Galant Harshness now cured

I was confident from your description that this was the problem. Congratulations.

Now, I assume you'll be billing the dealer for every minute you and your "ex-mechanic" spent, including your notes to this group! Their inept work was inexcusable, as was their denial that there was a problem with it. It makes me embarrassed to be in this business.....

DC3

Hi DC3

Re-reading all my previous threads, I only just noticed that you had posted more messages giving detail about the location of the engine block plug etc. Sorry for not spotting this and getting back to you.

My mechanic friend agrees with you, it iwas difficult to tell the position by feel. In any case removing the plug & putting in an 8 mm diameter pin/bolt literally only takes 5 minutes at most.

I took digital photos of the position of the camshaft, crankshaft, and oil-pump sprockets showing that the oil pump was out of alignment with the 8 mm pin in all the way. I am putting a presentation together which I want to show the general manager of the dealership that I took the car to.

It's not so much the money that irks me, but more how even when through the help of people on this forum I pointed out what was wrong and gave them a second chance to put it right, they still were convinced that they had done the job correctly. The words the mechanic used was "I guarantee it".

Thanks DC3, I am so relieved to have the car back, if I couldn't have got it right I would have got shot of it; it irked me that badly.

Best regards

John

As my customers say so frequently, with a grin: "It was fun, but I hope I don't see you again soon....."

To paraphrase: Glad I could help, and hopefully (for your sake) it won't happen for a while.

DC3