Funny story figured I would share.
Last week I get a call at my desk from a guy whose daughter had just gotten an oil change at the local Wal-Mart. he told me she had a severe oil leak, and was having the car towed into the dealer. He brought me in a copy of the receipt from the oil change and the store managers phone number, since they were responsible for the charges.
What the oil change cost:
45.87 with a Lucas additive for high mileage cars (Mazda 3 with 178,000 miles)
What we found:
car had less then 2 quarts of oil in it
oil all over the undercarriage
oil all over the paint
underneath:
Stripped drain plug-leaking
Broken oil filter housing (vehicle uses a plastic filter cup, and a cartridge filter)
We did:
Clean and degrease undercarriage to determine what caused the leak .5 hours at 98 an hour so $49.00
Replace broken oil filter housing 58.00 for the part .5 at 98.00 to install $107.00 total
R&R oil pan 258.97 for the part, 2.5 hours at 98 an hour $503.97 total
Full service detail 79.99
Re-do the oil change 32.17
Grand total of $772.13
Dealer charge for an oil change 32.17 with tax and disposal Walmart $772.13
Last week I get a call at my desk from a guy whose daughter had just gotten an oil change at the local Wal-Mart. he told me she had a severe oil leak, and was having the car towed into the dealer. He brought me in a copy of the receipt from the oil change and the store managers phone number, since they were responsible for the charges.
What the oil change cost:
45.87 with a Lucas additive for high mileage cars (Mazda 3 with 178,000 miles)
What we found:
car had less then 2 quarts of oil in it
oil all over the undercarriage
oil all over the paint
underneath:
Stripped drain plug-leaking
Broken oil filter housing (vehicle uses a plastic filter cup, and a cartridge filter)
We did:
Clean and degrease undercarriage to determine what caused the leak .5 hours at 98 an hour so $49.00
Replace broken oil filter housing 58.00 for the part .5 at 98.00 to install $107.00 total
R&R oil pan 258.97 for the part, 2.5 hours at 98 an hour $503.97 total
Full service detail 79.99
Re-do the oil change 32.17
Grand total of $772.13
Dealer charge for an oil change 32.17 with tax and disposal Walmart $772.13