$4100 estimate from dealer for services needed with <50000 miles

what happens in vegas, stays in vegas

i suspect the stealership read the o/p's post, and he's buried in a shallow grave in the desert on the outskirts of town...

 

Heck there is probably more profit in that service then selling 10 cars!

 

Dealers make money in finance and service. Not actual car sales

 

I think it was a little loose but I didn’t think about retorquing it at that time since I was doing an oil change lol. But after the oil change I torque it to 18.5 ft lbs and will update if there is any leak.

 

Too: the oil filter torque is mainly to prevent it working itself loose. the seal is the O-ring, along the barrel. If the housing torque was a bit low it would not affect the O-ring seal.

 

Sometimes I hit the post button once and the two or three copies show up. Sorry!.

 

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Update on 8/23 it was actually torqued higher than 18.5 ft lbs. I first marked the filter cap and the surrounding with whiteout and then loosened and re-torqued it to 18.5 ft lbs now and the whiteout on the filter cap is within a few cm to the whiteout on the surrounding.

Also before re-torqued it I AGAIN see the same oil spray around the filter cap and ON the electrical connectors right above the filter cap/housing. So it seems over torquing the filter cap will make the oil leak as I see little drip out of the filter cap.

So now I will update again in 2 weeks to see if it leaks again.

 

Those electrical connectors might be on oil pressure sensor, IIRC. And it's been known to leak too.

 

Replace crook,oops, I mean dealer!