david clay
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took my car to garage this morning to get timing chain done at 10 am picked it back up at 5 pm the guy said to me it wont rev past 5 thousnad rpm wich this morning it would and i cartn get it past 30 mph and it bogs at 4500 rpm and it is louder than this morning
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harrybanks
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I would be taking it back if it was mine
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Matty SRi
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take it back, tell him to sort it
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MarkSport
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And you took it away with you? i'd have told them im not having it back until they fix it
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jrdz92
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david you need to take it back down tomorow give me a ring tomoz morning ill go down with you.. it sounds worse than ever mate and its there responsibility!!
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Mattb
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sounds like they fucked up the timing...
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taylorboosh
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definatly there fault, threaten with trading standards
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Generation
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As above, don't drive it anymore. Just drive it tomorrow. I'm just hoping they don't blme you, now you've taken it.
[Edited on 10-01-2012 by Generation]
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david clay
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no they said take it down but i carnt get it dwn so i am going to get it recoverd and give them the bill its in jordz drive
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jrdz92
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well he only drove it about half a mile lads to my house and it struggled to get on my driveway it sounds asif its tapping alot louder than it was .. he has to set off on full throttle and stil dont move really.. just bogs out and trys to stall! and its now sat at my house so he doesnt drive it 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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you do realise now youve driven ti away if the engine is fucked you probably havent got a leg to stand on
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taylorboosh
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no he totally has, its there fault, they should fix it
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Jamie-C
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What a bunch of tits. Don't give them the car back, they obviously don't know what they're at.
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jrdz92
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there ment to be specialists jamie  obv not tho
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david clay
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yh jordz i am so fucking annoyed i want it all fixing for free they are trying to say its the airflow meter wich is bullshit because it was fine this morning only thing needed doing was the chain
i am getting them to sort it for free i wont be leaving until its sorted i dont care what they say
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Mattb
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i would say not the case steve - if it did go to the courts etc then the car owner wouldnt end up being blamed for any damage to a engine from driving it as they are deemed not to be a proffesional (sp)
The garage have clearly messed something up and were either a) too stupid to realise they have messed up or b) couldnt care less
either way they have let a car out in a condition that makes it unfit to drive any damage caused by this is the responsibility of the garage
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david clay
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i dont think that it has been timed up right because it is still back firing and missing plus it is worse than this morning before when the old chain was on
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BarnshaW
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i know its very rare and very slim but cars can go wrong whilst in the garage!?
i would take a spare AFM with you if you can, change it over whilst there and if it dont fix it tell them to sort whatever it is free of charge. if it genuinely is the AFM then i dont see how a timing chain change could be their fault.
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
i would say not the case steve - if it did go to the courts etc then the car owner wouldnt end up being blamed for any damage to a engine from driving it as they are deemed not to be a proffesional (sp)
The garage have clearly messed something up and were either a) too stupid to realise they have messed up or b) couldnt care less
either way they have let a car out in a condition that makes it unfit to drive any damage caused by this is the responsibility of the garage
probably right tbh, i just think its fucking stupid driving it away especially after being told there is a problem, who does that!
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by david clay
yh jordz i am so fucking annoyed i want it all fixing for free they are trying to say its the airflow meter wich is bullshit because it was fine this morning only thing needed doing was the chain
i am getting them to sort it for free i wont be leaving until its sorted i dont care what they say
insist they recheck the timing
insist on a compression test also - if its out of spec they should replace the anything damaged
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
i know its very rare and very slim but cars can go wrong whilst in the garage!?
i would take a spare AFM with you if you can, change it over whilst there and if it dont fix it tell them to sort whatever it is free of charge. if it genuinely is the AFM then i dont see how a timing chain change could be their fault.
yeah had my clutch replaced once, came back out with abs light on and a faulty sensor, was totally unrelated to the job
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david clay
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i was in the car with my gf and kids and went to set off across a junction no cars coming i set off it wont move still no cars coming next minute i am in middle of road and car had to slam on nearly took me out they said to me they woudl of investigated it but i needed the car for tonight i said well should of told me and i woundnt of took it but they had it from 10 am to 5 pm and said it takes 4 hours to do a chain not 7 hours
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
i would say not the case steve - if it did go to the courts etc then the car owner wouldnt end up being blamed for any damage to a engine from driving it as they are deemed not to be a proffesional (sp)
The garage have clearly messed something up and were either a) too stupid to realise they have messed up or b) couldnt care less
either way they have let a car out in a condition that makes it unfit to drive any damage caused by this is the responsibility of the garage
probably right tbh, i just think its fucking stupid driving it away especially after being told there is a problem, who does that!
I agree there - if it were my car it would have been straight back as soon as i realised something was wrong
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david clay
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
i know its very rare and very slim but cars can go wrong whilst in the garage!?
i would take a spare AFM with you if you can, change it over whilst there and if it dont fix it tell them to sort whatever it is free of charge. if it genuinely is the AFM then i dont see how a timing chain change could be their fault.
i dont have another afm but it is even louder than it was this morning with the old chain on
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BarnshaW
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sounds like they gave you the option for them to investigate it then but you said no you wanted the car?
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