"Long-Voyager" (long-voyager)
02/27/2018 at 17:41 • Filed to: None
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"Long-Voyager" (long-voyager)
02/27/2018 at 17:41 • Filed to: None | 2
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Thought you guys would get a kick out of the things I’ve been finding on my little project.
This car was dealer/shop maintained since it was new, by certified mechanics :
1. PO charged for a head gasket job, shop added enough stop leak to clog most of the cooling ports and 2 oil ports, HG was never changed.
2. PO charged for new radiator, shop RTV’d the leaking areas and sent it on it’s way.
3. Shop “fixed” a leaking heater hose by wrapping it in JB Weld, then taping the JB Weld to hold it while it dried.
4. Shop bypassed most vacuum lines trying to solve a running issue, which turned out to be their failed attempt at a timing belt change.
That’s just what I’ve found so far on the current daily. #1 being the reason for doing a complete driveline swap this spring.
Other things I’ve seen over the years, again, certified mechanics:
1. Replace timing belt/water pump, get cam timing off by 1 tooth, adjust distributor by 1 tooth to compensate. 1995 Mopar 3.0L (mitsu 6g72).
2. Have a vehicle for 3 months only to fail in diagnosing a fried ECU. 1990 Buick Century.
3. Cut a rim trying to remove tires, pack the cut with bead sealer, install new tires, send the owner on their way.
4. Failed to torque intake manifold, HPO sensor, and HPOP cover bolts on a Ford 6.0, leading to an almost catastrophic loss of oil while towing a car home.
5. Ordered the wrong CV axle, cut the “wrong” axle down and welded it back together to make it “fit”.
6. Owner charged for TGV replacement DS. Shop replaces passenger side with used TGV.
7. Owner charged for NEW alternator, battery, starter. Upon beginning to work on the vehicle themselves, the owner found all parts to be JY marked.
These are just some I can remember off the top of my head, some are my vehicles, some are things we’ve found working on friend’s vehicles. These are also the reasons I trust NO ONE else to touch my vehicles.
PS9
> Long-Voyager
02/27/2018 at 18:02 |
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Yeah, yeah. Skip to the part where you mid mount two LS7s and make it AWD somehow.
Urambo Tauro
> Long-Voyager
02/27/2018 at 18:12 |
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I’ve had nothing but good experinces with shops working on my cars. But...
My sister bought her Explorer “from a dealer” (from a mechanic at that dealer, actually). It had been his personal vehicle, and looked very clean. But one of the rear wheel bearings soon failed. Apparently instead of replacing them in pairs, one side had already been done (with a cheap bearing that was already starting to show some play). We also discovered that one of the parking brake drums was empty, gutted clean of shoes and hardware, and that the dust boots of the ball-joints had been mangled, presumably with a pickle-fork tool during disassembly.
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Long-Voyager
> PS9
02/28/2018 at 06:56 |
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I’ve thought about doing a RWD conversion and dropping a built 318/727 combo in it, does that count?
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Long-Voyager
> Urambo Tauro
02/28/2018 at 06:58 |
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Seems all the shops/dealerships in this area are either incompetent or just shady.
The worst part is people around here fail to see it and continue taking their cars back in for the same repairs over and over again because it’s not getting done right.
Mopar4life
> Long-Voyager
05/11/2018 at 05:26 |
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The fact that most people have zero idea what goes on under their hood is what allows shops to continue doing things like this.
speedyfast
> Long-Voyager
10/25/2018 at 14:31 |
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As a 30-year mechanic, my list of stupid shit I’ve seen from DIY’ers would fill the internet. The list of stupid shit I’ve fixed from other shops would also be significantly longer than this, but nowhere near the level of the dude- in- his- driveway fools.
Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> speedyfast
12/07/2018 at 12:33 |
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I would venture to guess the list of DIY’ers and the list of “certified mechanics” issues would be pretty close around here. The DIY’ers usually know their brand very well and are very capable of repairing them properly. The CMs on the other hand claim to be able to work on everything, yet aren’t actually good at working on much.