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THE GARAGE (SERVICE, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR) => PETROL => Topic started by: Aussie1973 on June 16, 2014, 18:41:44
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Today took my I30 2009 1.4 petrol for a service which included change of oil. Upon picking car up at i asked the mechanic what oil was used as when i checked the invoice I saw a price of 12 Euro's for oil ( I laughed) :lol:, i have provided oil for services before. He told me he used 15w-40 Selenia oil vision2000. He said due to high temp's in summer in Malta it is the best grade. I told him he should have used 5w-40 if that was the case. As they are the agents for selenia oils they use what is available at the time and the cheapest.
I checked the specs for selenia vision200 on the net :
API SJ/CF (introduced in 1996)
ACEA A2/B3 (obselete) :blubber:
when hyundai specify API SL or SM
ACEA A3 or above.
Now I have 3 options
Buy a better quality oil and change it immediately
or complain and get them maybe and thats a big maybe to change it
or leave for 6months till the service where I provide the better oil.
Question : If i leave it for 6months will it damage the engine in any way.
Thanks in advance for any replies from sunny Malta.
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Get them to put in the correct oil otherwise your warranty will be void
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I think I'd be kicking up a stink and demand another oil change using the correct oil....
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:wts:
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They probably purchased the Selena oil from Aldi in Valletta. :rolleyes: :Shocked:
Yes, get them to put the good oil in. :confused:
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There's only 1 way to get the correct oil and that's to put it in yourself, however, reimbursement for the oil & filter should be forthcoming and a complaint to Hy about their disregard and compromise of your warranty.
To protect yourself, you should create a letter stating all the facts of the service date, copies of invoices and a signed acknowledgement from the dealer, that the letter is a true and correct statement of fact, just in case there is an engine warranty requirement in the future.
Very poor performance by this dealer. :fum: