Castro Motorspots, you would have to be high as hell to go here...

[tonywonder]

Mind your business. You know nothing of my car or dealings with Castro. As far as trans oil goes fucking 90% of e30 owners are confused about which is the right one to use. ATF or MTF. Only after doing hours of research do you come to find out it doesn't matter as long as you use the correct weight MTF.

You posted on a Public forum. If you want people to mind their own business dont post on the forum.

e30 manual transmission fluid

Maybe 5 minutes of reading for options. Definitely not hours.

[tonywonder]

Again, no. A sticking caliper doesn't cause a soft pedal, and a soft pedal is NOT a fault, but a symptom of another fault. Also, a sticking caliper is cause by nothing other than a seized piston or sliders. It is not possible for any of the 3 causes of a soft pedal to contribute to uneven brake wear.

Air in lines
Leak
Master cylinder.

That's it, nothing else will cause a soft pedal, and a soft pedal will not cause a caliper to stick.. What you are stating happened to you, didn't. You misdiagnosed your issue.


By giving the explanation that his sticking caliper had caused his soft pedal you are indicating that you have no idea how a hydraulic system operates. Either that of you were relying on the hope that the customer lacks the knowledge. This is kind of worrysome.

Edit for cleanliness.

I think i wasnt being clear enough and I misunderstood what was meant by a "sticking caliper." By your explanation it is actually different than what i understood it as and different from what i was experiencing.

I also was not saying that the "sticking caliper" was causing a soft pedal. I was merely stating the soft pedal and what i was defining as a sticking caliper were symptoms of a leak.

To be clear a leaky master cylinder, which was my problem, was causing one side to constantly brake as if it were stuck. This was evident when jacking up the car and one side would freely spin while the other did not. Maybe this was part of a combination of issues but once the unit was replaced the problem was gone.

[QUKBMER]

Again, no. A sticking caliper doesn't cause a soft pedal, and a soft pedal is NOT a fault, but a symptom of another fault. Also, a sticking caliper is cause by nothing other than a seized piston or sliders. It is not possible for any of the 3 causes of a soft pedal to contribute to uneven brake wear.

Air in lines
Leak
Master cylinder.

That's it, nothing else will cause a soft pedal, and a soft pedal will not cause a caliper to stick.. What you are stating happened to you, didn't. You misdiagnosed your issue.


By giving the explanation that his sticking caliper had caused his soft pedal you are indicating that you have no idea how a hydraulic system operates. Either that of you were relying on the hope that the customer lacks the knowledge. This is kind of worrysome.

Edit for cleanliness.

^^^^.I have been working in the automotive field for 27 years and this is absolutely 100% correct.

[castros]

Bygones are bygones. I hope your business is going well. I'll see you at the next meet.


Thank you for your apology, Chris.

Your welcome, only way I better myself, is if i have someone to point out my flaws, looking forward to seeing you, hope you make it to vintage.

[phreshkid]

Your right I did handle our particular situation unprofessionally, that I do not deny and till this day it bothers me that we ended over a few hundred dollars. I was having a bad week but that was no excuse for disrespecting you, but I could have denied giving you anything but knew that was not right, the catalytic converters I installed where defective which I found out months later due to the manufacturer contacting me, I refunded you the parts cost and did not refund you the labor, but remember you were the one asking for that amount and I didn't pay you any less or any more than what you asked for. I've matured and grown from all my previous experiences so I am not ashamed to admit that I made a mistake handling our situation the way I did. So if its of any use I do apologize for the way I acted towards you, because I didn't just see you as a customer but as a friend in the E30 community.

Bygones are bygones. I hope your business is doing well. I'll see you at the next meet.


Thank you for your apology, Chris.

[castros]

Dude, shit missing from my car isn't he or she said. Please address why it was taken from my car. Im sure you've seen the sticker in question. Its probably still in your shop.

I don't care about actual parts. You let me take the car out on the street with no notification of a problem with the brakes. Its only when I drove off the lot and discovered the brakes weren't working properly and came back that you told me the issue. I was also left off the lot with no notification that the linkage on the z3 shifter install was grinding too. I had to drive off the lot to figure it out. FACT! This is why I'm pissed off. Too many things gone wrong. I don't care about warranty. Why would I want to go back?

And why not give me back the selector rod that I brought to be installed if it didn't work. Why did you just keep it? When you kept it, I was even more under the impression that it was installed on my car. If you would have given it back I obviously would have known it wasn't used. I only discovered it wasn't when I got under the car myself and this is what sparked this whole thing.

Please address these issue.

Till this point I have no idea what your talking about as far as the sticker goes? But if some one did take it out I'm sorry, I don't tell my guys to search customers cars to find things we can take, nor do I sit there looking to see what I can take.

You decided to take the car after I told you about the brake issue, since you said you were going to be replacing your brakes, that was a mistake because I should have had you tow your car out of the shop rather than driving it out.

