Garage blown my engine - where do I stand?
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So I went down to the garage this morning. They said they managed to stop the engine by blocking off the air before it burned all the oil.
Anyhow they had the head off the engine and one of the pistons is buggered and all the tapets for that piston are well hammered as well, so he said he'll be changing them and the injectors.
Anyhow they had the head off the engine and one of the pistons is buggered and all the tapets for that piston are well hammered as well, so he said he'll be changing them and the injectors.
bosshog said:
So I went down to the garage this morning. They said they managed to stop the engine by blocking off the air before it burned all the oil.
Anyhow they had the head off the engine and one of the pistons is buggered and all the tapets for that piston are well hammered as well, so he said he'll be changing them and the injectors.
At their own cost?Anyhow they had the head off the engine and one of the pistons is buggered and all the tapets for that piston are well hammered as well, so he said he'll be changing them and the injectors.
bosshog said:
well I presume he's only going to change the bearings on that piston upwards so to speak. He's a pretty honest chap so I can only hope he does the right thing. Either way its take years off the engine, but what can you do.
I would assume it's the big end and main bearings which would suffer most from lack of oil/reduced oil pressure.bosshog said:
So I went down to the garage this morning. They said they managed to stop the engine by blocking off the air before it burned all the oil.
Anyhow they had the head off the engine and one of the pistons is buggered and all the tapets for that piston are well hammered as well, so he said he'll be changing them and the injectors.
They may have stopped the engine before it burned all its oil - but this might still have allowed time for some or all of the reciprocating items within the engine to become overstressed and damaged (and some damage has occured...) Anyhow they had the head off the engine and one of the pistons is buggered and all the tapets for that piston are well hammered as well, so he said he'll be changing them and the injectors.
.Any why is he changing the injectors?
skyrover said:
what about all the bearings?
A good point well made 
; I assume (with assumption being the mother of all good mess-ups 
) that le garagiste has checked all the main and big end bearings and found them to be good? No pistons sitting higher or lower than its opposite number, for example? And there are no marks on the crankshaft where the big end and main bearings have run dry and 'picked up' due to lack of oil during the "overspeed"? Ditto the small end bearings? If so then these items are OK to be re-used... What's that Skippy? They've not been checked?
It's not complicated - but I think it's too complicated for the mechanic working on this vehicle
. I also hope my cynicism is misplaced and this works out OK 
.I'd recommend a replacement engine from an accident-damaged vehicle in a scrappy, as the most cost-efficient way out of this for the mechanic... And
OP, don't pay a penny towards this whatever happens.bosshog said:
So the garage finally gets back to me. They say the engine has had it (no surprise) and that it needs a new engine. They will not pay for it and 'are seeking legal advice'
:-(
Looks like I will be speaking to my solicitor today.
That is shocking! :-(
Looks like I will be speaking to my solicitor today.
I'm gutted for you OP, I imagine a decent solicitor will sort it very easily.
bosshog said:
So the garage finally gets back to me. They say the engine has had it (no surprise) and that it needs a new engine. They will not pay for it and 'are seeking legal advice'
:-(
Looks like I will be speaking to my solicitor today.
What a bunch of no mark t:-(
Looks like I will be speaking to my solicitor today.
ts. Unleash the hounds. Well, since the vehicle was in their care and they should be "skilled in the art" (and are definatly trading and advertising as being skilled in the art), and you are definatly not (and make no such publication that you are a capable mechanic) then the fault lies with them.
Seek legal advice, claim back the costs of everything - not just the vehicle damage and loss, but also if you have had to take taxi's / buses / trains / hire a car etc etc, as they will cost more than the fuel you would have used on your usual commute etc.
If they are not being honest, do not be kind. There is a simple way the garage can handle it (sorry mate, we ruined you engine, we'll pay for it all) or there is a difficult way (you left the car with us, we worked on it, then it broke while we were working on it but in no way is it out fault, no no not at all); since they are making it difficult, fight fire with fire.
Seek legal advice, claim back the costs of everything - not just the vehicle damage and loss, but also if you have had to take taxi's / buses / trains / hire a car etc etc, as they will cost more than the fuel you would have used on your usual commute etc.
If they are not being honest, do not be kind. There is a simple way the garage can handle it (sorry mate, we ruined you engine, we'll pay for it all) or there is a difficult way (you left the car with us, we worked on it, then it broke while we were working on it but in no way is it out fault, no no not at all); since they are making it difficult, fight fire with fire.
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