Used car

[codlessone]

My oh my, further developments.

Took the car to a local garage. The owner said.
Water pump has gone, i will guarantee that, and the cylinder head will have to come off., that and other work added!!! Anyways after the work was done to the tune of £500, yes £500 i thought thats it.

Picked the motor up yesterday. Great or at least i thought. We to Seaham this morning, about a 10 minute drive from home, anyways coming back the frigging heater warning lights came on as did the alarm !!!

We got home and and then I called the RAC out, he put the diagnostic machine on it, my oh my the TEMPERATURE SENSOR is busted !!!! He then asked me if the garage owner had put a diagnostic machine tester on it, no i said. The same engineer attended again, he asked me what we had done and i told him, a wry smile came upon his face. And what about the tappets he asked, i told him the garage mechanic had the cylinder head off. The tappets are all out, the last time i saw this vehicle the engine was running very quiet, not a tappet noise, !!

Prior to him touching it did you have to top the coolant up, or was there any steam and water leaks from the engine, ? no i said. If it had been the water pump you should have had some signs like that !! And did the fan belt tensioner make any noise at all. NO i said
Make of that what you will lads, but i know what he's done. The garage owner that is.
I'm taking the motor back to him on Monday to see what he has to say for himself. I'm not going to say owt about the diagnostic report from the RAC, if he says this needs to be done and that needs to be done, i will then produce the RAC report. First off i want the tappets sorted, not a noise was there before he touched it, the RAC engineer can vouch for that,
I'm frigging fuming to think a £60 job was charged at £500.

If i get nowhere with him on Monday i will name and shame him, he's trading in Sunderland, Hendon to be exact. The frigging tosser

[kingcod deano]

complete joke mate sounds like a right carry on hopefully you can get it sorted

[codlessone]

I will see him tomorrow and see what he says this time. I wont say anything about the RAC report . He will more than likely say this has to be done or that to the tune of ?? and then i'll produce the RAC report, that should give him the eeby jeebies.
The RAC chap asked me if we needed to top the coolant up ? NO, or was there any water leakage ? NO was there steam coming from the engine compartment? NO were there any pipes burst ? NO did the garage put the diagnostic tester on ? NO

I'm going to seek legal advice also

He has shafted me well and truly

[kingcod deano]

but atleast you have got the evidence to prove it not many people would have thought about it and just pulled out the money out of there back pocket so well done mate and good luck

[codlessone]

LMFAO

He's just been on the fone and said this.

The system needs to be flushed out, i'm wondering if the previous owner has put rad weld in to stop the " imaginary leak " ( TONGUE IN CHEEK )

I'll get it picked up and we shall power jet the system out ! that will solve it, more than likely to bugger the ECU up, thats about all. I told him i wuld drop it off. I also want the tappets seen to. A nice lovely quiet motor has now got sodding noisy tappets.

I'm waiting for my back up to arrive, my enginneeer bro-in-law then we are off down.

Cannot wait to see the garage owners face when i show him the RAC report. LMFAO

[roybert]

So what's happening with the motor now then Andy mate.