mobious said:
Sounds like you have a seal issue but they may have to jerk the motor to fix yours. As far as mine...It is still under warranty for a little bit longer. I didn't buy an extended warranty. I'm still milking the powertrain warranty (60mos/60k miles). I had very little faith in my dealer but they pulled through.
Goto the nissan webpage and locate a dealer that has the "Owner First Award" They dealership I went to was the only one in the area that had is so I took it to them. As you can tell by my experience it must mean something.
They pulled my motor/trans last week to do the input shaft seals - but that didn't fix the leak. It's back in this week getting a new transfer case. In contrast to your situation, not only did they not change the engine oil, but the entire underside of my car was covered in spilled fluids (coolant, tranny fluid, etc). I spent about an hour degreasing and cleaning the underside of my car so I could tell if I had other leaks or not. This really irritated me as I keep my cars spotless inside and out, including under the hood. What this showed me is that the mechanic didn't even check to see if the problem was fixed - he just bolted everything back together and parked it in the lot when he was finished. Had he made an attempt to clean underneath the engine bay, I would consider cutting him some slack, but he did nothing towards making sure his work was done properly. I also detailed in my other post about the fact that I found a missing nut on the passenger side engine mount, they forgot to recharge the A/C, and left the mess underneath as I just mentioned.
I wish I had a choice of going to another dealer, but once this place loosened the first nut I'm stuck with them.
It's nice to hear a happy story about a dealer experience - I'm glad you're back on the road.
Dave