I thought we had moved on, I didn't reply to his flame, and I really did change my oil, and filter, and power steering pressure line, which was a bitch, in my driveway, without power tools, or a lift, and told no one, imagine that. Anyhow - Update - Took the car back to the shop, explained the series of events and the manager replied - "so we need two new shocks". Just like that, problem solved, new KYB's going in. In retroflect (reflect + retrospection), I think they probably twisted the shafts to get the nuts off instead of holding the shafts with a hex socket and twisting the nuts. This damaged the piston causing fluid to leak. Either that or they scratched the pistons. I'm wondering though if with these KYB AGX 4-way adjustables, if they jam the hex socket down in the top of the shaft, where the adjustment screw is (without of taking it out first) if this could damage the piston somehow from the top, causing the leak?