VW keeping me poor

[Col Collyer]

Well, I had a service today, and I suspected a leaking exhaust manifold... yep... $1850 fitted. Then they stripped the sump (at the plug) another $995, came away over $3000 lighter. all this under 150k.
Makes my Falcon look good.
No Cheers
Col

[Umai Naa!!]

Does the sump plug get replaced at every service?

If not, I'd be finding out who didn't replace it last, and forwarding the $995 bill to them.

The manifold job sounds dearer than the last one I did back in the dealership days, by a fair margin.

[ian]

Well, I had a service today, and I suspected a leaking exhaust manifold... yep... $1850 fitted. Then they stripped the sump (at the plug) another $995, came away over $3000 lighter. all this under 150k.
Makes my Falcon look good.
No Cheers
Col

Why didn't they put in a helicoil?

[gerhard]

Sounds a bit like you didn't get quotes from several shops for the leaking exhaust.

If the repair shop stripped your sump, I would not pay for anything more than a helicoil insertion.

[Umai Naa!!]

Even if they replaced the sump, there's not almost $1000 in it.

[Col Collyer]

Hi Guys.
I did a day ringing around on the manifold. From VW they are quoting around $1000 plus gaskets ( 3 sources). I tried the sump on them, they were the last and second last people to work on it. Helicoils dont work, as they leak along the thread (Yep, I would have thought that's what the washer is for).. Can you tell I'm pissed.
Col

[Sunny43.5]

So was a dealer the last who worked on the van ? then they MUST bear the responsibility for stripping the plug sounds like time for some jumping up and down holding your breath until turning blue with legs and arms flaying . No swearing it never works .

[Transporter]

Why didn't they put in a helicoil?

Because it is cr*p. I hate when I undo the sump plug and helicoil thread comes out on it.

[Transporter]

Hi Guys.
I did a day ringing around on the manifold. From VW they are quoting around $1000 plus gaskets ( 3 sources). I tried the sump on them, they were the last and second last people to work on it. Helicoils dont work, as they leak along the thread (Yep, I would have thought that's what the washer is for).. Can you tell I'm pissed.
Col

I wouldn't certainly pay for them to fix their cross threaded sump plug. It's their stuff up and they must deal with it, it's simple like that.