OK so I just recently took my 06 LSJ Cobalt to the local dealership to get an oil change and tire rotation. Should have known things where fishy w u en I saw the price of 39.99 which is less than the oil alone for this car as most of you know that **** ain't cheap. First off I noticed after I left the dealership the tires where just swapped rim and all front to back not a normal rotation...then on top of that last night about a week after I made a couple back to back pulls in 1st and 2nd gear not letting it hit the 6500 Rev limit mark in first...I pulled into where I was going and noticed the smell of slightly crispy oil...uh oh synthetic shouldn't burn I thought so I popped open the hood and my oil cap was now missing. I check under there regularly cause well its a beautiful sight seeing that corn fed supercharged American made rice incinerator under the hood. With that being said I know for sure it's been on there up until last night. There is no knock and the engine seems to be running alright minus the heat during the Texas summer day when the supercharger doesn't like to do work anyways...any thoughts on this issue and what could have caused it or is this something that has happened. Also any thoughts on the tire rotation because I don't like my rims switching positions personally.

 

If your tires are directional then all they can do is swap the fronts with the rears

 

are you sure the cap was screwed in correctly, and not just laying on top and fell off?

 

^^two good posts
That cap not going anywhere unless it is rotated and the tire rotation sounds normal

 

thats normal around here....? What are they supposed to do?

 

The oil cap cant just blow off unless the yahoo's at the dealership broke the cap reinstalling it.

Either that, or they didnt tighten it.

 

If the tires are not directional then you can switch sides as well. What I do is bring the rears straight forward and cross the fronts to the rear.

 

yes, I understand. but since he didn't say directional, I would assume they aren't directional tires...so that is normal what they did

 

I've always done it front to back side to side I mean that's not the real issue considering it has the same size tire all the way around but as far as far as the oil cap goes this new one fits loosely and doesn't lock into place and I'm pretty sure the one I lost was the same one

 

So not sure if they broke the lock mechanism or not screwed in all the way...gonna wait for the sun to go down and Temps drop below 100 before I try to make some pulls to see if it happens again

 

Back to front then side to side

 

are you rapping?

coolio?

 

Those 2 post is what im thinking after reading your post. also the tires will have arrows showing you the direction they should roll if they have them then they a directional

 

Mobil 1 is $23 at walmart for the 5 qt jug. Not sure where youre paying over $40 for it.

 

5qt jug mobile 1 + synthetic filter is $38 and change at my local walmart might as well be $40 but im not bitching at 6k intervals it isnt that bad

 

Ikr I went to auto zone 38 bucks changed my oil went to Walmart wanted to see if it was a couple bucks cheaper and bame $15 less it's crazy what different stores can charge. That was last year so I've saved like over $75 lol

 

Walmart has a deal with them. They buy such large quantities that they can still make money at that price.

 

I never buy oil, additives, or any car cleaning product at parts stores. Way too overpriced

 

For fluids walmart has the best prices. Autoparts stores always charge alot more

 

+ add another qt for the LSJ.

Takes 6 qts.

 

Considering the amount of oil + filter and rotation not to mention labor...at a dealership should have been closer to 60 just saying...I know it's 23 for the oil at Walmart if you buy it yourself

 

Lat time i went to the dealership to make the first oil change when i got the car i was charged 64$ i believe