Well Hello There Fellow Technicians And Hivers
So... We have a problem over here... A major one at that.
This vehicle was brought to us for repairs over two years ago.. and in those two years it gave the client trouble, I am assuming that it gave troubles within his initial warranty period.
So rather than bringing it back to us to check what the problem might be he decided to take it to some backyard technician who charged him R20000 ZAR which is around $1120 USD which is insane! Not to mention the fact that he only changed the inner block of the megatronic which took no more than four hours if even that long, yeah I'm giving alot of gratuity on this one!
Besides the fact that he put in a new block he messed up so many things it's not even comprehensible to think it. After he did the repairs he told the client that he can't help him any further it will have to be a new job and he has to pay everything from the top again.
Unbelievable, but true.
Well at this point I already started removing most of the bolts, but just take a look at that silicone peeling out everywhere... And trust me those seals are magnificent you can re-use them without even having to worry slightly about any oil leaks. So the fact that he put sealer on tells me he doesn't know what he's doing... but on the other hand the fact that he removed it to repair it says that he must have worked on one of these before...
It's a mess... He didn't even hook the pistons to the gear selectors. So even if he did the job right the car would have still been a mess. And it was a colossal mess!
It's not like the silicone served any purpose what so ever. Well it didn't leak but that's not because of that insane amount of silicone peeling out the sides.
This is utterly disgusting!
He couldn't even round it off to look a little bit nicer... How can you give such work and be proud of it at all?
This is the day and age we live in where people who are stupid gets allowed to do these things and the people who have the skills to do this the proper way gets questioned left right and center.
So the silicone on the outside isn't that big of a deal to me. What really gets me is the fact that there is silicone with sand and even some sort of seed from a certain tree inside it...
I mean what!
This guy legitly opened up and rebuilt that thing under a tree in his backyard!
I know this sounds like all I am doing is complaining, but actually I'm thankfull that people like the one who worked on this do exist. This is job creation at it's best. I mean this after all would be a brand new job for us.
So this oak opened up the megatronic and well halfway cleaned it, it makes sense now why some of the solenoids are broken inside because he closed it in the wrong manner.
Can you see all that gunk and grime? I have opened up a lot of these things... really I have but I've never quite seen one in such a hectic state.
How is this acceptable to anyone?
No wonder the pressure sensor didn't work! It's blocked by all that gunk. But what really surprises me is the fact that he actually remembered that little green o-ring.
No wonder he used sealant because he pulled this little plate to it's max, squeezing the life that's left out of that rubber seal/gasket.
I also noted that brownish/gold colour and it looks alot like copper-slip but it's not it's based of a substance that sets. Almost like Pratley steel epoxy.
Well I'm no fool It's abundantly clear that this casing/cover has been beaten numerous time with a hammer, well I can't for everything in me see why the hell any fool would do that?
You can always expect something like this when dealing with vehicles like this one being worked on. A total overkill of silicone sealant more than enough for a million of them because you don't need to add even a bit.
Yet here we are...
As if screwing up all of the above he even managed to break the connector of the one solenoid. This mainly stemmed from the fact that he was too damn lazy to open to opposite side and remove the computer plate.
I suppose that's what an insane amount paid get you today.
Yes well this side looks clean because he worked on this specific part... it appears to be clean but in reality it really isn't... Looking at all the sandy and silicone pieces found in the oil I'd say this was a failure in the making.
Now that's nothing that can't be fixed with some proper attention... So of-course I had to pull apart everything and clean each piece individually rather than as a whole, getting in those crooks and crannies are important! These things tend to be on the sensitive side but giving a little scratch here and a little scratch there can help us move in the right direction.
Literally so.
After some time assembling this little piece of art I realized how fun it actually is working on these things, it's a field that not a lot of people fall into easily. The fear of the unknowns scare people the most!
I mean just look at that shinyness it's a beautiful piece of engineering I can give the Germans that if I may.
Now for some fresh oil in the machine.. not that gunk that we poured earlier..
I would have been ashamed to have even taken my vehicle to someone like that! DayuM!
She awaits for Monday morning to be fitted. Let everything settle in properly and then we can fill up the transmission with some new fluids aswell. But we do suspect that the clutch might have been ratched out since some in-experienced wit worked on the vehicle.
Dated 10/02/2023
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