JJW1978 Member 28 Member For: 17y 4m 6d Location: Perth, WA Posted 04/12/13 11:39 AM Share Posted 04/12/13 11:39 AM I'm still in shock but basically I sent my car in for repairs to (what I thought was) a reputable mechanic for an overboost problem. In their attempts at testing and problem solving (which has taken nearly a week) they've blown up the engine. What do I do? I this something I have pay for? What are my rights as a consumer? I'm at a lose as how to proceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobmitchell92 Donating Members 370 Member For: 13y 6m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/12/13 11:45 AM Share Posted 04/12/13 11:45 AM See what the mechanic has to say and if they arnt reasonable contact the MTA (motor trade association) they should help you out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 11m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/12/13 11:53 AM Share Posted 04/12/13 11:53 AM When you say blew up your engine. What failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 8m 19d Posted 04/12/13 12:07 PM Share Posted 04/12/13 12:07 PM who was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cizzink11 Member 352 Member For: 12y 2m 24d Gender: Male Posted 04/12/13 12:09 PM Share Posted 04/12/13 12:09 PM They have insurance for this reason. Dyno tuners make you sign a waver pretty much. Hope you didn't sign anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/12/13 12:30 PM Share Posted 04/12/13 12:30 PM Was the car custom tuned already and started over-boosting? Or was it factory stock and started over-boosting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJW1978 Member 28 Member For: 17y 4m 6d Location: Perth, WA Posted 04/12/13 01:21 PM Author Share Posted 04/12/13 01:21 PM When you say blew up your engine. What failed.Apparently, engine blew a rod out the side of the engine block when he was out on the road testing it.who was it?Hmm not sure I'll name names just yet. They might be cool about it. They've always looked after me hence why I kept going back to them.Was the car custom tuned already and started over-boosting? Or was it factory stock and started over-boosting?Car was stock and no custom tune. It started overboosting after I got the intake manifold gasket replaced. Mechanic has been "testing" everything he can think off before checking the electrics like the ECU. I kinda think that's the first thing he should of checked. He had it nearly a week.I've been told by a lawyer friend to try and resolve it with the mechanic first and if I'm not happy with that to take it to the Department of Consumer Protection to try and resolve it. Most annoying thing is I was going to sell it soon. Maybe I should try get him to buy it and then he can fix it up and his leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 04/12/13 09:55 PM Share Posted 04/12/13 09:55 PM so it broke while mechanic was trying to fix the problem, but did he cause the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 04/12/13 10:16 PM Share Posted 04/12/13 10:16 PM (edited) What ratter asked.. If the mechanic caused the issue.. Yes he could be at fault.. But if he was just trying to fix an issue that either yourself or someone else introduced into the car then I don't think it matters who was driving it when the rod vacated the block.. Could easily be argued that if your car was over boosting it could have vacated any time while you were behind the wheel. Edited 04/12/13 10:16 PM by Slightly Depressed Panda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 3d Gender: Male Posted 04/12/13 10:22 PM Share Posted 04/12/13 10:22 PM (edited) But also if mechanic knew it was over boosting and he is booting it knowing full well that it is over boosting why push it...not sticking up for him but he knew it had a problem so don't drive it like you stole it...If I took my car to a place and told them it's having a problem I would not expect them to drive it while having one... Edited 04/12/13 10:24 PM by Pazzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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