No other dealers in NY? I'd drive 100 miles for a good dealership

As for the other dealerships I went to that I thought they would take care of me...
One left scratches, dents, paintchips, and creases in the interior and side skirt while it was being worked on.
Another one bottomed out my front bumper so hard that there was a huge gash on the right side, probably when one of the idiot "techs" decided to drive down the shop exit ramp. Had to go through an ordeal for them to repaint my bumper. Even with that, I went to pick it up from the body shop and install it myself cause I just didn't want any of those retards touching the car.

Maybe ask around in your local forum to see who is recommended?

I appreciate you guys giving attention to my thread but I'm pretty firm with dealerships as a last resort.

I've been going to the recommended/popular/best dealership in the city. I'm not going to put them up on blast in case they happen to fall upon this thread, but to give you an idea they are sponsored on this forum.

Then don't. Fire your dealer. If there truly is a problem (it appears that there is), you shouldn't have to prove anything to them. Find another dealer. You shouldn't have to worry about whether or not the work was done. Find another dealer.

Did I mention that you should ditch the current dealer and find a new one?

But unverified oil additives from the internet are ok? Because it's been posted on the internet it's obviously going to solve your problem. You're most certainly free to solve the problem however you see fit, but are you prepared to have a future legitimate warranty claim denied because you tried to DIY this? If the oil additive gums up the VVEL system, which is very finicky and relies on oil to operate, are you ok footing the bill for repair since it's a direct result of your action?

No one should have to deal with this ********. Maybe it's just how it is with them here in nyc. IIRC, I've already had my car at 4 different dealerships. I just don't see them giving proper service around here unless you have a GTR. Loaners are scarce. Even though this current one is nice enough offer one. It is only after you wait car-less for 1-3 days for diagnosis to be completed. If they find that they have to keep the car for longer, then they'll offer a loaner if available.
Nissan just doesn't give the customer service that luxury brands do. My mother brings in her Lexus to her dealer for simple stuff like an oil change and she tells me how nice they treat her and just hands her the keys to a loaner until the service is done. In and out in 15-20 minutes.

It does sound stupid but at this point with their record history with me, I'll take my chances with the internet. I don't do anything unless it's really documented everywhere and hundreds/thousands of people use it, even with simple mods. For example, I'm sure you balanced the weights between keeping the warranty or going TT. You trust GTM enough and their work to do so. Things get a lot more complicated and hairier boosting a N/A, especially one that is known to have weak rods.

Dude, fix your car as you see fit. If you look through this thread, no one person has agreed with your proposed plan of action. If that doesn't matter to you, go ahead with your Plan A. Just remember, $5 fixes usually aren't worth the $5.

:iagree: and if THAT dealership damaged your car as your stated, why didn't you file a complaint? Why didn't you call corporate? Why didn't you :stirthepot:?


The additives usually work for 5k-20k miles... Then the problems start to occur

And if you want to fix it properly, take the motor out, see where the oil is coming from, replace the seal

If you pour that sh** into your motor the dealer will say "you caused the problem when you put that into your motor" and get out of having to fix your car.

op is determined to make this as difficult as possible on himself

who am I to interfere

The Lord helps them that helps themselves. If you refuse to stand up for yourself, no one else is going to do it for you. yadda yadda, blah blah blah.

If you can't/won't spend the time/effort to find a good dealer then contact Nissan USA about your problem. Should be easy to find a phone number; look in the Owner's Manual or search the Web. They should be able to build a fire under someone's a$$.

OP, how much oil was on your undertray? If you are leaking about 2qts between oil changes you'll know just by looking at the undertray. From the pics, it looks like there is some oil on the A/C compressor. I'm thinking when the dealer was pouring in oil they spilled a little, since the oil cap is right above that area. I'm still thinking you have oil consumption problems.

*looked at picture again.. could be a leak from the valve cover as well...