Yup, this is definitely the maintenance service from hell….
So… I finally had some time to work on finishing up my car… So….in the process of changing the water pump, I noticed that’s my old water pump!
After the stealership incident, I took my car to an shop that noticed a small leak in the water pump. They charged me to replace the entire pump along with a cracked radiator… Well, looks like they didn’t do anything, except maybe loosened it and added some glue… So the stealership ripped me off by charging me for things they didn’t install (and stole)…And this independent shop ripped me off too and charged me for parts they said but didn’t install…
It gets better…The last mechanic must have overtorqued it, because one of the bolts at the bottom right corner stripped :(.. So off I went to get a nice 6mm tap, and was thinking I would have to take the entire thing off and redrill hole, tap it and what a royal PITA.. As a last of the moment thing, I decided, hey I wonder if a longer bolt would work…
Heh heh.. Whew! I don’t care anymore for the beaty contest…
Anyway, got most of it done….I would have finished today, except I lost two clamps to the radiator hoses and two frame bolts. And obviously..Audi/VW specific part only, so Monday it will be!..
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions on getting me out of the earlier jam!!!
Timing Belt on..
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Rest of belts, pulleys, tensioners on..
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…So….I used zip ties temporarily. Lol….
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I think I’ll fill it up with coolant and power steering fluid and drive it around the block a few times tomorrow.. I’m sure people are going to be thrilled….
