On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Elsmore wrote:
> Took the Dak into the dealer today for pinging and they said they need
> to replace the intake gasket as it is leaking. Said to plan on 5 hrs.
> to do this. Of course they didn't have the gasket in stock and it's
> backordered. My question is this: will they have to change the engine
> oil after doing this? I am running Amsoil and didn't want to replace it
> already. Guess it doesn't matter if they fix the pinging.
I suppose each shop might have a different policy on this, but no,
they don't need to change the oil to do it. It might not be a bad
idea, as stuff can drop down into the pushrod valley, but if they're
careful, it shouldn't be nescessary.
-Jon-
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