I wonder why the bloke that did the inspection couldn't have tweaked that sump plug up?
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I wonder why the bloke that did the inspection couldn't have tweaked that sump plug up?
That's what I was getting at!
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Originally Posted by h100vw
Yep, he probably didn't want to have anything to do with it, just in case that someone striped that thread and it was just hanging in. He could've made the leak worst. However on the newish car very unlikely.
I wouldn't risk it on much older car, if doing just an inspection for $100 or so.
My brother bought a car once, went and got it serviced as he was going to do a 500km trip. The guy didn't put the sump plug back in properly, drained all the oil and wrecked the car. Total write-off. He had it about a week.
Yes so just lucky you didn't do a top up as this thread could have read very differently otherwise.
Yeah I really don't know how loose the sump plug was. The previous owner supposedly had the car serviced in January, so I can only assume whoever serviced it didn't tighten the plug properly. The car had been garaged for months as the seller hurt his back and couldn't drive a manual anymore. He was just giving it a short run once a week or so. He didn't mention anything about oil on his garage floor (but then I guess he wouldn't!) and seemed surprised when I told him the mechanic who did the pre-purchase inspection said the oil was very low.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigger73
as a complete aside - mechanics charge $100 per hour!
Hell, I'm a paramedic of 15 years, I can keep your heart going, keep you breathing, administer several medications including schedule 8 drugs, I'm also a clinical instructor (teach students on road) and a driving standards facilitator ( driving instructor) work rotating shifts and i don't even make $40 per hour...
man i went into the wrong business...
oh, and I can't speak highly enough of Matt at Camden, helped me a lot with my engine conversion....
But mechanics don't 'make' $100 per hour either, the charge is there to cover overheads, mostly rent, power bills etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stan
I'm in the same boat and run a cabinet making business, i have to roll overheads into my hourly rate to cover my rent, if i didn't i'd be doing the work for free, as would any mechanic renting/running a workshop.
i know, it just sounds like a lot :)
$110/hour is pretty average, perhaps even better, for a mechanic these days.
You cant get a plumber to walk in your front door for less.
Is cheap actually Was quoted $146.50 an hour for work at a Brissy VW dealerQuote:
Originally Posted by gldgti