Any diesel mechanics????

I would like a professional opinion from a freightliner certified mechanic. I recently drove a freightliner for a "former friend" of mine. We were running teams in his apx. 1999 or 2000 freightliner. I advised him that the truck wasn't running right. It seemed to be lacking power all of a sudden. It seemed to be errattic. He drove another shift, and said all the shops he stopped at weren't able to fix it. When I woke up he was at a shop. I started my shift while the truck was in the shop. The owner operator told the shop I was "more mechanically inclined". I told them I thought it was either the turbo, fuel filters,or injector. Later, the shop determined it was a leaking fuel selenoid, which they advised was repaired/ replaced. Apx. 200 miles later the truck starts knocking and shuts off. I pulled over set out my triangles and called the original shop to see if they had a local shop in the area. The owner operator got on the phone with them and told them he was a former cop and knew about liability and would sue them.The truck was towed to a shop then another shop.

The problem is the bill ended up be an alledged $7000.00 now the owner operator is threatening to damage my dac driving report and sue me for $7000.00. He said some engineer told him it was my fault and an injector went out and by me alledgedly continueing to drive it caused the other injectors to go out. I think this is far-fetched, and I did everything I possibly could do take care of his truck. I advised him of the problem, babysat truck at the shop, and didn't try to keep driving the truck....when it shut off I called the first shop. The owner has a history of sueing and threatening sue people. Everyone I have spoken with seems to thinkthis is bs as well. I was advised injectors are electrical and go out. The truckhas over 700,000 miles on it. I would like a personal opinion from a Freightliner mechanic if I'm not the only one that thinks this sounds far fetched. As a team the owner/operator was in the truck with me. I was the one who advised him it seemed to not be running right as a driver not a mechanic. And to make matters worse he only paid me $250.00 to greyhound home. I drove over 3000 miles solo the previous week and most of the driving as a "Team". I realized I wasn't going to get paid and he wanted me to sit at the shops for 3 days for free. Plus, I had to tend to some personal business at home. He paid me under $350.00 total, threatening to damage my dac and sue for $7000.00. Any diesel mechanics help me out?

Anyone else think this is bs?? He was in the truck with me. The shop said the truck was fixed. After the fuel selenoid it ran better till apx. 200 miles. I have over 8 years experience as a cdl driver.

 

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He's threatening to damage my dac report. We didn't get to a shop until over 10 hours later after me teling him there was a problem. He said all the shops weren't able or open to work on it.

His exact words are "when we was at shop(removed shop name or exact location of shop) you took the duty after vehicl maintaince, so it was up to you to verify the repair was full and complete, and no other work was nessary, which it was...so everything from that point is on you, i explained everything to my legal rep. and was told that i was correct it's own you totaly." and "well i gotta go and deal with truck/business issues as the repair bills exceed 7,000.00 dollars, and the engineers siad it was a result you you continuing to drive the 150 miles plus till it blew off all the injectors...and caused additional damage, so I gotta work on money issues and get a legal notification sent out to you by law, so i'll see ya later, it's just business, not at all personal."

First shop repaired fuel selenoid. Truck seemed fixed then all of a sudden sounds like it's knocking and shuts off. Truck towed to shop....we are at motel then I greyhoind home and truck towed to another shop. First bill a few hundred...and nest bill few thousand. I guess 3rd shop charged 7000.00 to replace all injectors....or maybe 7000.00 is total of all the bills.
I don't know. I know it was a cummins. Personally, I think he can't afford to pay me or afford the truck repairs so he's looking for an easy way out.

 

He said he was going to pay me as an IC on a 1099. Technically, he wouldn't be my boss. He did bark orders like a boss,though. He had all these electronics and all the wires were in a ball. He asked me to make it look professional and said he would pay me....but didn't pay me. I wish I had taken a before pic....u would lol. He told me where to store bills, when to take trash out, check the oil, check the water, don't bump the idle. I explained to him bumping the idle was good for the truck to raise the oil pressure and better lube the truck. He told me the last o/o told him that bumping the idle was a myth. And that companies only had drivers do it b/c the truck would shut off, if you didn't bump the idle.

 

Not going to lie....but I believe the same results will happen if he misclassifies me...meaning IRS will fine and/or go after him for proper taxes.