THE BELT WAS CLEARLY SKIPPING AND SOAKING WET ,STRETCHED OUT, WHAT THE HECK WHAT DO I DO,
2006-06-17 02:13:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I am assuming your talking about either your power steering pump or water pump belt.. if they soaked the belt with oil it would have failed quickly because of slippage.. now getting them to admit to this may be tricky.. worth a try so go for it..if that fails don't go back to them in the future.. there are a lot of horror stories that go around about fast lube services...most new car dealers have similar services with a much better track record and competitive prices... good luck
2006-06-17 02:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That can depend. If they did any service that involved the belt or the fuel pump, they may. If they informed you the belt was bad and you refused to have it done, then you just ate the bill. It is entirely possible it was about to go bad anyway and it just wasn't caught, in which case they are also NOT liable.
2006-06-17 02:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first off no fuel pump is belt driven except race cars.
It was most likely your water pump you are refering too. If they got oil on the belt than yes it would cause the belt to fail and they need to pay to replace it.
2006-06-17 02:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by butterflykisses427 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two things aren't remotely related to each other and I've never heard of a fuel pump being driven by a belt.
2006-06-17 02:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by I'manalienfrog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What were they doing messing around with your fuel pump?
In my car (and some are different), the fuel pump is in my gas tank, so um, yeah, it should be soaking wet with gasoline?
Check your story again ...
Good luck making them responsible for anything. Doesn't work that way.
2006-06-17 02:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by wormfarmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, since it isn't something they likely look at. They probably have some kind of 12 point inspection or similiar. Oil change places I've been to don't check belts - they're not easy to change in 10 minutes usually. They check filters, fluid levels, your wiperblades, PVC and breathers, those types of things that can be swapped in a few seconds.
2006-06-17 02:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fuel pump is not ran by a belt. Its either mechanical or electrical.
2006-06-17 03:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by dyilek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since when is the fuel pump run by a belt
it is either mechanical or electric and neither is
run by a belt
2006-06-17 02:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by thomas w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Does the place where you go for oil changes fix that kind of thing? Did they offer to repair it? Most of the people who work in those places are not mechanics, maybe they didn't know.
2006-06-17 02:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by AlphaFemale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whaaa? Yeah! what dy said!
2006-06-17 02:16:00 · answer #10 · answered by sunset 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