soooooo,
FINALLY got the ute back
seems to be a great buy so far.really good condition from what can be seen without pulling it apart.only time will tell though.
a few things have come to the surface from swapping the engine,first being that i dont think i actually have a chip
they couldnt see one and they didnt unplug 1 so yeaaa.atleast it gives me an excuse to get a chip it chip
also my HD exedy clutch is very badly worn after only 2 and a half months,i dont know what the go is but id say the mechanic put a used 1 in
i dont know how bad it is,its not completely gone but they said the one that was in the new engine was way better so they used that.
and since i got it home its started leaking from the rear main seal,they didnt replace it because it "looked perfect" so ive put some stop leak in it as hopefully its just a bit hard as its been sitting without oil for a while.ill be replaceing it myself if it needs it as im not paying another 600 labour for something they should have done when they put the engine in.
All in all it cost me $6800
$4500 engine- with 147k and in great condition and almost new clutch
$1400 labour-radiator flushed and repaired,thermostat,swapped required components to new engine,installed new parts ie heater hoses and new engine in.
$900 parts-radiator and heater hoses
fan belt
clutch spring retainer
thermostat
oil-delvac m x 15w40/oil filter
hose clamps
coolant
All up im happy i got out of it for 6800 as i think thats reasonable cosidering i also needed diesel pump aswell
As for the mechanic,he was very helpfull and was trying to keep the cost down as much as possible.i know he could of got alot more coin from me if he wanted.the only issue i had was there receptionest really needs to sort out her communication skills,was told multiple times as to when it would be ready and wasnt right till the 3rd time and she had no idea what was going on with it as she didnt communicate with the mechanics and not once did she call me,even on the days she told me it would be ready,i had to call them every time.
that being said i have to say they are by FAR the best mechanic ive used in townsville and would deffently go back to them again.
so all up deffently reccomend aitkenvale auto and dyno.
after the whole thing ive had enough trusting my ute with someone else,from now on ill do everything, even engine replacement and clutches which i used to be a little shy off,only thing ill get a mechanic to do is specialist stuff so to speak ie injectors.this isnt due to the mechanic i used this time, more so the last few and just the fact i HATE trusting others working on my pride and joy
