Car update

[johnridley]

Heard from the dealer; the misfire was just a plug boot that slipped off. On this car that means TWO cylinders out, a V6 running on 4 cylinders. Since they just had the intake manifold off, they're taking the blame on this one. The smoke, they don't know but they say there's a bit of a leak on the pan gasket where it may have hit the exhaust manifold. They tightened it a bit, but since they put that pan gasket in a couple of months ago, they'll take the hit on replacing that too if it turns out to be a continuing problem.

This is all good since I had to authorize an $82 diagnosis fee (which I now don't have to pay), and I'm pretty sure they spent more time on this than they did on the original service. They JUST called me at 1:15 and they were already working on it at 7:30 AM when I stopped by to sign the OK. This dealership has always been totally fair and really reasonable with their pricing.

I don't have my bike rack or an old junky blanket in the car, so I'll have to go home first and get driven there to pick the car up. My bike won't fit in the car without disassembly and lots of greasy spots on the upholstery. We took the van to town for the parade yesterday, I guess if I'd been thinking ahead I'd have tossed the bike rack in the back, and thrown that in the car for use today.

Comments

[erikvolson.livejournal.com]

Did they check the serpentine belt, which I recall you mentioning?

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

I didn't see anything wrong with the serpentine belt. It just smelled bad, perhaps like rubber though it could have been dirty oil on the manifold as well. I replaced the belt at 100K, so it should be fine, and it didn't look bad.