Still waiting!!!!!!

[muzz]

As feared the head on my 94 3.0td sufr has gone but due to work comittments had to stick it in the garage to be fixed, could anyone give me an idea how long this could take as they have had it over a week and this walking thing is knackering me out...cheers

[stormforce]

it depends on how much work the garage have on.If they were to put all their time to it then a couple of days, but as Kerrsurf has found out that there can be hidden problems which can take ages to find and sort out

[JUDWAK]

depends did the guy at the garage suck he's teeth when you asked about a head on your surf?

[adpsimpson]

When I did ours 2 weeks ago, Stevo said on the phone that his place can do it in a single day - 5 hours work. But they've done it dozens of times. Standard estimate seems to be 2 days of work, so as Richard says, it really just depends on how much else they have on. Did they not give you an estimate when you left it with them?

I left our Golf in to get the timing belt changed recently. Was meant to take him a morning, so I could pick it up in the afternoon. 3 days later he wasn't answering his phone, so I took a trip down to see him - head under the bonnet starting the job. Won't be going back there again - it's not that the job wasn't good, it's that he kept fobbing me off about it being ready in no time at all when in truth he hadn't even started it yet.

[animal]

wolfracer just had his done by a mate of mine, he did it in between other jobs , and had to wait a day or so for new head etc to arrive, and he also fitted new uprated rear springs,
im pretty sure it was just over a week and a half

[Diezel Weazel]

n Is there any wonder ya not going back Andy ..... n then they wonder why !!!!! Pretty much the same all over no matter what business these days, seems to be the norm ...
Musn't tar everybody with the Brush...
There are still some that don't tell lies n do a good job too !!

Jess
"Cos short cuts can cost more in the long run"

[Hazzo]

I dread garages so try to do all my own work in the street, anything needing a pit or lift has to go in though, sickens my pi$$. H

[Scorpion]

I have a good mate who works in a 4 x 4 dealership, they allow him to work on cars after work and at weekends as long as they aren't the same model that they sell / service (stand to reason really).

I'm pleased to say I get my jobs done quickly, proffesionally and at a very reasonable rate!

[muzz]

Cheers Guy's, i'm going to pay them a visit tomoz they might be genuine with regards to time scale we shall see tomorrow it's just the it will be ready on monday...then sorry it'll be wednesday...then i'll phone you tomorrow...i would'nt mind so much if they could be specific.....oh well sorry for moaning i just want me truck back....

[Wolfracer]

wolfracer just had his done by a mate of mine, he did it in between other jobs , and had to wait a day or so for new head etc to arrive, and he also fitted new uprated rear springs,
im pretty sure it was just over a week and a half

Yep, Although if he'd had no other work it would have been done in about 2 days, ish.
As has been said, just depends on how busy the garage is and availability of parts.

[Twisted Instigator]

When the head went on my landy I was originally told 3 days, a month later I got it back & it was never the same again!

Good luck with yours hun!

[stormforce]

When the head went on my landy I was originally told 3 days, a month later I got it back & it was never the same again!

Good luck with yours hun!

yea knowing what that garage is like Karen i ain't suprised it tokk them a month.Suprised he never put different size tyres on it aswell like the surf

[muzz]

Yep still waiting

Still waiting,(10 days) now been told the water is not circulating as it should so i need a new rad fitted now £180 plus fitting well "thats what they think" they say, it better had be thats pushed up the bill to £1500 ish....i'm just waiting for them to say it's the water pump aswell.....makes you think...are they guessing.....

[Apache]

A crap rad *could* be the reason the head went in the first place. If the cooling system hasn't been looked after in the past, its highly possible that the rad could have been full of shite and causing hot running.

I'd ask them what their line of thinking is. Did loads of crud come out of the rad? Have they flow tested it?

[muzz]

A crap rad *could* be the reason the head went in the first place. If the cooling system hasn't been looked after in the past, its highly possible that the rad could have been full of shite and causing hot running.

I'd ask them what their line of thinking is. Did loads of crud come out of the rad? Have they flow tested it?

thats the annoying thing flushed and changed coolant 3 weeks ago just before MOT not much crap came out i would of thought they would of done there diagnostics on the vehicle before commencing any work!!!!!!!!!!!!!! buggers....