WHY WHY WHY ME

WHY WHY WHY ME HAD CAM BET DONE AND SERVICE LAST WEEK AND IT BEEN BACK 3 TIMES SINCE TO PUT IT RIGHT
WHY WHY I DO I GET RIPED OFF . WHEN GOT CAR BACK THAY TOLD I WOULD SMELL OIL FOR ABIT AS DROPE SAME WHEN PUT SAME IN
THEN WHEN ON WAIT HOME I COULD SMELL PETROL TOO.OIL SHOULD HAVE GONE BY NOW HELL ON ,OIL RUN OUT FROM ROCKA COVER AND PETROL PUMBIN OUT  4 PIN HOLES HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICE OF FUEL LOL . AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM WHEN IT HOT WILL NOT START  WHEN BEEN OUT FOR RIDE ROUND . KNOW ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM
 FED UP FED UP FED UP NOW  

DEK

Hi mate. I feel your pain. I was told the head gasket had gone on my Golf by a garage. Took the car home and and found a water leak on the coolant pipe that goes into the side of the engine. This was confirmed by Jellybelly when he popped over later that week. The part cost £12 to fix. I know im new to this site, but with all the people on here im sure you can get the problems resolved with out using a garage. I wish I could help you pal but my knowlegde is very slim as im still figuring out my own car. If i can do anything to help. let me know!

Keep smiling mate, and dont let the bas****s grind you down!    

I've lost count of the number of people who have come on here, had work done on their Mk1 Golf, usually at great cost, then its either not fixed the problem or others have immediately appeared.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE REPAIR GARAGE INDUSTRY?!?!?!?!?!?

The Mk1 Golf must be fairly simple and easy to work on compared to many other cars, are they employing monkeys these days or has the training gone down the pan, or what?

Could it be because cars now are very electrical and complecated? People that are being trained to be technicians only know about new engines. I fear that the old school technician could soon be exstinct!

if mrs dek knew how much i have spent over years on it  she will kill me and that just on finding problems after it been for a service or same work. and put thing right when garage dont do it right the first time . cant find a garage or electrical technician yet who can help with that electrical problem or cant be bothered  . same day what to sell it bin it but will not spent to much .

PS forgot to mention, its not just you, loads of people have problems with garages.

Seriously though, you should keep an accurate record of how much you spend on the car. It will put into focus whether its actually worth keeping it, or getting rid and possibly buying a better car. No point buying a car for £1000 then spending £2000 trying to sort out all the issues with it, when you could have bought a trouble-free one for £2500.

Get it in to Berts. There is no place better and his prices are very reasonable. Also his diagnostic equipment is between his ears not some fangled plug in crap!

shop around ask forum members wheres best. find a garage you can trust, they are out there. find one with enthusiast mechanics, or buy a haynes or bently and do the work yourself its not difficult. i work in the trade as a auto spark and have been a mechanic, loads of garages i work for would love to work on the older stuff. although you cant plug into a mk1 if you own a car made after 98 having "fangled crap" is an essential. and believe me if garages didnt have them the labour bills would be even bigger

oldspice said

Get it in to Berts. There is no place better and his prices are very reasonable. Also his diagnostic equipment is between his ears not some fangled plug in crap!

x2

shandy bert will sort it.

i will take a look dek

bring it round

Im pretty sure the ign timing will want setting up with a timing light to me. I used to have start problems.

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jellybelly said

i will take a look dek

bring it round

thanks jelly show you at stahford hall  what happens and how i have too start it if get seen by the cop might think im nicking it lol      

dek you had a new solenoid on the starter motor.
I had a new (recon) starter from GSF it's a MK2 one.
not had any problems since.
You want them things from the USA?
chortle

paul_c said

PS forgot to mention, its not just you, loads of people have problems with garages.

Seriously though, you should keep an accurate record of how much you spend on the car. It will put into focus whether its actually worth keeping it, or getting rid and possibly buying a better car. No point buying a car for £1000 then spending £2000 trying to sort out all the issues with it, when you could have bought a trouble-free one for £2500.

i have spent over £2500 plus same of it was elecrical problems first time cost me £700 didnt do it right had to pay again to put right etc

chortle said

dek you had a new solenoid on the starter motor.
I had a new (recon) starter from GSF it's a MK2 one.
not had any problems since.
You want them things from the USA?
chortle

chortle hi lol put new start on last year but still doing it        would go to GSF BUT DONT THINK THAY WILL SERVE ME        
YES MATE COULD YOU GET THEM FOR ME FROM USA  THANKS MATE

Sorted and paid fella, will give you a shout as soon as they get here.

thanks matey  for that good excuse to meet for a beer or two  lol

hot start issues? how handy are you with the spanners?

Its normally the fuel acumilator  in my experiance.

Lee_dub said

hot start issues? how handy are you with the spanners?

Its normally the fuel acumilator  in my experiance.

the starting problem is when go out and it get hot if time it right it will start but when it dont start i cant start it from the battery to the starter hot it will not start from key had new switch new starter         with a  little click click from starter its like the stareter has seized like now power getting to it  :dontknow:  :dontknow:  :dontknow:  :dontknow:  :dontknow:

 dek

I always ask the here 1st before going to any garage.

You have many Gurus here who will be more than happy to help

Bert is my Diesel Guru :mrgreen:  :mrgreen: