Car Bill - Heart Attack Time

[Tropicana]

tropi wen cars tart fe act up ann repair bill iss iigh itt thyme fe gitt new ar newer wan

Yes that is what I have done in the past. Pity I didn't do it before I spent the $1650+ $210

[j-kid]

"replace spring bolt and gasket kit, oxygen sensor gasket"

Dis noh clear? Dem hav whole heap ah springs inna di cyar. If ah di shocks him mean, dem noh hav gaskets, dem hav washers, an if it loose yuh tighten dem up. If ah di engine valve springs, dem noh hav gasket eida, dem hav washers. Ongle di rocker cover would hav wan big gasket.
Also why would di oxygen sensor bi good an its gasket bad, if noh baddi neva did touch di sensor? If smaddi touch di sensor, why dem neva replace di gasket den? Also most ah dem noh hav gasket, dem have a washer dat is part ah di sensor.


"Timing chains making excessive noise"

Usually yuh don't hear timing chains, yuh wi si di symptoms. Mi ask yuh before if yuh was havin any starting, or driveability/idle issues an yuh said, NO.

Matta of fact moas ah di cyars from 80's tuh now hav timing belts, not chain, an di belt definitely noh mek noh noise. Replacing engine timing parts is major work, an is very expensive.

[Tropicana]

Whatever he did yesterday, my car no longer sounds like the engine is about to explode.

Well I am definitely going to get a second opinion. Once someone told me I needed a new timing belt and when I got a second opinion it turned out that my car did not even have a timing belt.



Methinks this guy is milking me for all it's worth to get the money fi meet his wife's expensive tastes.

Emperah can you accompany me to the garage next time .... mi noh now wha' mi a do ar wha' de a chat bout.

If Emperah can't J-Kid beg you please do tek a trip to Canada and help me out. I am in SERIOUS problems.

[j-kid]

Well, he fixed the leak at your exhaust pipe gasket where di noise was emanating from.

[Tropicana]

I am shocked that a leak could cause so much noise. I never noticed any fluid where my car was parked though.

[Tropicana]

A gasket (correct terminology is a "joint" made from "jointing material") is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surface.

To be honest, I didn't know what a gasket was

[j-kid]

No sweetheart, not dat kina leak. Dis would bi ah air/pressure/sound/noise kina leak.

I never noticed any fluid where my car was parked though.

[Tropicana]

Oh okay...well it was LOUD. I am surprised people outside the car didn't hear it and see me coming....Honestly I thought the engine was going to explode.