So I'll share with you all my last week experience. Don't let your friend try to change your valve covers and plugs.....
When he couldn't complete the job (couldn't get the valve cover back on) I had it towed to the dealer across the street.
Dealer completed the valve cover replacement and did not touch the plugs because I instructed the service manager that they had been changed already.
They started it up and BAM! They heard some metal rattling around in the engine somewhere. Pulled valve covers back off, no metal so they put a scope down the cylinder and saw scoring. They pulled the head and sure enough found a small piece of metal that scored the piston wall and cracked the piston. No damage to the head or valves. I had three options, 1) put a new piston, rings, sand the scratch and new head gasket and pray. 2) reman'd engine from Land Rover $15k total, 3) used low miles engine and pray.
I chose option 3) everything is back together it ran today, now they are buttoning everything up and it should be ready tomorrow (keeping my fingers crossed).
Now the buddy - offered me $2k needless to say that's not even half of what this is costing me. Questions
Should I push him to pay for half - he is a licensed mechanic working at a dealership. (he was doing the job after hours at the dealership)
Should I ask the dealership to pay the bill (he would most likely lose his job and to me that's not ideal)
Take the $2k and take the rest in the A$$?
Just curious what everyone else would do. It's been a mutha-blank of a week so I might sound a bit bitter. Needless to say I can't wait to get my ride back.
Cheers everyone.
When he couldn't complete the job (couldn't get the valve cover back on) I had it towed to the dealer across the street.
Dealer completed the valve cover replacement and did not touch the plugs because I instructed the service manager that they had been changed already.
They started it up and BAM! They heard some metal rattling around in the engine somewhere. Pulled valve covers back off, no metal so they put a scope down the cylinder and saw scoring. They pulled the head and sure enough found a small piece of metal that scored the piston wall and cracked the piston. No damage to the head or valves. I had three options, 1) put a new piston, rings, sand the scratch and new head gasket and pray. 2) reman'd engine from Land Rover $15k total, 3) used low miles engine and pray.
I chose option 3) everything is back together it ran today, now they are buttoning everything up and it should be ready tomorrow (keeping my fingers crossed).
Now the buddy - offered me $2k needless to say that's not even half of what this is costing me. Questions
Should I push him to pay for half - he is a licensed mechanic working at a dealership. (he was doing the job after hours at the dealership)
Should I ask the dealership to pay the bill (he would most likely lose his job and to me that's not ideal)
Take the $2k and take the rest in the A$$?
Just curious what everyone else would do. It's been a mutha-blank of a week so I might sound a bit bitter. Needless to say I can't wait to get my ride back.
Cheers everyone.