Thank you for your response. I guess my main question is whether or not the shop breaking the glow plug should have any responsibility in this whole thing should they cover the cost of the work around or is it just common practice to break something and wash your hands of it I know as a contractor I would never break acustomers water valve and then shut their main water off and walk away and tell them they’re gonna have to get a plumber so I just don’t see how they’re OK with that
Repair shop owner breaks engine says not his problem.
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Drewdine, Nov 2, 2021.
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You probably should contact a lawyer.
I really don't know precisely what the law is but if they broke something on your vehicle they should be liable to pay for someone to fix that I would think.
And the other thing is your glow plugs are not going to last forever. If you have one that went bad another is probably not far behind and probably another behind that. You can fool the ECM and it will start if one is bad but if the others begin to go bad that vehicle is not going to start.
Hopefully you'll be able to make it through the winter, But ultimately you're going to have to have someone qualified remove all of those glow plugs and replace them and when they replace them put anti seize on the threads so that you can get them back out again.
If it were me hopefully you paid them by credit card I would call the credit card company and stop payment because if you took your truck in for something else but they ended up working on your turbo they weren't authorized to do that either. That's a crazy outfit over there whoever they are.
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Yes shop that beoke the glow plug needs to pay to have it fixed correctly not with a switch or resistor but a new glow plug installed correctly wether thats a new motor or head. Problem is it sounds like itll be a court battle and it will take a while and money to fight them
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Make no mistake. My idea is strictly a band aid fix until you can get your game plan in order and continue to work in the mean time.
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Well you won’t like what I have to say.
first off read the work order, there is a limit to what the shop maybe liable for.
Second do not mess with the electronics on a Mercedes unless you first know what you are doing and second willing to end up with possibly more problems.
third as someone who has had this issue with GM 6.2/6.5 with gmc dealers and vw engines in the past, it is something that is really common when these engines are old.
Fourth is important, to properly fix these things, the head should come off. You could get lucky and have someone pull it out without getting parts of it into the cylinder. A side note is I am not a fan of the v6 merc diesel, I’ve own a five cylinder merc which came from Germany. The car starts up and runs without any issues but everyone who I know driving these v6 diesels don’t like them and have issues with them.
fifth, next time go to a sprinter specialists or the dealer. This is a pia high maintenance type vehicle.Pamela1990, LoneRanger and lester Thank this. -
My advice too is take it to a dealer and get it properly fixed. I might try the idea of plugging in a new glow plug if I could wire it well out of the way just for temporary, but getting it fixed at a good shop is worth the money. If that would have happened to you at a dealer they would take care of it for you.
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