I tend to do all jobs on the car myself, don't trust anyone else to touch it (besides the captain of course)... Decided to take it to the shop to
get the clutch done... Got it back this afternoon and here's the most recent picture of my car...
Got it back and clutch felt fantastic so took it for a 30mile drive (15 each way). Almost home (about 4mile away) and all sorts of lights come
on... It overheats so I pull over ASAP. Alternator/waterpump belt has come off and some coolant lying around but can't see a burst hose.
(Could be the ones going under the manifold though don't know yet).
I also notice this while waiting for the tow truck... WTF?
And another pic...
Turns out to be a 17mm socket with a 10" extension on it left in the engine... Obviously from the BMW specialist that done the clutch. I am
pissed.
My argument is if he's dumb enough to leave this big ****er in my engine I'm assuming the cunt has not tightened the alternator belt properly
when putting it back on... He will have removed it for the clutch job won't he? Going to get on to him in the morning and tell him the
score... If he's leaving things in the engine I'm guessing he could have been incompetent enough to not tighten the belt correctly.
I know the belt was good as I replaced it only a couple of months ago with OE part from the dealer and double checked it was tightened
myself recently.
I'm hoping its only a coolant hose and not the Head Gasket. If it is i'm ****ed cash-wise and I can't get him to admit guilt.
Any thoughts or advice welcomed and info on wether he will have removed the belt for the clutch job... I'm assuming he will have.
It's unbeleivable that the first thing I get done in a shop in my ownership ends up like this...![]()