So the mini was due a service and a wheel bearing, i presumed taking it to my local garage would be a straight forward job, rather than driving miles to a specialist.
Dropped the mini off this morning, rang the garage up at 3pm to see how they where getting on.
Where just putting a fan belt on, but we dont have a specialist tool so we are making one, and whoever put the last one on, put it on wrong, ( interesting that seens as lohen mini specialists have pretty much done everything to this car, and it runs perfect ) anyway ok i said, and thought id just leave them to it.
5pm they ring me, do you need the car back today?
Erm....not really why?
We managed to get the fan belt on but it was making this awful noise, and doesn't line up with the pulley very well, but its stopped now, and it needs a track rod end, ok I'll leave it with you i said. Thinking i dont want it rushed.
I rang up coastal racing in lancaster, well renowned mini specialist, who straight away said they will have put a belt on for a standard size pulley not a reduced pulley, so needless to say it will be going straight to them for a once over when i get it back.
Not very f**king happy tbh! Lesson learnt, dont f**k about with local garages go to a specialist! Even if it is just for a f**king service!
I had forgotten about coastal racing, i thought the nearest specialist to me was lohen 1.45 minutes away, hence why i decided a local garage would do. Coastals 40 mimutes away, I'll be using them in future.
So im now left worrying if any damage has already occurred, from them putting the wrong belt on and it making the "awful noise"
God i wish i knew about mechanics, presume by fan belt he means the supercharger belt, ive since found the right size belt it needs, but will wait till the morning and go and see them 1st to discuss before i order one.
t***s!
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