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    Question Will do your own oil change void the factory warranty?

    Hello Mirage owners, I gave a call to Mitsubishi Canada and asked if it is ok to do my own oil change and keep all the receipts for oil and filter, but the customer service told me it is ok to do that at the dealer or certified mechanic but not by yourself. Is that true? Thanks!


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    Quote Originally Posted by luckyforrest View Post
    Hello Mirage owners, I gave a call to Mitsubishi Canada and asked if it is ok to do my own oil change and keep all the receipts for oil and filter, but the customer service told me it is ok to do that at the dealer or certified mechanic but not by yourself. Is that true? Thanks!
    Do them yourself, log mileage on your receipts. Literally never been a problem for anybody in North America.

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    That may actually be true in Canada, but it isn't in the US because of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975. This law codified and standardized rules and responsibilities pertaining to warranties for both manufacturers and consumers.

    According to this act, a consumer may perform their own maintenance work. But a manufacturer may require documentation from the owner (receipts, etc) to prove that the consumer did in fact perform the maintenance in order for the warranty to be honored. It also prohibited manufacturers from voiding vehicle warranties based on most owner modifications of a vehicle (voiding the engine warranty because the radio was changed, for example).

    I am not sure if Canada has similar legislation, but I want to say they don't?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobrajet View Post
    That may actually be true in Canada, but it isn't in the US because of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975. This law codified and standardized rules and responsibilities pertaining to warranties for both manufacturers and consumers.

    According to this act, a consumer may perform their own maintenance work. But a manufacturer may require documentation from the owner (receipts, etc) to prove that the consumer did in fact perform the maintenance in order for the warranty to be honored. It also prohibited manufacturers from voiding vehicle warranties based on most owner modifications of a vehicle (voiding the engine warranty because the radio was changed, for example).

    I am not sure if Canada has similar legislation, but I want to say they don't?
    I guess so, stupid Canada.

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    Quote Originally Posted by luckyforrest View Post
    I guess so, stupid Canada.
    The only dealer I have EVER heard of having a problem with anything remotely similar to this was a Nissan and a Mazda dealership back home voiding the warranties on vehicles who had their oil changes performed at a local quick lube place which was busted for cleaning up old filters and only draining and adding a litre or so when people had changes done.

    Call Mistubishi Canada, not your dealer. They will tell you it's just fine.

    We may not have the fancy law but we dont need it. No dealer had denied engine warranty due to a DIY oil change that was properly done

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickels View Post
    The only dealer I have EVER heard of having a problem with anything remotely similar to this was a Nissan and a Mazda dealership back home voiding the warranties on vehicles who had their oil changes performed at a local quick lube place which was busted for cleaning up old filters and only draining and adding a litre or so when people had changes done.

    Call Mistubishi Canada, not your dealer. They will tell you it's just fine.

    We may not have the fancy law but we dont need it. No dealer had denied engine warranty due to a DIY oil change that was properly done
    I indeed called Mitsu Canada located in Mississauga on Friday, the lady told me it may void the warranty unless I do it at a mechanic shop or dealer.... confused

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    Find where it actually states that in your warranty paperwork. Guess what, it doesn't, so she is wrong. If it's not in writing it's not binding.

    This is all you will find in the Canadian Warranty paperwork.

    "Receipts covering the performance of maintenance services should be retained in the event questions arise concerning maintenance. These receipts should be transferred to each subsequent owner of this Vehicle. MMNA reserves the right to deny warranty coverage if the Vehicle has not been properly maintained. However, denial will not be based solely on the absence of maintenance records."

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickels View Post
    Find where it actually states that in your warranty paperwork. Guess what, it doesn't, so she is wrong. If it's not in writing it's not binding.

    This is all you will find in the Canadian Warranty paperwork.

    "Receipts covering the performance of maintenance services should be retained in the event questions arise concerning maintenance. These receipts should be transferred to each subsequent owner of this Vehicle. MMNA reserves the right to deny warranty coverage if the Vehicle has not been properly maintained. However, denial will not be based solely on the absence of maintenance records."
    Thanks! But it is still vague, are receipts for performance of maintenance the same as receipts for the oil and filter? I wish Canada has a similar law as that in the states.

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    Quote Originally Posted by luckyforrest View Post
    Thanks! But it is still vague, are receipts for performance of maintenance the same as receipts for the oil and filter? I wish Canada has a similar law as that in the states.
    Vague means there lies room for interpretation, vague doesnt mean you can more easily be denied warranty.

    Why are you insisting on making this so difficult? Oil changes must be performed, nowhere does it state that it must be done by a licensed mechanic. Oil changes must be recorded by receipt, nowhere does it state that the SERVICE must be paid for.

    Just do your own changes, and keep the receipts, as required by Mistubishi. Otherwise, stop attempting to make a mountain out of a molehill.

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    Does your Canadian owners manual give instructions about owner-performed oil changes? If it does, without any disclaimer about voiding the warranty, that should further undercut what dealer and manufacturer people are telling you.


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