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Re: Saturn Fails in Car Rapair/ warranty [sneaky141]
by joelunchbox
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Aug 05, 2008 (11:09 am)
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Replying to: sneaky141 (Jul 31, 2008 8:48 am)
I am curious, were you in the car when this happened? the only other time I have seen this happen is when a friend's two daughters made an effort to run through standing water at a great speed. You are lucky it didn't lift the head or bend rods. The dealership possibly could have tried to pull the plugs and see what happened next but--there was no way they could guarantee that there were no broken rings, pistons, bent rods etc when the car rolled out.
As a part time mechanic, it is stories like this that make me think twice about being a full time mechanic.
sorry, but, it was your daughter's fault and I hope she learned a lesson from it.
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Re: Saturn Fails in Car Rapair/ warranty [joelunchbox]
by sneaky141
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Aug 05, 2008 (6:32 pm)
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Replying to: joelunchbox (Aug 05, 2008 11:09 am)
No I was not there, but I can tell you what other mechanics tell me. You are correct in the dealership had no idea what was wrong. Could not know untill they tore the engine apart to see what was wrong. So why did they insist the engine was broke and could only insist that it had to be replaced not repaired. All the mechanics I have talked to say they should have pulled the plugs and dropped the oil at the very first. The insurance believes that it was low speed that may have caused the problem as it allowed water to ride up into the engine compartment. Being that she was turning into a parking lot I really don't believe speed is the issue. Maybe the intake location is in a bad spot.
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Wow
by joelunchbox
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Aug 06, 2008 (3:38 am)
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I am going to go take a look at my car now! Sheesh! Is all I can say. I can see their position but, they didn't handle it well at all. And to say that a new engine is the ONLY way to go, well, that just showed their ignorance. Glad that your car is not showing any signs of damage.
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Re: Wow [joelunchbox]
by sneaky141
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Aug 06, 2008 (5:14 am)
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Replying to: joelunchbox (Aug 06, 2008 3:38 am)
Look behind the passenger side headlight, this is where the air intake is located and appears to me that water would be likely to enter here. Just appears to be in a bad location to me. I agree they jumped the gun, they pushed very hard to replace the engine. Both the adjuster and I wanted to tear apart and fix the damage and they kept repeating no had to replace. Thankfully I knew enough mechanics that knew that was not right. You are right as she was lucky that the rods did not get bent. My mechanic said because the car died right away probably was a blessing
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