I'm so f***ing pissed right now
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So last night I'm driving my car, then I notice the yellow icon on my dash out of the corner of my eye, "Check oil level."
I thought nothing of it, so I stopped at pep boys, and bought two quarts of oil. Added one, the dipstick went to full.
This morning, I start it up, does it again, so I do the same.
I Get home from school!??
I go for a small drive
i get back, there'* a puddle of oil under my car (again)
Keep in mind, yesterday after school I noticed drops of oil, last night at jewel parking lot, i noticed oil, and this morning, and today i noticed it.
I go and jack my car up and set it on jackstands and I look where the oil pan seals or gaskets usually are, and I see white (like bathroom style) caulking
I said "Wtf.."
And unbolted the oil pan after I released all of the fluid
I look at the pan, sure as ****, it'* standard bathroom caulking. Supposedly they said "We also changed your oil pan gasket"
..yeah bullshit, I never knew you guys used caulking
I mean, I've got some Aviation grade form-a-gasket, but there wasn't even the actual gasket assembly.. just fricking caulking
I'm so angry
what the hell
And I took it to a different shop (one that usually does all work on my family'* cars..)
said he put pressure on my cooling system
there'* a leaking intake (which i know would go sooner or later)
..but this is ridiculous
$420 total for planned repairs
I thought nothing of it, so I stopped at pep boys, and bought two quarts of oil. Added one, the dipstick went to full.
This morning, I start it up, does it again, so I do the same.
I Get home from school!??
I go for a small drive
i get back, there'* a puddle of oil under my car (again)
Keep in mind, yesterday after school I noticed drops of oil, last night at jewel parking lot, i noticed oil, and this morning, and today i noticed it.
I go and jack my car up and set it on jackstands and I look where the oil pan seals or gaskets usually are, and I see white (like bathroom style) caulking
I said "Wtf.."
And unbolted the oil pan after I released all of the fluid
I look at the pan, sure as ****, it'* standard bathroom caulking. Supposedly they said "We also changed your oil pan gasket"
..yeah bullshit, I never knew you guys used caulking
I mean, I've got some Aviation grade form-a-gasket, but there wasn't even the actual gasket assembly.. just fricking caulking
I'm so angry
what the hell
And I took it to a different shop (one that usually does all work on my family'* cars..)
said he put pressure on my cooling system
there'* a leaking intake (which i know would go sooner or later)
..but this is ridiculous
$420 total for planned repairs
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Ouch!!
So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
Sheesh, did they charge you for a gasket? I do believe that I would have to have a talk with someone over that, after I had calmed down somewhat...
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
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So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
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Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
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Originally Posted by lash
Ouch!!
So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
Sheesh, did they charge you for a gasket? I do believe that I would have to have a talk with someone over that, after I had calmed down somewhat...
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
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So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
![Wink](https://www.gmforum.com/gm/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
And I was wondering do the planned repairs cover the Oil pan gasket( Its actually a combined oil pan gasket / Windage tray ) as well as the upper intake? and they would be fools if they did not replace the lower intake gaskets as well as the coolant bypass elbow..
Oil pan gasket ( roughly $50 )
Intake Gaskets ( roughly $35-50 )
Upper intake Manifold ( $150 )
If all of this is going to be done for $420, that would be a he** bent deal
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Whoa...hold on a second.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Whoa...hold on a second.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
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Stamped. And the parts guys said it was a required. At the same time he handed us the aluminum frame gaskets w/o asking specifically for them for the lower intake. Apparently the part numbers are superceded
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Originally Posted by lash
Ouch!!
So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
Sheesh, did they charge you for a gasket? I do believe that I would have to have a talk with someone over that, after I had calmed down somewhat...
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
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So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
![Wink](https://www.gmforum.com/gm/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
the shop at which i bought the car did that
the family shop just quoted me $420 with everything i need
i'm having it done at a shop who'* done every car repair for our family for the past 3 and a half years
the man who owns it lives two doors down from me
the guy i bought the car from works at a place called 'mr j'* motors' and mr j'* also has a garage (who did the oil pan job)
i'm having it done at a different shop and i'm just gonna pay myself
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Whoa...hold on a second.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
it was like form-a-gasket, but of an extremely poor quality at least
and no actual gasket
i checked the filter, that'* fine
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
Originally Posted by lash
Ouch!!
So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
Sheesh, did they charge you for a gasket? I do believe that I would have to have a talk with someone over that, after I had calmed down somewhat...
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
![Shocked](https://www.gmforum.com/gm/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
So you're saying that the family shop did that caulking job??? Are you sure it wasn't a plumbing shop? J/K.
![Wink](https://www.gmforum.com/gm/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Also, you mention $420 for planned repairs. I assume that it includes the UIM replacement w/ new TB gasket and the LIM gaskets, and at least a new oil pan gasket. Are you going to do the work yourself or have it done somewhere you trust?
And I was wondering do the planned repairs cover the Oil pan gasket( Its actually a combined oil pan gasket / Windage tray ) as well as the upper intake? and they would be fools if they did not replace the lower intake gaskets as well as the coolant bypass elbow..
Oil pan gasket ( roughly $50 )
Intake Gaskets ( roughly $35-50 )
Upper intake Manifold ( $150 )
If all of this is going to be done for $420, that would be a he** bent deal
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i'm cool with it
me and him just tore it apart at his shop and found it
he'* like 'hmm, bathroom caulking..not even gm sealant. cheap bastards'
i was like
WTF
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Whoa...hold on a second.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.
Highlander and I went to the dealer for an oil pan gasket and got told there was a required sealant. Looks greyish white and is called engine sealant. It'* supposed to keep the oil pans from leaking. You are leaking very quickly. Check your oil filter adapter.