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What are the chances of Sign up here! Search this forum this category all forums for All words Any words Whole Phrase (search options) Auto Repair Home>> Automotive Repair>> Car Troubleshooting Guest Anonymous Poster marilyn1855inaz@aol.com Mar 29, 2008, 9:04 PM Post #1 of 6 (1281 views) What are the chances of Sign In Had 99 Mercury sable repaired Mechanic said bad head gaskets, he fixed then for $1250 car did not even drive 1 nile and same thing happened then he told us bad intake manifold and then that did'nt work he said that it had cracked cylinders making it a 3 problem issue. Did we get taken or were all those problems possible or did he go the last resort replace engine to fix problem. Original problem the PC valve blew out and oil had water in it. Guest Anonymous Poster Mar 30, 2008, 10:35 PM Post #2 of 6 (1268 views) Re: What are the chances of Sign In Possibly replaced the head gaskets without checking to see if the heads were cracked. Tom Greenleaf Ultimate Carjunky / Moderator Mar 31, 2008, 1:00 AM Post #3 of 6 (1266 views) Re: What are the chances of Sign In Heads should be sent out to machine shop for head gasket replacements. If not it's a crap shoot. Mechanics should know this and that's a reason this job isn't just tossing in 30-40 bucks in gaskets. It failed within a mile! Did they even check their work? Why now do they feel so confident of two other problems?? T frustrated New User Mar 31, 2008, 3:32 PM Post #4 of 6 (1262 views) Re: What are the chances of Sign In the mechanic said that he sent the heads out to shop and they had to be shaved because they were warped, he ran the car for a while when he was done. He said that he recommended a oil change within a week because it was still a little milky. The argument he is giving us is that the heads were bad then when he went further after that he found crack in lower intake and then when he fixed that he then did a compression or some dye test and it showed the cylinder problem. He said we had 3 problems but I feel if it was the engine he should have found that out before he did any other work. frustrated New User Mar 31, 2008, 3:42 PM Post #5 of 6 (1262 views) Re: What are the chances of Sign In He sent heads out to machine shop so he says and they were warped and they supposedly were shaved or whatever they do. My question is if the head job was not done right would the same thing happen pcv valve blowing and then water in oil. I think that he went to the last resort saying engine was bad because he wasn't capable of finding the problem. When we got the car back he suggested a oil change within a week because the oil was still a little milky, but didn't have a chance to do that because the car failed less than a mile. I think that we just got a sleezy mechanic. he gave us a 90 warranty on parts and labor and I think that since he did not fix original problem I should not have to pay anything more to have the car fixed. Tom Greenleaf Ultimate Carjunky / Moderator Mar 31, 2008, 5:29 PM Post #6 of 6 (1256 views) Re: What are the chances of Sign In The pcv blowing out would be consistant with tons of blowby thru a piston. They were there looking at this! If heads were in need of resurfacing due to warpage that's an alarm to check hard for other things. People make mistake and sometimes stuff just gets unoticed but when enough damage is seen the first time then you should have been consulted as to how you wanted to approach this. If enough coolant leaked in to cause compression lock or crack top of a piston this would have had wild symptoms real quick. I'm not there. You need to work this out with the shop. At this point the original head gasket job was a waste! T   Automotive Repair     Auto Body Repair and Refinishing     Heating or AC Issues     Electrical and Wiring     Brake Systems     Car Stereo Repair Advice     General Discussions     Car Making Funny Noises     Engine Fault Codes     Engine Troubles     Exhaust Systems     Steering and Suspension     Transmission Troubles     Tricks of the Trade Automotive World     General Discussions     Antique Car Talk     Car Shows and Events     The Bargin Bin     Motor Vehicle Inspection     Car Care Tips     Traffic Tickets     Gasoline, Motor Oils, Concept Cars and Engines     Auto Insurance, Financing, Leases, Warranties Truck Repair     General Discussions     Truck Engine Repair     Truck Suspension Repair Motorcycle Repair     General Discussions     Motorcycle Engine Repair CarJunky     Open Posting     Board FAQ's     New Board Suggestions

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