Quote Originally Posted by vastano View Post
That is a PHENOMENAL estimate/dealership. I just had the same thing happen to me with a 'replace while in there' list. They claimed the oil strainer was 4 hours of labor on top of the PCV valve and I absolutely had to have an oil change, even though I just changed it ~1000 miles prior. Long story short, my tab was ~$1500 for the 'extended warranty' work....
I'm sorry to hear that vastano. I really think that me going in there and having information to tell the guy about how many extra bolts need to be removed to get to the strainer and check valve helped me. By the time I explained what was happening and gave information around what needed to be done and referenced the TSB and Extendrd Warranty, the young fella seemed a little intimidated and didn't want to try any add-on stuff. I guess I baffled him with what I'd learned over the couple days before going in there and made him believe I knew far more than I really do. I attribute that to the members of this forum and related info I found through other threads.