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Well I have wondered that myself, the owner I think is angry but also embarressed he got stung and wants to forget it, I have considered a phone call to said company and see if their MD want to comment, oh and the company is based in the East Midlands so as not to confuse with a top place elsewhere. Jeff TT

As much as I could the thread was more to do with warning you guys & girls to be careful not to hang the garage, they are more than capable of doing that themselves, sure some of the peeps here have recognised who by the description "money up front and no receipt" Jeff TT

Yes you spot on, how this has happened is simple, a zed owner with little mechanical knowledge and a garage who took advantage and thats it nothing any more technical than that. Makes you think of the typically stereo garage guy sucking in through his teeth and saying "gonna cost ya mate" I get really angry about this because this attitude makes it harder for any other garages who want to be open and honest as they have to overcome owners fear of been ripped off and thats before the car is even looked at! Oh and lifters needing to bed in now that`s a riot of fun. Jeff TT

I am wondering what is the deciding factor when this happens to walk away without complaining, have spoken to so many owners who found themselves in similar situation and end up feeling so low about it they can`t deal with it. Jeff TT

To add to the mix, when the car failed to rev correctly they suggested the (used ) lifters needed to bed in??? As I understand it the issue is still ongoing, the bill was £2k ......up front ? do these places have no cash of their own? Jeff TT

Not bad, difficult to be completely acurate because not all garages discount the crossover parts of the job ( like they should ), lets say + vat on your price and thats a fair indicator of what it should cost, but a certain ace guy is very close ( too high ) Jeff TT

Pm me your thoughts. Jeff TT

If you like ;) Jeff TT

Problem was the bolt was high tensile steel and the steering shaft is not, work out what is going to wear out. Jeff TT

This is a real job done recently by,( unamed Z garage ) take a guess at what it would cost for the entire job, guess how long the egr removal was booked as too. No random figures, work it out, what would need removing what would overlap between jobs etc. and see what you think, oh and why it will not rev properly. Fit 24 x USED hydrolic lifters ( previous ones very noisy ) Remove / by pass EGR valve 60k service Work done with full payment up front, NO receipt given and running worse than when it went in. Jeff TT

Mmm.. you would think eh, also apparently run up on a rolling road and set up, nooooo wayyyy boost leaks, pipes mixed up etc. The owner collected the car as the garage was closing and so took the car, went back as soon as he felt the steering not right, they looked and said (correctly ) the turbo bolt was catching but not to worry it would wear down and be ok :shock: Jeff TT

You know I feel especially bad for this guy as we were too busy to do it and he went to these other guys and only came back for a check over as he felt something was wrong and had lost confidence in them. Jeff TT

Stu, yes I could tell some tales of woe, I am not out to hang these garages and hence do not name anyone, and if they see this they will know who they are anyway and hopefully mend their ways :( By showing what can go wrong in photo`s its hopefully educates everyone a little and so you guys can be on guard too. Jeff TT:D

How much labour and parts can £7k buy you these days? Huge turbo`s bigger intercoolers, Stand alone custom ecu, 750 injectors, decat stainless exhausts, rolling road set up. Good deal ? .................................... depends on how its all nailed together. Lets see... Mixed up vacuum pipes, loose pipes, missing pipes. Boost leaks due to intercooler pipe clips not tightened Banging exhausts due to missing brackets Bumper fog lights not working due to NOT been connected Non starter due to bodged starter motor connection Worse of all from a safety point of view, hard and notchy steering due to turbo bolt fouling the steering shaft, in fact wearing in to it. So would you expect more, how about after the engine was removed, the turbos then changed for monster units, how about an oil change? the date on the filter proved other wise, it seems the oil was not even changed. :shock: Another specialist garage involved unfortunately, however not a 300zx specialist but a well advertised Skyline specialist, no idea what their Skyline work standard is but if its anything like above....... Wonder what the Skyline guys would think? Jeff TT

Cheers guys going have ago at those later when I get home. Thanks everyone :D Jeff TT

Anyone know to a link for a free down load for registry fixes, all the ones I have found do a free search and tell me I have upward of 200 reg faults but want ££££ to fix them. Any help appreciated Jeff TT

Yes the fuse also controls the coil pack trigger supply via the ecu. Jeff TT

who me? yes you? who? me ? who? arghhhhhhhhhhhh I`ve had it. Jeff TT

I hope not Pete, took me ages to copy and past that with the changes lol Jeff TT

If you back on it tomorrow and get stuck just call the office and will go through it with ya. Jeff TT

