My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 178

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
09/13/2020 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, Reddit, wrenching, Fail

Reddit’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is a veritable cornucopia of the many !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.

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Vehicle is an E90 if anyone is curious

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And I quote” I didn’t really hear it over my subs”

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Ok... now what

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It was originally diagnosed as an injection pump because there was no pressure to the fuel rail. After removing components to be able to reach the injection pump, this pile of shavings was discovered behind the starter...

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...case decided those bearings didnt need any zerks.

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I would also like to point out that the wholeass Honda [early 00s civic] was promptly tossed into the nearest scrap metal bin at the request of the customer.

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...there’s a steep drop into a ditch on the other side, the only way to get to the little trailer is to move one of the ones beside it and grab it from an angle...

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...got all of the bolts out of the block no problem had to cut 2 but that was only because the bolt head ripped off and the strip socket wouldn’t grab it any more. No bolts broken or anything.

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...From what I could tell it blew a hose and ran the coolant dry, and with the coolant sensor reading atmospheric air temp it didn’t shut down. Probably all caused from being ran with the isolation valves closed. Who knows, though? The failure wasn’t reported by an operator, I just found it like this during a service.

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Sure. Sounds like a good start to the parts list...

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“Wasn’t my fault; I was framed!” -the trailer, probably

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Holden commodore v6.

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Video: thebrendan312

Please be kind, rewind

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That’s the pits...

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Lmao it’s on a flatbead headed somewhere down by the texas coast junkyard

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...Good news is she’ll be back on the road in less than a week with a new tailgate.

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...The guy brought this in, which is his wife’s car. While she was driving it. A tree fell on it while she was driving...

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Was looking through the service history on a car when I saw this, 1 hour diag at my shop would have cost the lady $135, plus like another $8 for the one gallon.

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6 years old, 70,000 miles. Trans pan.

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Obligato- ...uh, hmm...

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (27)

Brickman > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 13:14

“ Customer jumped brake light fuse, burns harness.” There is a reason why fuses are part of an electrical system!

* Insert Joker you get what you deserve GIF

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 13:25

Kinja'd!!!

I don’t see how this helps.

And can someone help me out? How much was the dealer service for a gallon of gas and diagnosis? I can’t figure it out.

Kinja'd!!!

Nom De Plume > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 13:38

Q: So where does a pile of shavings like usually come from?

A: Usually a larger piece of metal.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Kinja'd!!!

Tekamul > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 13:51

1) It doesn’t help, they’ re doing it wrong.

2) It doesn’t say, but I know the shop I use charges a minimum 1 hour for diagnosis, so like $120 flushed.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Tekamul
09/13/2020 at 13:54

Yeah that's pretty expensive for running out of fuel.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 14:09

Libertyville VW overtightened my tires once. Went to put my snows on, Couldn’t loosen it with my tire iron on a jack stand and a big pipe, Had to take it back. Last time I let them touch my tires.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 14:09

I had the same questions for both.

F or the wheel because I assumed they knew what they were doing. Then I realized that they did not.

I think they posted the second one because it was stupid customer problem made more ridiculous placed in a modern computer system. Someone in the comments said they would’ve charged 1 hr shop time at $135 and $ 8 for the gallon of gas.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 14:16

My first thought on that first one was “that looks a lot like my trunk.”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/13/2020 at 14:19

The first time I went to change my over to my snow tires I could not get the wheels off the hubs. I took it to Walmart and let them deal with it. 40 bucks later my winters were on

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/13/2020 at 14:55

I’ve fallen victim to far too many overtightened things from shops in my relatively short career driving.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > VincentMalamute-Kim
09/13/2020 at 14:56

Yeah, like, lopping off the outside of rim just makes it harder to get the lug nuts off. That’s simply not how you do it.

P5guy now GTIguy > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/13/2020 at 14:58

Please tell me this isn't Libertyville IL.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > P5guy now GTIguy
09/13/2020 at 15:40

Yep, Libery VW on Milwaukee ave. They did at least retorque them without question but the service writer seemed unconcerned about it.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 15:42

My favorite tire shop makes it clearly known they hand tighten with a torque wrench.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/13/2020 at 15:46

I have never seen a sign advertising that but I know what shop I’d be using if I did see one.

P5guy now GTIguy > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/13/2020 at 15:49

That’s a bummer. At least I do my own rotations since I don’t drive enough between summer and winter tire swaps to need to rotate again. The Gurnee dealer is an even bigger dumpster so...

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 16:08

My guess would be so that they have access to zip off the other side of the wheel studs on the hub and remove them . T he lugs and studs are so fubar they won’t ever come apart.

Urambo Tauro > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 17:11

That screenshot doesn’t show pricing, but the OP who shared it commented that “ 1 hour diag at my shop would have cost the lady $135, plus like another $8 for the one gallon.” Many shops do charge a minimum of one hour labor, plus a “shop supplies” charge , so it’s entirely possible that she may have got stuck with a $143 bill. Or maybe they cut her a goodwill deal; tha t happens too sometimes .

Urambo Tauro > VincentMalamute-Kim
09/13/2020 at 17:15

Someone in the comments said they would’ve charged 1 hr shop time at $135 and $8 for the gallon of gas.

That someone was the OP, so yeah it’s a pretty good guess. Unless the shop decide to just goodwill it for her... who knows.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
09/13/2020 at 17:24

Waukegan Tire, Waukegan and Gurnee IL

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 17:24

Yeah that would be a reasonable use for that. I once got “goodwilled” labor on a thermostat that just happened to go out as I left my mechanic. Obviously some shops are more lenient to their customers than others.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > P5guy now GTIguy
09/13/2020 at 17:27

Me too, the funny thing was I only let them do it because it was free with one of the original included oil changes.

And actually I should say the other ridiculous repairs required to my miserable 2013 GTI (turbo (warranty) intake manifold, (barely in warranty) ) were done fine as far as I know

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
09/13/2020 at 17:27

I suppose that makes sense if it really was that bad. Since you wouldn’t really be able to use the wheel for anything attached to some lug nuts so just cut it off and make life easier. But then that would make getting the rubber off the wheel a lot harder.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/13/2020 at 17:28

I don’t think I’ll be making any drives to Illinois for tire rotations but it’s nice to know there are good places out there. While finding a good mechanic is hard, finding a good tire shop is even harder, plus the fact that it is rare for you to know for certain that the same people are working on your car.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 17:39

I would’ve charged a sliding scale based on how nice or how much of an asshole the customer was.

zipfuel > Urambo Tauro
09/13/2020 at 20:02

I would base pricing on how much money would be sufficient to teach them not to do it again...

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > MiniGTI - now with XJ6
09/16/2020 at 20:07

must have gone 4 uga ugas instead of the standard 2