Thread: Forget Log Books!!!

On the top of that today Justin replaced some components that a mechanic in Hervey Bay charged for it replacement only 11000 km ago!!
Not one of the axles bearings was serviced since 1995!!! the two rear need the hubs replace. One today and the other just 2 month after I got the Defe!!
The injection pump need to be overhaul in the near future.

Like,,,wow,,but, what are the little crunchy bits, and worse still, where did they come from, or what?
Laurie

It seems to be plain old dirt - and there appears to be quite a bit of it. If the fuel cap is working ok, a bigger question is how did it get there?

The fuel sediment bowl (rear one at tank) was chock full of mud (what you see) and dirt. The dirt was solid... required screw driver to remove. The end result is damaged fuel pump.

However, the log books show service intervals done by dealers and other provate mechanics, so they all must of lied about the work done. Other problems were wheel bearings and hubs, not lubricated since new.

So again, log books arent worth the paper they are printed on, so a lesson for those looking at buying to get the vehicle inspected by a TRUSTED mechanic.

Originally Posted by stooge

log books arent worth the paper they are printed on, .

That is what I have always believed.

so I can gather from this thread Arthur and Rosa are in Tassie for christmas

if so....friends enjoy with your family

sory for the hi-jack


Mrs ho har

Hi Guys,

Mum sprung by accident a local dealer.

Scraped the drivers front wheel on a curb, next service she got charged for wheel rotation, guess what, next time she washed it, scraped wheel still on the same spot.

Politely told said dealer where they can stick their "guaranteed servicing" and promptly took the car to another mech, private bloke, good name and so far so good.

They ring once a month to see why the car hasn't been back to them, is now sick of repeating that story and just hangs up now.

Another story I heard from a mate in the biz, car in dealers to have motor replaced under warranty, motor out, car on hoist, to much weight in the back, off she came, now new body needed to go with new motor, doubt the log book would ever have that listed?

Bought myself a 2003 100 series cruiser v8. Done less than 70 thousand kays. All the log books checked out, oil looked good on dipstick, nothing untoward with the car at all. Less than 12 kays from the yard when we picked it up, BANG, one seized 2UZ-FE and one very stuck cruiser. Used dealer sorted it out under used warranty, told us that the oil pickup in the sump had been clogged with crud, as it had possibly never been serviced until they did it, first hill we came to the oil starved and she went pop, no temp warning, no oil light, no nothing.

Like you said stooge, not worth the paper it's written on.

Is it an item that's normally on a service checklist?
Petty shoddy work