Long story, but thanks to a custom home build that went waayyy over schedule, I didn't have a garage to change my oil in for nearly a year and had to let the dealer change it 2x - something I have never done in 35 years of car ownership aside from occasionally getting lazy about the Wife's transportation appliances.
So, yesterday, I'm back to changing it myself on the GXP, and I happened to have a fluorescent trouble light with me under the car shining right at the drain hole. I noticed something I have never seen before - what appears to be a steel Helicoil-type insert in the drain plug opening! It was recessed a little back in there, maybe 1/8 in. I should have taken a pic, but my automatic assumption was that the dealer stripped it and didn't want to tell me.
Now, my question for this crew - did the pan have a steel insert in it from the factory that I've just never noticed before b/c it was too dark under there, or did the dealer strip it and repair it? Need to know before I go ballistic on the dealer tomorrow......:slap::cursin:
So, yesterday, I'm back to changing it myself on the GXP, and I happened to have a fluorescent trouble light with me under the car shining right at the drain hole. I noticed something I have never seen before - what appears to be a steel Helicoil-type insert in the drain plug opening! It was recessed a little back in there, maybe 1/8 in. I should have taken a pic, but my automatic assumption was that the dealer stripped it and didn't want to tell me.
Now, my question for this crew - did the pan have a steel insert in it from the factory that I've just never noticed before b/c it was too dark under there, or did the dealer strip it and repair it? Need to know before I go ballistic on the dealer tomorrow......:slap::cursin: