Sounds like they just hand tightened it :shakes head:

That's just silly.:ugh2:

Indeed I have seen that to many times:shakes head:

Ask for a Tech to do it
 

As the title above states, open your mouth and ask for a tech to change your oil.......... You're the customer not the guy behind the counter writing up the work order. Make sure that it is the same guy each time and the one that does all of the other repairs on your car. In this manner I know what I am getting each and every time I return to the guy that sold me the car.
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I think I am going to start doing my oil changes myself cheaper and I can start using an ester synthetic, but where do you guys dispose the old oil?

This is almost as good as mine... I picked up my brand new Z at 10:00PM, drove it for a while, parked it in the garage... Woke up at 6 am the next morning to a nice puddle of Power Steering fluid on the ground.

Same scenario - crush washer, not crushed. (except it wasn't the dealers fault - it was the factories.)

They are copper - not brass. Brass is pretty hard and isn't maleable like copper. You can reuse them as long as they aren't totaly mashed but at a $1 a piece why bother. I guess don't sweat it if you have to reuse it...

All auto parts stores and shops that do oil changes are required by law to take your old oil and dispose of it for you for free. I have a 5 gallon gas can that I use to store old oil in to cut down on trips.

When I had my first oil change, the 18yo timid nissan service tech actually had the stupidity to say it was the first 370Z he's ever changed the oil on.

I since bought everything to change all the engine and driveline oils myself.

Sorry to hear that mate, at least they took care of it. You should have asked them for free floor mats as compensation. Fark em. ;)

It sounds like the mechanics had a "Bring your kid to work day" and let them loose on your car. Muppets.

I just had my 1000km service, all good so far. They said the oil change was optional which I thought was weird so I had to pay for new oil, filter and washer.

Does the first service in the US include oil at 1000km? (600miles)

I also asked about the oil temp situation as I have been seeing 100C at normal driving. They said the car is designed to run hot and will only be a problem at 140C so not to worry.

I've been doing my own oil changes since I was 18, I have never purchased a crush washer for the oil drain plugs before. Never had any leaks either :) I might start on this car, but then again thats what I said about my 07 R6 and 08 Tacoma, and I still haven't purchased a new crush washer yet.

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Autozone, O'Reilly's

Most of the places that sell car parts take oil and send it off for recycling.

The fire station in my little hick town where I grew up, would let you dump oil in this huge canister behind the building for recycling.

Most crush washers are aluminum.

5 gallon bucket and lid is what I use. I'd use a jerry can if I could find one for cheap!