98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 45 PSI huh? Bet that was a fun ride before things went boom. The funny thing was he said the AFR was high 11s/10s the whole time according to his log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 IMO if chose to drive a car away he also likely signed that the car was delivered to him to his satisfaction. At least I've never picked up a car and not signed somethign to the effect that all is good and I'm taking it home. There's no intent here to place blame, but I see the owner as fully accountable for having made a poor judgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Just heard the shop is going to make good on this, which is what I expected coming from this class of shop, regardless my opinion the "friend" and the way he has gone about everything with the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 IMO if chose to drive a car away he also likely signed that the car was delivered to him to his satisfaction. At least I've never picked up a car and not signed somethign to the effect that all is good and I'm taking it home. There's no intent here to place blame, but I see the owner as fully accountable for having made a poor judgement. I fully agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedAce Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Lol maybe no compression since he washed down the cylinders with fuel = no compression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99StockGT Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 He installed a FP Black turbo and tubular manifold himself (I watched refusing to touch the car myself other than to start a couple of hte manifold nuts bc he couldn't get to it somehow, which he then tightened himself). This is the point where your brain should kick in and realize you are in over your head. I'm comfortable doing most things on my own car but once you get to that "do I really know what I'm doing" point you should either a) get a mentor to help you b) get that thing to a shop before you brake something expensive. Point b) is where the wonderful people at IPS and I met and have since been taking all my toys to them. Paying someone to fix something is MUCH more pleasant than paying someone to fix something you messed up.:fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQdDude Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Just heard the shop is going to make good on this, which is what I expected coming from this class of shop, regardless my opinion the "friend" and the way he has gone about everything with the car. wow, I am amazed they would. Not to bash but admire their ethic...what shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 wow, I am amazed they would. Not to bash but admire their ethic...what shop? Im not going to throw a shop name out since it is not my car/troubles but this is also why this shop has the good/great reputation they do. What would happen if the shop gets the car back there, opens it up and finds that the problem was exisiting before they touched the car, or was totally unrelated to the work that they did? Would the customer be liable for the tow charge and any labor involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Im not going to throw a shop name out since it is not my car/troubles but this is also why this shop has the good/great reputation they do. What would happen if the shop gets the car back there, opens it up and finds that the problem was exisiting before they touched the car, or was totally unrelated to the work that they did? Would the customer be liable for the tow charge and any labor involved? I would say absolutely. No shop is out there doing work for free if they can avoid it. I would be hesitant about this deal because if the shop finds out nothing they did caused the issue...the owner of said car could/should get a bill for the tear down. -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Did the shop do leak down and compression before the head was pulled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I would say absolutely. No shop is out there doing work for free if they can avoid it. I would be hesitant about this deal because if the shop finds out nothing they did caused the issue...the owner of said car could/should get a bill for the tear down. -Marc I kinda hope that is how things pan, just for all the negative talk he has been doing about the shop in the office. He is kinda one of those guys that will try to drag you through the mud if he doesn't get what he thinks he deserves, and then if he gets surprised even after the nay saying he would gladly swing on dem nuts. Not to mention he is trying to throw big power through a relatively stock drivetrain (upgraded clutch:fuuuu: ) and expects everything to hold.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Did the shop do leak down and compression before the head was pulled? Not sure, or if it would even be accurate with as much coolant was exiting the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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