Timing Belt Saga, formerly Timing belt SHREDING plastic cover Options

[devilsden97]

So i brought my car to the shop to replace the water pump specificly, but i also had them do the timing belt. Long story short, they have had it a week....makes me laugh but it really doesnt matter cuz im away at school.

I called today, and the mechanic was like:

Mechanic:"uh yeah we had to order a new timing belt cover....the timing belt was coming off at the bottom and shreding the plastic cover...actually the only thing keeping the timing belt on, was the plastic housing. Were still waiting on the part from toyota."

me: "U ordered it from toyota?"

Mechanic: "yeah i called all over, no one has it"


SOOOOO i find this hard to believe considering it is a 5sfe super comon in like EVERY toyota. And has anyone seen this, where the timing belt is coming off, but the plaster cover keeps it on?

And Hi to everyone, i know ive been away a LONG time.

This post has been edited by devilsden97: Oct 22, 2009 - 4:15 PM

[azian_advanced]

it's common for autobody shops to keep the car longer than the expected time of completion.. but this just shows their optimism and in reality (especially when working on cars) the 1-2 day job can really take 4-5 days taking into account the wait for parts and misc mishaps. but in this case something sounds fishy to me as 2 weeks is far too long of a job. if the timing belt wasn't shredding before you brought the car in and it is doing it now, it's probably due to incorrect installation. of course the repair shop is likely gonna deny it's their fault. i wouldn't be surprised if you recheck their work after getting the car back that misc bolts are put in to hold the timing belt covers, splash guards, etc etc. just to quickly get the job done and over with and get you your car back asap.

i've had my hood replaced and minor body work and paint done this summer and it took them 6 f*ckin weeks when it was only supposed to be 2 weeks. never going back to that place again as I know they quickly wanted my business then put the car on the back burner and gave me excuses that their only painter was on holidays. BS because for a shop that big they cannot have 1 painter and 10+ cars waiting for paint. /rant

anyway personally i would just accept the wait instead of having them rush it (not saying that you are, but i'm just saying).. and tell your buddy that you've had a bad experience with them TWICE and will not recommend the guy to others. your buddy is probably buddies with the mechanic maybe?

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Oct 20, 2009 - 12:16 PM