I Just Needed an Oil Change, but did I Rooked?

If you go to ebay and search for Prius filters you can usually find them in a 4 or 5 pack for about $5 a piece.
Then you can use Toyota filters.

 

61 posts, and the o/p never responded

 

yes, take it elsewhere and change it again before your car explodes

 

Can’t speak to Oregon laws, but as a rule, you don’t pay for what you did not agree to. Courts don’t necessarily honor contract terms buried in the boilerplate language.

If you went in for an oil change and they did anything more, you don’t pay for it. They have no duty to fix something you didn’t authorize. If their oil change was “X dollars plus labor” that would be your responsibility, but most times they price the job to include labor.

FYI, if your attachment is correct, I don’t see your signature on that authorization page...meaning they had nothing to force you to agree to their terms. You can also line out terms you don’t agree to and initial those lines before signing.

 

I just did my first OC on my wonderful '05-G2. Rather easy outside of that that last OC was done by Gadzooki at Toyota. Everything was screwed in with a power-ratchet. Damn ... I really hate that. ... The operation took +/- 20-minutes; +/- $50 including the $1.26 I paid for the new drain plug that I bought only for the fact that it was $1.26.

 

check if the little white dampener on the right side of the lid is clipped in /

 

For us locals, was this Atomic Auto or Hawthorne Automotive?

 

LOL! There's a sucker born every minute. Your oil wasn't diluted...that never actually happens. Your car requires synthetic oil. It is different than regular car oil, but not diluted. You really need to google this basic info.

Your glove compartment probably isn't broken either. The piston needs to be properly reinstalled. It is a two minute fix. Google the youtube videos.

You need a new mechanic to replace your new mechanic!

And RTFM!!!

 

everything except his hands would've been considered a 'special' tool.... /

 

One man's ceiling is another man's floor.

 

Also remember, this is text based. EXTREMELY hard to know if someone is being, happy, sad, mad, upset,
or any other emotion. Adding a smiley face or other icon helps. But who knows what mood you are in from text?
There are some here that seem to be negative almost everytime. It's sad. But you just take it with a grain of salt.

Try your best to ignore those posts. As you said, you are here to learn. Learn from the ones that actually help you.
Everyone on here had to learn about the Prius. And learning from experience is the best because you will make
mistake, but usually don't do it again. And many on here are willing to help you with info so you don't have to go
through what we went through.

 

Excellent. That's what's most important. Good luck.

 

It always feels to go do a job yourself. Even better when things go easily.
And when you fix some, it's great when it finally works correctly!

 

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I'm thinking about doing this too, but I'm curious. How do you document a DIY oil change for warranty? Do you annotate it in the warranty book and then later get the dealer to stamp it when they do scheduled maintenance?

 

Keep the receipts. Whether you do it yourself, or have a shop do it.

 

I just keep a log, and all the receipts. Note on the receipt what log entry they tie to. Dealership mentioned something like that too, one time when I was in getting stuff. Oh, and most everything I get through dealership, I think that might help. Wouldn't buy spark plugs from though, usually much cheaper at another local automotive store.

 

You can actually go onto the Toyota Website and log in your car's ID#. Thats what I have done. So all my work is officially logged in on their website.