Time to throw in the towel ?

[e30davie]

Lol, that took a turn of events. Ah i do love internet interactions.

OP: Here is a woe-is-me story full of inconsistent information with an attention seeking title.
Internet: Since you asked, here is a list of reasons why what you have posted is ridiculous.
OP: "Kindly fuck thyself and the horse you rode in on"

[MrBurgundy]

Obviously, the way the right move would be; make the shop do the job correctly.

That's just my 2 cents though, but I exhibit the behavior of a preteen, so I don't know how much value my opinion holds.

[Das Delfin]

anyone can behave like a preteen.. age has very little to do with emotional maturity

That being said, look at it this way: the shop now gets to do the work twice and lose money on their mistake. And they'll have to do it correctly because they know you'll check their work

[flyboyx]

It´s a car forum, we are here to share experiences. This one is mine, if you don´t like it feel free to kindly fuck thyself and the horse you rode in on.
See, even old people can behave like pre-teens on a bad day : )

What is that all about? Been awhile since you had a girlfriend?

[MrBurgundy]

option 1- get your money back
a. Fix it yourself
b. Find a new shop
option 2- have them fix it
option 3 -sell it


/thread

[mbonanni]

Definitely time to throw the towel in.

[spanish pants]

It´s a car forum, we are here to share experiences. This one is mine, if you don´t like it feel free to kindly fuck thyself and the horse you rode in on.
See, even old people can behave like pre-teens on a bad day : )

[parkerbink]

M10 Tii motor, bet no one has done that!!!

[flyboyx]

M30 swap......?

[MrBurgundy]

maybe he as an m10 like a newb

or an m5x

[e30davie]

I assume its an m42 if hes talking timing chains.

[cheffy30]

what ever happened to... them telling you what will be done to the car, before you give the ok to do the work?? that's how i roll when i take it to a shop.

[MrBurgundy]

Yeah that sucks, but you say they've always been good to you, so why don't you try and get it sorted out before coming here saying you wanna dump your car because the valve cover bolts are held on by silicone.

I mean, you're saying you should have done this yourself, but if a valve cover being held on by wrong bolts and silicone is too much for you, you're better off using a shop or riding a bicycle


edit; what engine is this? is the cylinder head stripped?

[e30davie]

So you have had lots of good experiences with this shop over many years and you have one potentially bad experience and you post about it on a forum before talking to them with a woe-is-me attitude? Then you ring them up and they offer to make it right.

I dont see what the problem is. Take it back, get it sorted. End of story.

Next time check their workmanship before paying the bill.

[spanish pants]

Hi all,

The car overheated last spring, so I sent it in for a new head gasket. The original head was replaced with a spare that i had in my storage locker. The old one had been resurfaced too many times.
They did the head gasket but as to why you would need silicone to hold the valve cover bolts in place is beyond ghetto.
I also asked them to deal with the timing chain if they found any issues while the head was worked on, sprockets, chain, tensioner, rail.
I spoke with the owner today and he said that the timing components were in great shape and didn´t change them but told me to bring the car back and he will deal with any outstanding issues. I will give him another shot since he´s been great in the past.

The thing they have serviced all my cars with nary a problem. I have always been happy with the work, if there were any issues, which was rare, they would address them no questions asked. They managed to find solutions for issues that other shops simply could not. I´ve been through 7 different shops inlcuding the dealership, and all 7 were of varying levels of incompetence mixed with outright thievery. Which is why i was surprised by what I found.

My greatest regret is not buying a place with it´s own garage so i can do my own work. Hopefully this is resolved with no more drama.