![]() I came to this forum because I know you know Hondas. Had I waited to do the job, I would most likely not had the same issues. I made a pore choice as to when to do the job. It was rather helpful! I just was lacking, experience, tools and time to get the job done right myself. Yup I had your vmanual when it attempted to do the job. Next time, it needs replacing, I’ll do it myself. For me, if it’s clearly their fault, I don’t see why I should pay for their mistake. You could readjust the tension yourself, but if the problem persists because the damage has been done, then you wouldn’t have a case for a free repair/refund, since it can be said that you’ve fiddled around with it and that may have been what caused the problem and you’re trying to cheat them. See if it’s within spec (can be found in the manual), if it’s too tight, you can bring it back to the shop and show it to them and then you’d have every right to demand compensation, though, from experience, they may insist that they do the repairs themselves and not actually refund you, not sure how it works there, but that’s how it is here in Australia. quality/oem parts.Īs for your tension problem, check the tension of the belt yourself, confirm that’s the problem. There’s also the added bonus of you controlling what goes on your car i.e. It’s not that they’re bad mechanics, it’s that they don’t specialize in that car, so it just may be that you’ll know your car’s design better than they do, hell, I know my car’s parts requirements better than the dealer’s parts guy. Mine was that they kept using sealants in places they’re conventionally used, but my engine was designed so it doesn’t require sealants where gaskets are used, applying sealant actually causes problems. I’ve found that lesser experienced mechanics tend to apply the same procedures on a broad range of cars, but when your car calls for certain specialized techniques, there’ll be a problem. Think about it, you’re the only person who knows your car the best. I joined my car’s club forum and there are highly experienced owners there, so they know the failure patterns and more than likely have previously run into a problem I’m having. I went out and got a Haynes, Ellery’s and the car’s factory manual, so every part of every system is covered. I can’t explain it, it just gives you that extra confidence in working on a car. I’d get all the tools necessary for just about anything first, if you’re doing it on your own. ![]() ![]() I’m just unsure what to do about this issue, seeing that my new parts have had a bunch of extra ware on them due to incompetent work.I want my money back, but am I being to uptight about it?Īfter getting to know that area of my engine compartment, I want to go back and fix it my self because I really enjoy doing this kind of work. I have a lot of family and friends that use this shop and they do not have any issues with them. I’m now sorta mad because when the tech test drove the car he should have noticed the issue and went back and fixed it. I stated doing some research a few weeks ago on this issue and I am 99% sure that the tension is to tight. My engine also vibrates when at a certain rpm when accelerating. I get a loud whirring sound form the timing belt every sense the work was done. ![]() My car started right up when I was leaving the shop and has not had a single issue sense then. The tech told me that he placed the missing bolt in there. From what I understand that bolt is only there for when you are installing the timing belt. The Tech told me that there was a bolt missing off of the timing belt tensioner. It cost me about $370 to remove and replace the timing belt. I must have not gotten the timing right seeing that I had fits getting the tension right.Īfter being frustrated with the project and running out of time I decided to tow my accord to the shop and have them put it in time. When I went to start up my car it did not want to start. A few months back over spring brake I decided to change my timing belt, water pump, engine seals, etc… I really did not have all the right sockets and wrenches to do the job and it ended up taking me 2 days to get the timing belt back on. ![]()
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