Shop broke off O2 sensor; wants $2000 to Fix
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I noticed stuff "breaks" a lot more when people see you drive a Lexus (they expect you would just pay for about anything) ... just IMO, brought my car to a independent shop and they said the piston fell out of the caliper during a brake job, wanted more $$ .. I told them to go pound sand, got my car towed back home and finished the brake job myself ....
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So I dropped my SC off to get the front two O2 sensors replaced. Anyways they forced one off and the threads are stuck in the manifold and it needs to be retapped. The shop claims this is unfortunate but that it is not their fault because "this happens".....
This is a small time repair shop so I don't really want them working on the engine, when they couldn't get the O2 sensor right....
Thoughts on what I should do? I will have to have the car towed otherwise.
They claim 14 hours to remove and replace the passenger side manifold.....at $110 per hour (LOL)
This is a small time repair shop so I don't really want them working on the engine, when they couldn't get the O2 sensor right....
Thoughts on what I should do? I will have to have the car towed otherwise.
They claim 14 hours to remove and replace the passenger side manifold.....at $110 per hour (LOL)
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I noticed stuff "breaks" a lot more when people see you drive a Lexus (they expect you would just pay for about anything) ... just IMO, brought my car to a independent shop and they said the piston fell out of the caliper during a brake job, wanted more $$ .. I told them to go pound sand, got my car towed back home and finished the brake job myself ....
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The piston fell out? So when they towed your car too your house what did you receive? A car with no brake caliper installed? How did that work? What did they expect you too pay for? Didn't the system drain all over the place leaving the entire system in need of being re-bleed?
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So I recently had another O2 sensor also fail (2 within the last year) and replaced both at two different shops. After quite a bit of research I found one thing that was always recommended for any O2 sensor replacement and even checked with my mechanics, who agree it was the proper protocol to remove the bad 02 sensor. They said that it was important to heat the O2 sensor with a butane torch before trying to torque it loose. This avoids the broken sensor and the ensuing disaster the OP experienced. This is my understanding as explained to me and after the videos and material I've seen. Just some food for thought for anyone who reads this and decides to go with an O2 sensor repair. I would figure if my shops know this trick, most experienced shops would.
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So I recently had another O2 sensor also fail (2 within the last year) and replaced both at two different shops. After quite a bit of research I found one thing that was always recommended for any O2 sensor replacement and even checked with my mechanics, who agree it was the proper protocol to remove the bad 02 sensor. They said that it was important to heat the O2 sensor with a butane torch before trying to torque it loose. This avoids the broken sensor and the ensuing disaster the OP experienced. This is my understanding as explained to me and after the videos and material I've seen. Just some food for thought for anyone who reads this and decides to go with an O2 sensor repair. I would figure if my shops know this trick, most experienced shops would.
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