Am I wrong? No cover - removed valve cover

No you didn't blow it out of proportion, I would ask why is the truck out of the bay and not fixed.

I can tell you from experience with some shops that are 'patch it up and pray it will make it out of here' shops.

 

“I can tell you from experience with some shops that are 'patch it up and pray it will make it out of here' shops.”



That’s a heck of a business plan, isn’t it?

 

What area are you in?

 

Maybe other guys might have a recommendation for a better mechanic in your area. I’m up here in MO and could recommend 3.

 

yeah, I don't get how some shops stay in business.

I had one that had a truck of mine at a dealer-recommended shop. They were trying to figure out why the windshield washer wasn't working and it took them two days in the bay to figure it out.

Now the problem is the driver told the write-up girl it was the washer pump, which was a $34 item at the time. It is a .5 hr for R&R which a total bill would have been $90. I've had them replaced a few times.

The driver went home and after three days, they called the driver and said it was fixed.

What they did was drill a hole in the washer tank, stick the hose in it, seal it with gorilla glue, mount a cheap $10 washer pump, and cut the hose on the original pump to put it on the new pump.

Now the thing is, I got a $400 bill for this crap, which was paid for on a credit card before they released the truck. When I saw the picture of the work, I called the credit card company to file a complaint and they reversed the entire amount.

I called the dealer and ordered a new tank and a new pump to replace it when the truck got off the road. I had my mechanic put it in, and I sent the shop a bill for the work - $500. They never paid and I got a nasty email from the owner telling me to stick it up my ******.