Like I told you over the phone, I Installed the selector rod, if you think I kept it or wanted yours in particular, come and look for it in the box of the hundreds of selector rods I have to see if you find it, or if you'd like me to buy you another one I'll be more than happy to replace it.

[castros]

If there are no external fluid leaks, and you didn't open the system, what you are describing sounds like a failed master cylinder. Either that or the system was opened, air introduced, and not properly bled. Air is less likely because while it does make for a softer pedal, the pedal doesn't sink to the floor. Yes, things do happen while in for repair, shit happens. There's nothjng that says things won't break while at a shop. I worked on cars for 10 years at Dealerships and independent shops. I understand.

What gets me, is that you took a soft pedal scenario and told the customer that a stuck caliper caused it, which is not possible. Either the master cylinder took a shit while in your care (no fault there, but diagnose it properly), or a line was removed and air introduced into the system. I don't know, and I won't claim to know what happened. However, I do have a solid grasp on how a brake system operates. If you cap off the end of a hydraulic system (stuck caliper), the last thing you will get is a loss of pressure.

I have no stake in this, hell I live on the other side of the country. I just wanted to add a little fact to the mix based off of things said by both parties.

As for my background, lots of Automotive tech school, factory training, and on the job experience. I held a Master ASE title and Nissan Specialist title while still in the field.

We can go on and on about this, but if I had removed the caliper completely, or opened the bleeder screw, yes I could see air being introduced into the system, but none of which was a factor. But thank you for your input and knowledge.

[castros]

Also the steel ring clamps I supplied weren't used for the tie rod boots. Cheap ass zip ties that will eventually break were used.

Btw the steal claps are
$2.25 x4

I mentioned to you in my original post that I didn't deny that the clamps you supplied weren't used, and I took responsibility for not double checking the job after my guy completed it.

[castros]

January 2013. You installed a set of Catalytic converters to my swap car and it failed the Referee inspection. I did nothing else except have a new pair of Walker Cats installed and the car passed not problem and my BAR sticker was issued. You refused to accept the cats back and told me to go through the manufacturer warrantee program for reimbursement and that "you didn't have time to deal with this bullshit".

You refused to answer my calls after that and forced me to come to your place of business and speak to you face to face, in which you were in no mood to discuss my dilemma.

I was confused as to how a $400 transaction was enough to throw away a friendship of years and many transactions/trades for cool parts, but you decided to go that route anyways. You wrote me a $300 check and threw it at me and told me to leave. At that point I walked out without so much as another word since, never mind that you didn't even refund me the total amount.

Maybe you had a rough week or month, but you were unprofessional and disrespectful to me, your customer of a few years.

I do believe stories like OP's.



But don't go saying you don't deny warranties. That's incorrect.

Your right I did handle our particular situation unprofessionally, that I do not deny and till this day it bothers me that we ended over a few hundred dollars. I was having a bad week but that was no excuse for disrespecting you, but I could have denied giving you anything but knew that was not right, the catalytic converters I installed where defective which I found out months later due to the manufacturer contacting me, I refunded you the parts cost and did not refund you the labor, but remember you were the one asking for that amount and I didn't pay you any less or any more than what you asked for. I've matured and grown from all my previous experiences so I am not ashamed to admit that I made a mistake handling our situation the way I did. So if its of any use I do apologize for the way I acted towards you, because I didn't just see you as a customer but as a friend in the E30 community.

[torqueflight]

Also the steel ring clamps I supplied weren't used for the tie rod boots. Cheap ass zip ties that will eventually break were used.

Btw the steal claps are
$2.25 x4

[torqueflight]

If there are no external fluid leaks, and you didn't open the system, what you are describing sounds like a failed master cylinder. Either that or the system was opened, air introduced, and not properly bled. Air is less likely because while it does make for a softer pedal, the pedal doesn't sink to the floor. Yes, things do happen while in for repair, shit happens. There's nothjng that says things won't break while at a shop. I worked on cars for 10 years at Dealerships and independent shops. I understand.

What gets me, is that you took a soft pedal scenario and told the customer that a stuck caliper caused it, which is not possible. Either the master cylinder took a shit while in your care (no fault there, but diagnose it properly), or a line was removed and air introduced into the system. I don't know, and I won't claim to know what happened. However, I do have a solid grasp on how a brake system operates. If you cap off the end of a hydraulic system (stuck caliper), the last thing you will get is a loss of pressure.

I have no stake in this, hell I live on the other side of the country. I just wanted to add a little fact to the mix based off of things said by both parties.

Despite whatever happened. I would have paid whatever it was to repair, but jesus I don't want to drive off the lot with a car that barley stops and no prior knowledge. If I was told before had I would of for sure said change it.

[torqueflight]

Let's say I didn't know what I was doing or had no clue on how to properly diagnose and repair a car, we replaced wheel bearings, noticed really bad uneven pad wear, re-assembled the front end and tested the car, and pedal drops to the floor slowly, explain to me what we could have possibly done wrong to cause the loss of pressure and cause the pedal to slowly sink down? Note we did not install the caliper incorrectly, twisted the line, or install the pads incorrectly? I don't know who you are or what you do, or questioning your knowledge, I've been working on cars for a very long time, but even someone with very little knowledge can perform a brake job, doesn't mean they won't run into mechanical issues while performing the task, same is to say for a certified mechanic performing the same task.

