Re: Timing Belt/Water Pump Replacement

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Spencer Rayner writes:
> The fan was working but part of his remedy was to rig it so that the
> fan was on permanently,
> also he bypassed a mechanical pump which I do
> not know the name of, but is placed behind the fan and sits on four
> small rubber mountings. Also he bypassed the temp sensor by some very
> crude wiring work.I know this all sound bad and was not the cure I was
> looking for.  

"Sound bad" is an understatement!  This is a true definition of a
monkey lad mechanic and he has screwed up your car big time.
He obviously doesn't know what he is doing.  I hope you can
get your money back and some compensation on top of that.  I
certainly wouldn't take the car back to this guy.  I suggest
yaking the car to someone who really know about these cars,
to check what damage, if any, did the monkey lad inflict on
the engine, and then reverse all the other hack job he did to it.

Argh.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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