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Aussie2
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Oct 25, 2019, 4:44 AM
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4WD Toyota 1997 overheating
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Hi, my partner’s car overheated while driving, it stoped driving all together, when he checked there was oil spilling out over the engine. After a while the car cooled down and drove fine again. My partner dropped it off at a mechanic. At first the mechanic said it’s only a small repair $400, 2 days later the mechanic took it for a test drive and water leaked in to the engine and now the car is supposably in a state of not worth repairing anymore. Is this normal practice, can this happen? Or should the mechanic have checked thoroughly before going on a test drive? The mechanic offered that his friend would buy the car for parts from us for $200 but it turns out that the car would be still worth around $1000. It all sounds a bit fishy to me and i was wondering what would have been good practice in this case? Many thanks!!
(This post was edited by Aussie2 on Oct 25, 2019, 6:35 AM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 25, 2019, 4:58 AM
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'97 4X4 anything: This one overheated till it didn't run anymore and poured oil/coolant or who knows over engine seen. Fine it probably did blow an engine at the age not worth fixing THE ENGINE. If worth a thing in general you should be looking for an exact replacement engine I like used known history ones but exact match.
The parts to 4X4 alone can be worth some money as are other parts if in fair shape at all is worth more than some other type vehicle with a blown engine IMO.
Find another shop for help and or also find a warranted used engine with a known history that is exact then get it rolling again or sell it for parts on your own,
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Aussie2
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Oct 25, 2019, 6:39 AM
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Hi, thanks for your tips! Just to clarify the mechanic took it for a test drive and basically blew the engine. Would the mechanic be liable in anyway because he should have checked the car better before doing a test drive or is this too much to ask from a mechanic because of the age of the car?
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Hammer Time
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Oct 25, 2019, 8:00 AM
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I'm really sick of the blame the mechanic for everything mentality.
NO, he did not blow your engine. YOU DID when you overheated it into the ground. Sounds like you could have run it out of oil also. Pay for your own mistakes!
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Aussie2
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Oct 25, 2019, 4:12 PM
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Sorry, i honestly didn’t mean to offend anybody here, i’m only after clarification based on the experience of other mechanics. I just wanted to know if it is normal practice, because going from this is a small repair of $400 to the car is broken beyond repair is a big jump. Or is this normal with oder cars?
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Hammer Time
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Oct 25, 2019, 4:29 PM
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The car was broken beyond repair when you brought it into the shop. It just didn't expose the real issue until the leaks were repaired and the engine was brought up to temperature and run again.
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Aussie2
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Oct 25, 2019, 4:42 PM
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Ok, thanks!
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