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Old 09-06-2007   #1 (permalink)
nmslk
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Default SvcMgr: "Car measures metalic content in oil"..?

My car showed 7.1 qt so I asked dealer to check and possibly do an oil consumption test.

Service Manager responded that the "Car can measure the metalic content in the oil and if you add new oil it will adjust the flexible service interval so we don't add oil if it is low"

This sounds crazy for 2 reasons,
1. Can the car truely test the oil (metalic content)that way? Not to my understanding. Dan can you confirm?

2. Why wouldn't you add oil when its is low?

When I arrived to pick up the car it said add 1.5qt. Looking at the specific measurement is showed 6.1 qts which is 1qt lower then when I dropped the car off. Dealer test drove only 35-40 miles with the car while they had it.

Any help?

Should I just try another dealer?

Thanks,
Michael
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