What is wrong with this country?

MikeyH

MikeyH

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 Devon
Driving back from an evening at the beach we heard a loud bang sound, a bit like driving over a large twig. Kept going all seemed okay until I went over the first speed bump, a loud scraping noise, then again over the next one. Okay after this until almost home, so stopped to have a look. The flap for getting to the sump oil drain was hanging down and scraping along the ground. So presumably the mechanic that did my oil service hadn’t fitted it back properly after the work. After what happened last year with my car at the service, I thought it better to have a guy do it on my drive, so I could keep an eye on him, how wrong I was. Doesn’t anyone give a shite about their work anymore. Mike.:headbang:
 
MikeyH said:
Doesn’t anyone give a shite about their work anymore.
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Nope.
I have spent most of today arguing with a contractor trying to charge for a job they didn't do properly.
Then spent most of the evening telling another contractor that the diagnosis of a breakdown yesterday was wrong because the issue still exists. They argued as "the computer" said it's A. It wasn't A it was B. Then they went home until Monday (as it was late; 7pm!) and the problem is still there. So I have to spend most of the weekend dealing with the annoyed customer (which I don't get paid for).
 
The flap was okay so put it back and drilled a couple of small holes for a zip tie. Can’t have this happening again. Might have been the awful roads around here so might have been a bit harsh on the bloke but it hasn’t happened before. Mike.
 

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When I change my oil, I get the engine up to temperature, then I adjust the jack to get as much oil out as possible.
At many garages, they suck the oil out and there have been cases where oil filters aren't changed.
 
firebobby said:
When I change my oil, I get the engine up to temperature, then I adjust the jack to get as much oil out as possible.
At many garages, they suck the oil out and there have been cases where oil filters aren't changed.
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Sadly this doesn't surprise me.
 
Zedebee said:
This is very sensible. I nearly always get hot oil all over myself.
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With respect you’ve not mastered it right if you do get covered Zed, that’s not a dig at you btw.

Imho draining the oil is always better than sucking it out, it gets more out draining it.
 
I had similar coming back from a service on my old e46 330D, where I went through a puddle and then heard scraping from underneath the car.

Thinking I’d picked something up from the puddle, I pulled onto a kerb so I could see underneath, and it was the fuel filter access hatch…which had been part of the service I’d just had done…so I assumed they’d not fastened it up properly afterwards.

Wriggled underneath and jammed it in place until I could affix it properly when I got home.
 
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