I know, I know... it is oxymoron.
But there should be exceptions when those $150/hr guys do their described jobs instead of lie to customers?
So to make the story short, I've got "invitation" for 27-point courtesy safety check.
My cars needed washing, and I had 1/2 day to spare, so I made appointments for 2 cars.
ML come with notes:
-brake pads down to 2-3 mm. I took a look and it is more like 5, but I'll take the wheels off next week and will measure that exactly.
-transmission plug leak. Whole transmission has oily "sweat" on it, but how those guys can be sure it is a plug? I washed it and check in few days. Never had to add the fluid.
Now better part. The 97 sedan with 234,000 miles come with:
-transmission plug leak
-transmission mount cracked
-front flex cracked
-rear flex cracked.
I put the sedan on ramps today to verify that. The tranny is wet from power steering leak (what passed the inspection) but can't tell about any transmission fluid leaks. Whole tranny, mount and front of the drive-shaft have huge shield. I am 98% sure the shield wasn't taken off in last 2 years (own the car for 6 months) so if somebody was seeing the leaks on transmission and cracked mount and f flex had to have x-ray vision. I took a camera and did high-resolution pictures.
Do those flex disks show any problems to you?
Should I do anything about it, or just get more donuts on my next visit?
But there should be exceptions when those $150/hr guys do their described jobs instead of lie to customers?
So to make the story short, I've got "invitation" for 27-point courtesy safety check.
My cars needed washing, and I had 1/2 day to spare, so I made appointments for 2 cars.
ML come with notes:
-brake pads down to 2-3 mm. I took a look and it is more like 5, but I'll take the wheels off next week and will measure that exactly.
-transmission plug leak. Whole transmission has oily "sweat" on it, but how those guys can be sure it is a plug? I washed it and check in few days. Never had to add the fluid.
Now better part. The 97 sedan with 234,000 miles come with:
-transmission plug leak
-transmission mount cracked
-front flex cracked
-rear flex cracked.
I put the sedan on ramps today to verify that. The tranny is wet from power steering leak (what passed the inspection) but can't tell about any transmission fluid leaks. Whole tranny, mount and front of the drive-shaft have huge shield. I am 98% sure the shield wasn't taken off in last 2 years (own the car for 6 months) so if somebody was seeing the leaks on transmission and cracked mount and f flex had to have x-ray vision. I took a camera and did high-resolution pictures.
Do those flex disks show any problems to you?
Should I do anything about it, or just get more donuts on my next visit?