Revolution sensor is easy as it fits "outside " of the box, passenger side high up, available as used part. Jeff TT Let Monty Python tell you about autogearbox `s ("your gearbox is no more it is deceased") A customer enters an auto box specialist Customer: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint. (The owner does not respond.) O: We're closin' for lunch. C: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about my gearbox what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very specialist. O: Oh yes, the, uh, the fast road special...What's,uh...What's wrong with it? C: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'it's dead, that's what's wrong with it! O: No, no, 'e's uh,...it`s resting. C: Look, matey, I know a dead gearbox when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now. O: No no it`s not dead, it`s, it`s restin'! Remarkable the fast road, idn'it, ay? Beautiful change! C: The change don't enter into it. It's stone dead. O: Nononono, no, no! 'It's resting! C: All right then, if its restin', I'll wake it up! (fiddles with slector) 'Ello, Mister fast road box I've got a lovely fresh autobox fluid for you if you show... (owner hits the selector) O: There, it moved! into reverse! C: No, it didn't, that was you hitting the selector! O: I never!! C: Yes, you did! O: I never, never did anything... C: (yelling and hitting the selector repeatedly) 'ELLO ZEDBOX!!!!! Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o'clock alarm call! (Takes GEARBOX out of the CAR and thumps its TORQUE CONVERTOR on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.) C: Now that's what I call a dead GEARBOX. O: No, no.....No, 'It's stunned! C: STUNNED?!? O: Yeah! You stunned him, just as it was wakin' up! fast road boxes stun easily. C: Um...now look...now look, mate, I've definitely 'ad enough of this. That gearbox is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of top gears was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged thrashing. O: Well, he's...it's, ah...probably pining for a service C: PININ' for the SERVICE?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did it fail the moment I got 'it home? O: auto gearboxes prefers kippin' on the job! Remarkable box, id'nit, squire? Lovely change! C: Look, I took the liberty of examining that box when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting in first gear was that it had been NAILED there. (pause) O: Well, o'course it was nailed there! If I hadn't nailed that box down, it would have nuzzled up to the turbo`s bent 'em apart, and VOOM! Feeweeweewee! 200mph C: "VOOM"?!? Mate, this box wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! 'It's bleedin' demised! O: No no! 'It's pining! C: 'It's not pinin'! 'It's passed on! This box is no more! It has ceased to be! 'It's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'It's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'in first gear it would be pushing up the daisies now! 'Its metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'It's off the mortal road! 'It's kicked the bucket, 'Its shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the road and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-GEARBOX!! (pause) O: Well, I'd better replace it, then. (he takes a quick peek behind the counter) O: Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh, we're right out of AUTOBOXES. C: I see. I see, I get the picture. O: I got a manual. (pause) C: (sweet as sugar) Pray, does it work? O: Nnnnot really syncro`s stuffed C: WELL IT'S HARDLY A BLOODY REPLACEMENT, IS IT?!!???!!? O: Look, if you go to my brother's garage in Bolton, he'll replace the box for you. C: Bolton, eh? Very well. The customer leaves. The customer enters the same garage. The owner is putting on a false moustache. C: This is Bolton, is it? O: (with a fake mustache) No, it's Ipswitch. C: That's Network rail for you. The customer goes to the train station. He addresses a man standing behind a desk marked "Complaints". C: I wish to complain, Railways Person. Attendant: I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS JOB, YOU KNOW!!! C: I beg your pardon...? A: I'm a qualified brain surgeon! I only do this job because I like being my own boss! C: Excuse me, this is irrelevant, isn't it? A: Yeah, well it's not easy to pad these python files out to 200 lines, you know. C: Well, I wish to complain. I got on the Bolton train and found myself deposited here in Ipswitch. A: No, this is Bolton. C: The garage man's brother was lying!! A: Can't blame Network Rail for that. C: In that case, I shall return to the garage! He does. C: I understand this IS Bolton. O: (still with the fake mustache) Yes? C: You told me it was Ipswitch! O: ...It was a pun. C: (pause) A PUN?!? O: No, no...not a pun...What's that thing that spells the same backwards as forwards? C: (Long pause) A palindrome...? O: Yeah, that's it! C: It's not a palindrome! The palindrome of "Bolton" would be "Notlob"!! It don't work!! O: Well, what do you want? C: I'm not prepared to pursue my line of inquiry any longer as I think this is getting too silly! Sergeant-Major: Quite agree, quite agree, too silly, far too silly...

Something wrong there either the method of bleeding or the parts, bleeding the slave is a simple 10 minute job and should use no more than half to one litre of fluid. Maybe the pedal is not coming all the way back up, this will cause the master cylinder valveing to not fully bleed air in itself, also not unknown for the master cylinder seals to fail when this happened just to spoil you day...because it can! Jeff TT

Oh welcome to my world, right more than one issue to deal with there, as it is highly likely you have disturbed the injectors connectors unintentially you will need to disconnect them all and clean and refit them. The code 21 is ignition fault, the series two ptu does have a failing in the connector, look at the connector that has seven cable in it, and check the black one, this is the unit earth and often that particular pin pushes back into the connector and makes a poor connection, it may well of just been waiting to play up and now it has, make sure its a good contact and do the same with the cas unit connection, the connection on this is just as likely to play up when disturbed. Have fun Jeff TT

Top man Kim, just what I wanted. Jeff TT

Anyone know who is directly involved with running and promoting JAE ? and how to contact him/ her? Anyone know who is directly involved with running and promoting Billing Aquadrome and how to contact him / her? Any help with this very much appreciated. Jeff TT