Italiano1212
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I have an 06 Vw Jetta tdi 1.9 BRM manual with 180,000 miles. I had my check engine light come on February 14. When I ran the code it came back as a cylinder 4 misfire, so the following day I drove the car home ( I was at my girlfriends) and parked it and started driving my second vehicle. I called my mechanic that day and told them what was going on. They told me to bring it in that Thursday. That Thursday, when I dropped my car off, ( I drove it there) I told my mechanic that he can take his time and do everything correctly, I had a second vehicle to drive. I informed them I was leaving for a trip to Indiana on May 20th and would like my car done a little before that. So I could trust it to make the drive. After calling on a weekly basis, it took them until March 29th to figure out that my rockers for my injectors had worn out terribly and needed to replace those, along with my injectors because the hats had worn away. He advised me I should have my cam and timing belt done as well because he was in there and they are notorious for failing. Before ordering any of the parts below I asked my shop if they would have any issues or would not recommend the brand I was perchasing and they agreed to everything I bought.
Stage 2 camshaft and install kit from KermaTDI tdi ($1350)
Injector o ring kit, for the hat from KermaTDI ($59.00)
Injector rocker from Europaparts ($371.84)
I dropped off the last of these parts on April 14th. On April 24th I was informed that my number 4 injector was bad and so I ordered a remanufactured injector from Rock Auto ($689.00) and had it overnighted to there shop. Then on April 29th I was told my number 2 injector was also bad, so I order another remanufactured injector ($689.00) and overnighted it to there shop again. I was also told that I needed 4 new rocker bolts because they were 1 time use bolts. I ordered those from Europaparts ($35.17), and took the four hour drive to pick them up that night after work so they could have them the next morning. On April 30th, I received a text saying my car was done and the total for the labor was $1320 and change so I went to picked up my car directly after work and payed them in full. I drove the car lightly because I assumed it wasn’t good to beat on a car with brand new engine internals. It seemed to run fine. I put about 87 miles on the car that night. Then next morning I started my car to leave for work and it started fine. While I was moving things around the inside of my car in my driveway my car stalled. When I tried to start the car back up, it made a slight clunk every resolution and wouldn’t fire. I called my mechanic and told them what had happened and they told me to bring it back in. After work, my friend and I loaded my car onto a trailer and dropped it off at my mechanic’s. I called and left a voicemail (they were closed by the time I got there) saying that I had dropped my car off.
Around May 5th they informed me that my cam shaft sensor was bad and they wouldn’t be able to get the part until the next day. I called almost every day until around May 12th when they informed me that my car had actually also jumped time and that it would take a little more time to fix. I finally got a call on May 17th telling me my car was done and ran well. After work that day, I picked up my car and paid them $280.00 . My mileage trip had about 5 miles on it so I figured they had taken it for a test drive which is why I didn’t question that the car felt that it was running a bit odd. I figured it was going through some kind of computer adjustments and the check engine light wasn’t on so I didn’t worry about it and left their shop. I drove about 13 miles before I heard what sounded like a rod knock, pulled over, and shut my car off. When I popped the hood I noticed that my timing belt cover was gone ( I later found it in my passenger seat floor). I called my father to come pick me up and when he arrived I told him to start the car to see what he thought. It started for about half a second and then locked up. After that the car wouldn’t turn over and I had AAA flat bed it back to my fathers house. So as of right now I have paid $4,7094.01 and waited 3 months and 3 days to have a car that I drove to my mechanics with a check engine light run a total of 100 miles. Is there anything I can do or is this engine toast?
Stage 2 camshaft and install kit from KermaTDI tdi ($1350)
Injector o ring kit, for the hat from KermaTDI ($59.00)
Injector rocker from Europaparts ($371.84)
I dropped off the last of these parts on April 14th. On April 24th I was informed that my number 4 injector was bad and so I ordered a remanufactured injector from Rock Auto ($689.00) and had it overnighted to there shop. Then on April 29th I was told my number 2 injector was also bad, so I order another remanufactured injector ($689.00) and overnighted it to there shop again. I was also told that I needed 4 new rocker bolts because they were 1 time use bolts. I ordered those from Europaparts ($35.17), and took the four hour drive to pick them up that night after work so they could have them the next morning. On April 30th, I received a text saying my car was done and the total for the labor was $1320 and change so I went to picked up my car directly after work and payed them in full. I drove the car lightly because I assumed it wasn’t good to beat on a car with brand new engine internals. It seemed to run fine. I put about 87 miles on the car that night. Then next morning I started my car to leave for work and it started fine. While I was moving things around the inside of my car in my driveway my car stalled. When I tried to start the car back up, it made a slight clunk every resolution and wouldn’t fire. I called my mechanic and told them what had happened and they told me to bring it back in. After work, my friend and I loaded my car onto a trailer and dropped it off at my mechanic’s. I called and left a voicemail (they were closed by the time I got there) saying that I had dropped my car off.
Around May 5th they informed me that my cam shaft sensor was bad and they wouldn’t be able to get the part until the next day. I called almost every day until around May 12th when they informed me that my car had actually also jumped time and that it would take a little more time to fix. I finally got a call on May 17th telling me my car was done and ran well. After work that day, I picked up my car and paid them $280.00 . My mileage trip had about 5 miles on it so I figured they had taken it for a test drive which is why I didn’t question that the car felt that it was running a bit odd. I figured it was going through some kind of computer adjustments and the check engine light wasn’t on so I didn’t worry about it and left their shop. I drove about 13 miles before I heard what sounded like a rod knock, pulled over, and shut my car off. When I popped the hood I noticed that my timing belt cover was gone ( I later found it in my passenger seat floor). I called my father to come pick me up and when he arrived I told him to start the car to see what he thought. It started for about half a second and then locked up. After that the car wouldn’t turn over and I had AAA flat bed it back to my fathers house. So as of right now I have paid $4,7094.01 and waited 3 months and 3 days to have a car that I drove to my mechanics with a check engine light run a total of 100 miles. Is there anything I can do or is this engine toast?
