Well I finally got my car back today after it being in the shop for two months after the accident. Well we had a new blower put on it.. So I got it out today and about an hour later im hearing this nasty grinding. I pull into a friends driveway and open the hood... yea coming from the supercharger.. after some thinkin im like... "OH ****! SUPERCHARGER OIL!!!" So I call up the shop and ask them if they checked it or even put it in.. Their response," We thought it came full?!?!" So I tell them ima check and call them back. I check.. Yea bone DRY!!! I call them back and was like yea u guys are fucked. The bearings are straight toasted. So now I gotta bring it back to them tomorrow to get it fixed! ****** A!!!! Just thought Id share my bad luck and take it out on the keyboard!

 

that sucks, one nice thing about my car i dont have to worry about any superchargers grinding haha damnit

 

Dude sorry to hear that, that sucks! Was that a dealer or just a shop?

 

just a shop... if it was the dealer I would never ever bring my car back there!!!

 

That sucks. Hope they fix it right for ya this time.

 

Man is there anyone that does quality work anymore....

 

good god... give a few monkeys a wrench and watch what happens.

im sorry to hear that man.... :O

 

And people get paid for this.. Kills me

 

what part do you open to check that? i hear a grinding noise under light acceleration when i'm driving next to a solid wall or jersey barrier, but it could just be the valvetrain or timing chain.

 

make them by you a knew blower, if you heard grinding noise, the damage is already done, and needs to be rebuilt

 

**** happens and people get screwed but everybody makes mistakes guys. Only human, and since you're getting it looked after I'd be alright with that. Just down time is a **** off but whatcha gonna do

 

no I'm sorry I will have to disagree. For the amount shops are charging for shop time (on average about 60-80 an hour), there should be no mistakes. You mean to tell me they didn't check if the blower had oil in it? wtf is that? Man I swear, shops are becoming like Mc Donalds: anyone with no talent or training can work there -- did you get fries with that?
hope you get a new blower, and some other "make you feel better" stuff (if I was the owner of the shop I'd have your car fully detailed and polished in and out and a free oil change or a nice discount for your next visit --good PR is a win win for everyone)

 

damn that sucks big time man...

 

ahhhhhhhhhh that's sucks, it's getting harder and harder to find compwetent mechanics now a days

 

no if ands or buts about it, your new blower is **** now, and it's there fault.
get them to either buy a new one or get it rebuilt.

when you take it back get them to open the blower and inspect the components for wear.

JBP has pics of what a worn blower looks like check for this cinda damage
http://www.jbodyperformance.com/new/...catName=JP0982

you really gotta inspect the spindles and the houseing.
if you hear the grinding over then engine noise I suspect it already to late

 

Un freaking believable. That sucks a big brown star! I feel for you bro. What is it with these techs???

 

As if the blower dosent come with any oil in it? Thats messed up. I remember at the car show last week some guy walks up to my car and asks me if my SC is working good. I was like "ofcourse it is". He proceeded to tell me how his shop got four of them come in with blown SC's lol I was like "You have no idea what your talking about, I know many owners that push the SCs over the limit with no probs and there is only like 8 of them around here in TOTAL. What a jealous little boy he was.

 

Ouch! Hope they do it right for ya this time around.

 

I agree with you, however **** always happens whether to a competant tech or not...it just does and I've been on both sides of the fence. A shop rate doesn't represent the competency of its techs for the most part. However, I also agree that yes, the shop that did this definately should look at it and replace it no questions asked AND throw in a few good deeds just for the inconvenience. Thats a no brainer. If it was my shop, and even if you don't come back at least you can leave knowing that you were taken care of with no hassle and I could sleep that night.

 

Well exactly. They are buying me another NEW blower and then getting it ported and chromed for me!!! So they are awesome!!! I love this shop even though they did straight **** my new blower. but its gunna be all good in the end!!!

 

That sucks, but it's awesome that they are replacing it and porting it.

 

yup you R right ...... well put .....

 

ported and chromed... that sound awsome .... you made out better in the end