HOW FAR DID YOU GET WHEN YOUR GARAGE LEFT YOUR FILLER CAP OFF?

I recently had a bad experience with my local Nissan dealership, yes you guessed it they left the oil filler cap off. After approx five days driving I experienced total power loss, then I pulled in and found that the filler cap was lying on top of the intercooler (Nissan Navara 2.5DI) and the dip stick completely clean. I had the vehicle recovered to the dealership where I normally get it serviced, anyway cutting a long story short they are claiming that they are not responsible and said that I should have smelt, seen or heard something and it would not have covered 569 miles since its service. Needless to say I was completely oblivious to what was going on under the bonnet, I wound'nt expect any problems since I had it serviced so recently.

Has anyone on the group had any similar experience and if so I would be grateful if you can you tell me if you were aware that anything was wrong and what sort of distance did your vehicle travel before grinding to a halt. (make and model appreciated)

Thanks in advance

Ken Thomson (Aberdeen Scotland)

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Ken Thomson
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Ken, find the local CAB

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and ask them, also trading standards at the local council. Good luck

Andy

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Andy Champ

My GF left the oil filler cap off her Saturn. We got about 150 miles before she started saying she smelled something. I never really smelled it, but she checked, and there was a mess under the hood and it was down about a quart and a half. No damage.

You should have had a low oil pressure reading on the gauge or idiot light or both (if you have both).

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Chuck Tribolet

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billydunk

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