The Critic
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Originally Posted By: Vikas
So, rather than trying to re-torque the bolts, you are going to buy brand new bolts anyway and have your friend spend hundreds of dollars so that you can fix his oil leak? Explain that logic to me please!
I already tried to talk him out of resealing the oil pan, but that idea didn't quite work. For the record, the oil pan gasket and aluminum bolt set totaled less than $50 from the dealer.
Re-torquing the bolts sound like a great idea...not. I have a feeling that these one-time use aluminum bolts (that require angle-torque) are not going to be friendly to any further tightening.
Clearly, you fail to grasp the concept of only doing proper repairs when working on another person's car. I'd rather make him pay for a proper repair than to put myself in a situation where I have to fix a big mess (that I caused) because I tried to save him a few bucks.
If someone's going to have me work on their car, it's getting fixed the correct way by-the-book (and they're going to pay for it) or they can go find someone else.
So, rather than trying to re-torque the bolts, you are going to buy brand new bolts anyway and have your friend spend hundreds of dollars so that you can fix his oil leak? Explain that logic to me please!
I already tried to talk him out of resealing the oil pan, but that idea didn't quite work. For the record, the oil pan gasket and aluminum bolt set totaled less than $50 from the dealer.
Re-torquing the bolts sound like a great idea...not. I have a feeling that these one-time use aluminum bolts (that require angle-torque) are not going to be friendly to any further tightening.
Clearly, you fail to grasp the concept of only doing proper repairs when working on another person's car. I'd rather make him pay for a proper repair than to put myself in a situation where I have to fix a big mess (that I caused) because I tried to save him a few bucks.
If someone's going to have me work on their car, it's getting fixed the correct way by-the-book (and they're going to pay for it) or they can go find someone else.