Are you sure he didn’t do it on purpose, knowing that future service needs would be directed to the stealer after this?
-D > On May 8, 2023, at 12:26 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I think he may have learned something but I don’t think it will cause a > behavior change going forward, although my sister may not allow him to get > under the car ever again. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 8, 2023, at 8:42 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> While I initially thought the same thing this could be a valuable learning >> experience for Glenny. He made a mistake, he realized he made a mistake, >> stopped and asked for help. I consider his reaction to be a very good thing. >> >> The question is "Has he learned anything?" If this experience helps him to >> correctly change the oil next time it's a valuable lesson and can be written >> off as such. If he makes the same mistake again he needs to reevaluate his >> opinion of his skills. >> >> >> -Curt >> >> >> On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11:04:35 AM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> I would say he should have had the vehicle hauled to the dealer and had >> them re-fill it. I would also suggest that if he cannot differentiate >> between the engine drain and the transmission drain his forte is not >> mechanics and he should just do other things with his life. >> >> Randy >> >> >>>> On 06/05/2023 10:30 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>> Oh boy….we have a marriage on the rocks in Illinois. >>> My brother-in-law, in an effort to change the oil on my sister’s new (5900 >>> miles) Outback Wilderness, drained the CVT fluid by mistake. I’ve been >>> coaching him via FaceTime on getting it filled back up while I’ve been >>> encouraging my sister not to plunge a spade thru his sternum as he’s laying >>> under the car. >>> As you would expect, this is a temperature dependent thing (CVT @ 100 >>> degrees F) to ensure proper level. I’m not sure how or if Glenny will mind >>> the temperature that closely. >>> >>> Will this void their warranty? On these things the CVT fluid gets changed >>> at 30K miles. Do I really need to drive home to him that getting the temp >>> of the CVT to 100 degrees F or ensure proper level is a big deal? My sister >>> is, as the kids say, flipping her shit, thinking that, at the very least, >>> Glenny has voided their warranty, and at the very worse, “ruined the only >>> car I’ve ever loved.” >>> >>> AZBob >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
