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My dealer is using 1 quart ester oil and 4 quarts conventional for my oil change. I'm going to talk to them about this..

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Old 02-03-2013, 10:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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My dealer is using 1 quart ester oil and 4 quarts conventional for my oil change. I'm going to talk to them about this..

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Um, no never heard of that? This is an oil change not mixing a cocktail.
If you are going to the dealer ask for all ester or at least an explanation of the mix.
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If you're paying for conventional and they're doing that, cool!

If you're paying for Ester oil, kill them
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They are charging me correctly, I just looked at my receipt and noticed the mix.
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Dealer tech probably read mixing of oil on the internet.
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