Towncrier
DIS Legend
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- Aug 23, 1999
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The day before I left for DIScon 2001, I took my 1995 Saturn SC2 into the dealership for a routine (or so I thought) oil change. I drove away that afternoon after having spent nearly $1000 to replace virtually the entire brake system.
Now that DIScon 2002 is just around the corner, I should have known better than to take my car to the dealership. The engine developed a "rattle" last week and, when I checked, was about a quart low in the oil department. I topped off the oil and the rattle was a little less noticeable. I asked the Saturn dealer to look into the noise and I was informed that the wrist pins that hold the pistons to the connecting rods are loose and that's what is making the noise. They also informed me that the engine was a quart and a half low. How can an engine that has never used a drop of oil end up using two and a half quarts in the span of one week???
And the best part is their solution to my problem. The want to do an engine flush (to the tune of $150). What bright individual thought up this scam? What the heck is flushing my engine going to do to tighten up the wrist pins? Not a darn thing.
I have taken my car to Saturn every 3000 miles for service. I have spent a small fortune on parts and labor. Only to have the engine start to self destruct at 87,000 miles. And by the looks of things on the internet, I'm not the only one this has happened to.
Now you know why I don't "love" my Saturn.
(At least it won't cost me $1000 this time)
Now that DIScon 2002 is just around the corner, I should have known better than to take my car to the dealership. The engine developed a "rattle" last week and, when I checked, was about a quart low in the oil department. I topped off the oil and the rattle was a little less noticeable. I asked the Saturn dealer to look into the noise and I was informed that the wrist pins that hold the pistons to the connecting rods are loose and that's what is making the noise. They also informed me that the engine was a quart and a half low. How can an engine that has never used a drop of oil end up using two and a half quarts in the span of one week???
And the best part is their solution to my problem. The want to do an engine flush (to the tune of $150). What bright individual thought up this scam? What the heck is flushing my engine going to do to tighten up the wrist pins? Not a darn thing.
I have taken my car to Saturn every 3000 miles for service. I have spent a small fortune on parts and labor. Only to have the engine start to self destruct at 87,000 miles. And by the looks of things on the internet, I'm not the only one this has happened to.
Now you know why I don't "love" my Saturn.
(At least it won't cost me $1000 this time)
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