Mechanic Nightmare

dizzylisa

So whats my next move?

19lottie82

dizzylisa wrote: »

So whats my next move?

Letter before action. Action being the small claims court IF you think you have a case. Do you have paperwork detailing the transaction? I guess you will also need an engineers report detailing the damage and what caused it.

dizzylisa

How can I get a report on the engine if hes taken it???

19lottie82

dizzylisa wrote: »

How can I get a report on the engine if hes taken it???

oops yes good point

Give the guy a day or two. He may have a valid reason for not answering his phone.

If you don't get an answer I'd be going to his house in person (with a friend)

dizzylisa

Its been over 3 weeks now

19lottie82

You said your partner spoke to him today?

spacey2012

He will have chanced the stretch bolts in the cam pulleys, you are supposed to change the bolts, re-time the engine with the very expensive locking pin kit and then fit the belt.

Some, just undo the cam sprocket bolts, leave the old bolts in which holds the veneered pulleys and wrap a new belt round, tension it and nip the stretch bolts back up and hope they last until they are down the road away scot free.

In winter, when metal is cold, they don't last very long at all and off comes the belt.

Retrogamer

19lottie82 wrote: »

You said your partner spoke to him today?

That was the original post 2 weeks ago

19lottie82

Ah ok my mistake. You have his address, get a couple of well built male friends to visit him and ask him how he is going to fix the problem