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From: tmorris@convex.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: How do you prove an oil change?
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Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 13:48:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 18 13:48:00 1986
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Nf-From: convex.UUCP!tmorris    Mar 18 12:48:00 1986


	Actually , the burden of proof rests on the dealer to prove that
you didn't change the oil ! As a former GM tech , I saw a lot of cases 
where it was questionable whether proper maintainance had been performed .
In all of these cases , the warranty repairs were made without fuss .The main
reason for this was that the dealer got paid by the factory for the repair ,
and stood to MAKE MONEY by fixing it and LOSE MONEY by turning the customer
away . The only cases I ever saw where they were turned away was when the
engine was so full of sludge that it was evident that the oil had never been
changed , and the filter still had factory engine paint on it ! On top of
that , the guy had been in for another warranty repair six months before ,
and the mileage on the odometer was only 50 miles more than when he last
came in !?!?!?
	A quick check under the car confirmed tampering with the speedo
cable for disabling the odometer.