Car battery Died after oil change?

I went to get an oil change today... and during the oil change, my battery died, and now needs to be replaced. I have not had any problem with the battery previous to this. Is it possible that the person doing the oil change did something that caused the battery to die?Car battery Died after oil change?Probably just a coincidence, but if those lube joint monkeys can find a way to screw something up they will. Probably no way to prove it though and if the battery is over 3 years old the pro-rated value would be negligible.
Car battery Died after oil change?
They are not related. Just a bad coincidence.
Car battery Died after oil change?
Oil change has absolutely nothing to do with the battery or electrical system.



They don't go near the battery. They pull a drain plug from the bottom of the motor. The remove and replace a filter on the bottom of the motor. They remove a cap, usually located on the valve cover, pour in the required amount of oil, and put the cap back on.



That's it. Nothing electrical involved.



Just coincidence.
Good Luck on proving it, but a person can kill a battery by just arching it. That is done when u take a wrench and touch one end to the positive side and one end to the negitave side. This also works on killing altanators.
Very unlikely. Batteries fail, usually at the worst of all possible times.



If you fill up with fuel, and have a flat tire, do you assume it's the fault of the filling station? Kind of the same thing.
Car battery's last around 5 years give or take. Maybe it was it's time. What I want to know is how do you know it's dead? Did they need to jump your car after the oil change? Did they leave your car door open with the dome light on for more than 10 Min's.. if yes than your battery is bad. you should be able to leave the dome light on for hours and hours and still be able to start the car. I hope this helped
An oil change has nothing to do with your batteries.
Sometimes one of the cells in a battery will just go dead in an instant. That's probably what happened if you ask me. I can't see how someone could screw something up like that unless they left the key on or something. Either way, go get yourself a durable new battery and eliminate your problem. Good Luck!
It is possible that he/she laid a spanner on the battery ans arced out the battery which would certainly do it not good, but as the other answer have said the two are not connected in any way, look for signs of melting or burning on the old battery if possible, but probably you wont see the old battery.
Yes, yes, yes. If he was reputable, he may have left radio, lights, etc. on and wore down the battery. If the battery is less than 5 years old it is unlikely to die on the spot.



Unreputable? Could have undone a cable, put in an old battery, deliberately shorted it out. Best bet; tell him you will get it replaced later and take it somewhere else and have it checked.



By the way, cars will run with a dead battery; they only start it. The altenator will make the electricity to run everything in the car.



I'd love to hear what you find out.
Car batteries only last for about 5 years. It was probably just a coincidence! Isn't it annoying, but everything always seems to go or need doing at the same time?
they may have done something to your car's battery,most of those oil change places have hacks doing the work but you'll have a hard time proving they are at fault.
if the cars battery was fine before u went their tell them that and say u must have done sothing for the battery to die and they might get an new 1 and change it for free!!!!!!!!!!! cuz they could have done something for it to die just so u would replace it and have to give them more money