125k - 1999 tl - Stops in the middle of the road...
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see recent thread- timing belt shredded and broke, melted surrounding parts-
but shop told woman/wife to replace the belt, charged that job - then said there was valve damage from the broken timing belt,,have to pull the heads to inspect and probably replace,,,
On that car- broken timing belt means definite valve damage,,but they got customer to replace timing belt in order to turn engine over and test if it had other damage- what a scam!
owner ended up getting a junkyard engine DIY- it was bad, had to pull and install another one...fix a few probs on it and now running, but what an ordeal and expense
Shops can be frikker liars and wont be as detailed and honest as they should be IMO
of the full extent of the problem
I ran a shop- was a tech- worked every job in the industry except sales,,but knew those guys and got insider info on their scams, and its gotten worse with the economy
but shop told woman/wife to replace the belt, charged that job - then said there was valve damage from the broken timing belt,,have to pull the heads to inspect and probably replace,,,
On that car- broken timing belt means definite valve damage,,but they got customer to replace timing belt in order to turn engine over and test if it had other damage- what a scam!
owner ended up getting a junkyard engine DIY- it was bad, had to pull and install another one...fix a few probs on it and now running, but what an ordeal and expense
Shops can be frikker liars and wont be as detailed and honest as they should be IMO
of the full extent of the problem
I ran a shop- was a tech- worked every job in the industry except sales,,but knew those guys and got insider info on their scams, and its gotten worse with the economy
This is why I HATE having car issues and NOT knowing anything really about my 02 tl-s. They are always trying to punk the chicks...
Thanks for your posts...now if I can only find a thread to show me how to change battery wires myself, any help is much appreciated! )
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