Repair shop owner breaks engine says not his problem.

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Drewdine, Nov 2, 2021.

  1. Drewdine

    Drewdine Bobtail Member

    7
    4
    Nov 2, 2021
    0
    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
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Drewdine

    Drewdine Bobtail Member

    7
    4
    Nov 2, 2021
    0
    Thank you for the 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
     
    austinmike Thanks this.
  4. Drewdine

    Drewdine Bobtail Member

    7
    4
    Nov 2, 2021
    0
    Thank you for the 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
     
  5. Drewdine

    Drewdine Bobtail Member

    7
    4
    Nov 2, 2021
    0
    Thank you for the ideas. 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
     
  6. Drewdine

    Drewdine Bobtail Member

    7
    4
    Nov 2, 2021
    0
    I haven’t even on the sprinter for a year the first thing I brought it in for was for a bad alternator and they disassemble the turbo for some reason and said that they weren’t able to reassemble it because it had been Jerry rigged and beating on with a hammer and they weren’t able to Jerry rig it the way it was Jerry rigged so I would have to buy new turbo parts that cost me $1000 I gave him the benefit of the doubt that I brought it in for serpentine belt broke that went OK I guess for $450 for a serpentine belt replacement and then the glow plug incident 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
     
  7. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

    4,790
    26,863
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    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.

    If it were me I would contact a lawyer and I would stop payment on that immediately.
     
  8. keebler13579

    keebler13579 Heavy Load Member

    916
    1,774
    Nov 16, 2012
    0
    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
     
    austinmike Thanks this.
  9. QUALITYTRUCK

    QUALITYTRUCK Road Train Member

    1,801
    1,762
    Jun 14, 2009
    romulus,mi
    0
    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.
     
    daf105paccar Thanks this.
  10. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

    22,217
    114,163
    Dec 18, 2011
    Michigan
    0
    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.
  11. OldeSkool

    OldeSkool Road Train Member

    1,689
    4,670
    Jul 17, 2018
    New Hampshire
    0
    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.
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.