Dude, shit missing from my car isn't he or she said. Please address why it was taken from my car. Im sure you've seen the sticker in question. Its probably still in your shop.

I don't care about actual parts. You let me take the car out on the street with no notification of a problem with the brakes. Its only when I drove off the lot and discovered the brakes weren't working properly and came back that you told me the issue. I was also left off the lot with no notification that the linkage on the z3 shifter install was grinding too. I had to drive off the lot to figure it out. FACT! This is why I'm pissed off. Too many things gone wrong. I don't care about warranty. Why would I want to go back?

And why not give me back the selector rod that I brought to be installed if it didn't work. Why did you just keep it? When you kept it, I was even more under the impression that it was installed on my car. If you would have given it back I obviously would have known it wasn't used. I only discovered it wasn't when I got under the car myself and this is what sparked this whole thing.

Please address these issue.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Let's say I didn't know what I was doing or had no clue on how to properly diagnose and repair a car, we replaced wheel bearings, noticed really bad uneven pad wear, re-assembled the front end and tested the car, and pedal drops to the floor slowly, explain to me what we could have possibly done wrong to cause the loss of pressure and cause the pedal to slowly sink down? Note we did not install the caliper incorrectly, twisted the line, or install the pads incorrectly?.

If there are no external fluid leaks, and you didn't open the system, what you are describing sounds like a failed master cylinder. Either that or the system was opened, air introduced, and not properly bled. Air is less likely because while it does make for a softer pedal, the pedal doesn't sink to the floor. Yes, things do happen while in for repair, shit happens. There's nothjng that says things won't break while at a shop. I worked on cars for 10 years at Dealerships and independent shops. I understand.

What gets me, is that you took a soft pedal scenario and told the customer that a stuck caliper caused it, which is not possible. Either the master cylinder took a shit while in your care (no fault there, but diagnose it properly), or a line was removed and air introduced into the system. I don't know, and I won't claim to know what happened. However, I do have a solid grasp on how a brake system operates. If you cap off the end of a hydraulic system (stuck caliper), the last thing you will get is a loss of pressure.

I have no stake in this, hell I live on the other side of the country. I just wanted to add a little fact to the mix based off of things said by both parties.

As for my background, lots of Automotive tech school, factory training, and on the job experience. I held a Master ASE title and Nissan Specialist title while still in the field.

[phreshkid]

I've yet to this day denied warranty on parts or labor to anyone, and don't think it'll change any time soon.

January 2013. You installed a set of Catalytic converters to my swap car and it failed the Referee inspection. I did nothing else except have a new pair of Walker Cats installed and the car passed not problem and my BAR sticker was issued. You refused to accept the cats back and told me to go through the manufacturer warrantee program for reimbursement and that "you didn't have time to deal with this bullshit".

You refused to answer my calls after that and forced me to come to your place of business and speak to you face to face, in which you were in no mood to discuss my dilemma.

I was confused as to how a $400 transaction was enough to throw away a friendship of years and many transactions/trades for cool parts, but you decided to go that route anyways. You wrote me a $300 check and threw it at me and told me to leave. At that point I walked out without so much as another word since, never mind that you didn't even refund me the total amount.

Maybe you had a rough week or month, but you were unprofessional and disrespectful to me, your customer of a few years.

I do believe stories like OP's.



But don't go saying you don't deny warranties. That's incorrect.

[castros]

Again, no. A sticking caliper doesn't cause a soft pedal, and a soft pedal is NOT a fault, but a symptom of another fault. Also, a sticking caliper is cause by nothing other than a seized piston or sliders. It is not possible for any of the 3 causes of a soft pedal to contribute to uneven brake wear.

Air in lines
Leak
Master cylinder.

That's it, nothing else will cause a soft pedal, and a soft pedal will not cause a caliper to stick.. What you are stating happened to you, didn't. You misdiagnosed your issue.


By giving the explanation that his sticking caliper had caused his soft pedal you are indicating that you have no idea how a hydraulic system operates. Either that of you were relying on the hope that the customer lacks the knowledge. This is kind of worrysome.

Edit for cleanliness.

Let's say I didn't know what I was doing or had no clue on how to properly diagnose and repair a car, we replaced wheel bearings, noticed really bad uneven pad wear, re-assembled the front end and tested the car, and pedal drops to the floor slowly, explain to me what we could have possibly done wrong to cause the loss of pressure and cause the pedal to slowly sink down? Note we did not install the caliper incorrectly, twisted the line, or install the pads incorrectly? I don't know who you are or what you do, or questioning your knowledge, I've been working on cars for a very long time, but even someone with very little knowledge can perform a brake job, doesn't mean they won't run into mechanical issues while performing the task, same is to say for a certified mechanic performing the same task.