JM2010 SH-AWD

^^ Sounds like you're getting the rebuild at that rate of use! Good luck.

sockpuppet

That's exactly what I did. More than anything else, I wanted to make certain that the dealer didn't expect to fix this. in the end, it was a leaking bolt, which my mechanic (former Acura service guy) tells me was the subject of a TSB (though I've not seen which one)

I forgot to check my level before leaving, as the procedure took way too long, and I just wanted to get out of there and get to work. I can check in my parkade this afternoon. But this surprises me, as one would think it's in the dealer's interest to get warranty work approved by Acura. More business for them; do they really care who pays the bill?

Maks

Bringing my 2010 TL with 118k miles to the dealership this Saturday. They charge $69.95 for synthetic oil change. I hope I will be in and out within an hour. It definitely does burn oil.

dopeboy1

Defiantly suggest checking the oil level before leaving the dealership as mine was also overfilled. But I think their overfilling is habitual and not related to me having a consumption test done.

danman2991

FWIW my oil level from the dealership was exactly on the top line of the dipstick after my oil test. My only concern was they billed me for 0w20 instead of 5w30 but i am still down 1.5qt over the 1000 miles. I got my official letter today so i'll be bringing it in Monday to see what they say. If there's any interest i'll update on what happens.

cwh82

Please keep us updated. It sounds like you started the oil consumption test before even receiving the warranty extension letter? I'm in NJ as well. Which dealership did you go to?

danman2991

Yes, i started the oil consumption test when i saw the initial TSB on January 16th and happened to receive my letter just as i was finishing up the test. I went to Open Road Acura in Wayne and after they took a look at my car they claimed they "only" had to add 1 quart of oil and that is normal. It didn't seem to matter to them that i had the letter in hand and i burned 1 quart. They also claimed Acura updated their TSB 19-006 to remove the sentence "Warranty claims submitted within 6 months of the client notification will be covered regardless of mileage or vehicle age".

My vehicle is high mileage so I am at a loss of what to do next to get this fixed but hopefully everyone else has some more success than I did today.

cwh82

Have you gone through the full 3 x 1k miles oil consumption test or only the first 1k miles. According to the TSB, updated Feb 21, they are still honoring warranty claims submitted within 6 months. Unless there has been a new update. http://www.urvi.net/forumfiles/SB/B19-006.PDF

danman2991

Open Road only requested i do an oil consumption test for the first 1k miles and after the first fill up they claimed it was done. I have the copy of the TSB they gave me in my car so i can check when i get out of work to see if that is the Feb 21st version. I had to get back to work earlier so i just took their word for it, perhaps they are just clueless and a call to corporate or another test from a different dealership may be in order!

04SSMnMD

Received my letter in the mail last week and maid my appt for this week, lets see what happens. I would get close to 3700 miles on every change with synthetic blend but if i used full synthetic forget about it that oil light would ping around 2900.

cwh82

I'm bringing my car in to Springfield Acura on Thursday. We'll see what they say. Did they give an Oil Consumption Test Worksheet?

Rx2D2

So I took my 2011 MDX in today at a dealership in St. Louis, MO to get this checked out since I had to add an additional quart of oil just a few weeks ago. They were gonna charge me for the oil change but reimburse it after the 1000 mile test.

Unfortunately while waiting I was notified that I have a rear main leak and an oil pump gasket leak which will need to be fixed. The parts add up to no more than $200 according to their quote but their labor is $1500 for sealing the Oil Pump gasket and $2000 for the Rear Main Oil Seal. That's $3500 just for labor. On top of that I also need the Power Steering Pump Front seal which they quoted $400 parts and labor. That seems exorbitant to me. What are my options? Please advise! I'm gonna try to get some other quotes tomorrow.

Ken1997TL

Labor is easily double what it should be for those jobs!

04SSMnMD

Well I encountered a different scenario when I went in for the oil consumption test. I made my apt for an oil change, which was due anyway, but upon arrival I told the service advisor I also would like to do the oil consumption test. He tells me oh well will just top the level off then have you come back for an oil change after 1k. Cool no biggie free oil this time, pay for an oil change after 1k mark. As I am reading the right up my oil, percentage is at 60 and they wrote no oil on dipstick added 3 quarts. Looks like I will be getting the rings replaced and keeping the 4G for a little while longer.