummer to spend that kind of money at a dealership - and not deserve better. This does explain how many might "rush" jobs to just get paid without any stake in the game. I am assuming if your work comes back - that might then have to be done gratis of your time as the mechanic, thus lowering your income.
Very much so. That does not take away from what you are saying at all. There are bad apples in the bunch. If I don't change the plugs or oil or whatever, it takes me less time but, beyond being stealing and immoral, is that going to cause a problem that comes back to bite me in the ass. Personally, I just work harder to get better, buy tools that make the job faster, learn tricks, etc. I believe in Karma so I wasn't willing to skip work that a hard working customer paid for because I didn't like the rates a shop paid. Tool boxes have wheels for a reason. You get better and move on and up.
Thank you - and yes I work with the same level of integrity. Honest work for honest pay - and own up to my short coming and move on.
Absolutely, although I can't help but wonder if there may be some benefits to it. If the light stays off without the lucas I might just run it in the next change. I keep forgetting I bought a test gauge, just got busy - post surgery catch up. Now I have to work out this thermostat issue that has magically appeared, first cols morning and now the car won't warm up, maybe another dealer short cut?
