garage /car/advice re headgasket blown engine.

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

but RAc saying if was thicker semi synthetic in a vauxhall then that could block up the oil channels and the oil pump or something.

Mandy just wants to write it off and put it down to experience but me not happy

In five miles, seriously doubt it.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

but RAc saying if was thicker semi synthetic in a vauxhall then that could block up the oil channels and the oil pump or something.

Mandy just wants to write it off and put it down to experience but me not happy

So why was it not still in the sump?

[NTECUK]

There are all different grades of oil.
You can look at the speck of the oil you were using ,compare it to what the manufacture recomends
have a look at this comment
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/po...ex.htm?t=55445
And to help you have a look at this to get some background on oils
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/gener...tentId=6003233

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

Mandy just wants to write it off and put it down to experience but me not happy

Which is easier,

Letting it go and putting it down to experience or just bad luck

Getting more and more wound up as the garage and the RAC fob you off and you spend hours and hours putting time and energy into something that just ends up wearing you out of making you feel fedup.

It would depend for me on whether I actually thought that the garage or the RAC were going to cough up and how much pressure I had to put on either party to admit that they had made a mistake...

I know £1700 to me would be a lot of money, so its easier for me to say the above than it would be for me to do it...

hee hee - good advice Fizz but it's me were talking about .

I get wound up if one of my spanners isnt in the right place at the right angle..

[NTECUK]

Did you or a representative contact the rac.
You need to properly.draft a letter.
State what happened.that you were advised by there agent to continue your journy.
This advice was wrong. The.car should have been recovered.
THe oil is bulli**** baffles brains terrytory.
And you didn't put the oil in the garage did.
Get on to BBC make a good program .
The org sorts it out.

RAC and myself are in correspondence and have been from the outset

[NTECUK]

What You should try for is a contribution to your outlay. if you can hand on hart send somthin like this your in good stead:-
Dear sir ,
In regards of Vaxhall Corsa Reg?????
When driving allong the +++++ We noticed the engine was too hot .
We called for help and were attended at Date time.Reff number on there sheet they give you.

The attending technician assessed the vehicle ,and determined it had become low on coolant.
They refiled the coolant and advised us to continue our journey.
This we did but unfortunaly the car failed again.
The car was recovered to a local garage were after extensive inspection and substitution of several expensive components .Its was discovered that the engine had suffered catastrophic failler of(insert what part ie main ,big end bearings ).
It is the considered opinion of the technician i have spoken too that this failler was directly related to the overheating issue and that we should have been advised to have the car recovered or at best only drive a very short distance to a local garage to carry out repairs.

I therefore feel as we were given the wrong advice, that yourselves should in part contribute to the cost of the remedial work.
YF etc

Fanks