It's just an oil change, what could go wrong?
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Anyone who goes to Wallyfart to get their car serviced deserves to land in poo poo ca ca.
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The main reason i like to do my own oil changes, all the undershroud hardware likes to get destroyed/lost. That is enough to do the oil change myself.
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Alluminum undershroud
Looks cool too!
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Likewise. That undershroud rocks! I can change the oil in less time than it takes to drive somewhere else to have it done. Plus, it gives me a chance to look at other things under there, although that undershroud DOES prevent some of that. But I understand that some folks do not have the space/time/capabilities to do it themselves. In which case they need a good mechanic hookup, NOT Walmart, lol.
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I bring my Z to Nissan since they have one mechanic who solely works on any Z brought in for service. No one else. Any questions I've asked him about it he's always given me an answer. I am skeptical about bringing any of my Nissans, especially the Z, to someplace that doesn't work on them daily. I may pay a little more but I receive gift cards here and there to make up for that. Plus peace of mind.
The most important thing is you should feel comfortable where ever you go. You want your Z running as long as she can.
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Yup. The car is getting towed tomorrow to a a registered Nissan dealership for an inspection. I also got to choose the company to tow it. It took this long due to Walmart forgetting to add an all crucial part to their statement and claim to their insurance company. That they do in fact take full responsibility for what happened. Got it sorted out and now things are in motion. The Nissan dealer is going to do the mechanical inspection, while I am going to get a referral from them to a body shop for the paint and body repair. Also if anyone in this area has suggestions their insurance company is more than happy to allow me to choose the location for repair.
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A poorly managed shop is never worth donating your car for them to practice.
(My post was not directed at you Terrasmak! Just seemed a good thought to throw in my $0.02))
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May I ask where did you get that easy undershroud?
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https://my350z.com/forum/body-exteri...-in-stock.html and a few others are available. Mine is actually a different one, but they are all similer. The only draw back for me, the stupid oil door, i wish it wasn't there. With an oil cooler and large oil filter I still have to remove the pan, but since the pan is a 2 piece design, it is much easier.
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could of been worse. a friend of mine took his s2k to a honda dealership and they only hand tightened the bolt. Needless to say that lasted about 4 hours until the engine blew from the oil gushing out.
also a friend of mine had his rims mounted and balanced by discount tires and they didn't torque the nuts. This is what happened, wheel came off on the highway at 70mph, class action lawsuit ongoing.
So i never let them touch my car without me inspecting it.
also a friend of mine had his rims mounted and balanced by discount tires and they didn't torque the nuts. This is what happened, wheel came off on the highway at 70mph, class action lawsuit ongoing.
So i never let them touch my car without me inspecting it.