Topic: Took My Car in for the Raw Fuel smell recall and chaos ensues (Read 1447 times)

ckb1985 · « **on:** January 08, 2010, 06:43:52 PM »

I got to Capitaland today at about 4:30 or so and hit the button on my keys to open the car up before I even went in and the horn didnt beep. So I went in told the guy went back out checked the fuse on my hellas and it was blown. My intake was not quite back on all the way no big deal. They also managed to get coolant on every thing also not a huge deal.They had just brought it out because it was still warm when I got in the temp gauge went right up. On the drive home not even 10 min away the cel light starts flashing wtf is going on here.

I bring it back and the tech is gone and it has to sit till monday now I am very.

FML!

Kavik · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2010, 02:07:18 PM »

uh-oh.....doesn't sound good

i'm surprised from all the other good stuff I've heard. That's where I was planning to take mine for the same work

spenk · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2010, 06:17:47 PM »

any updates / resolution?

KA_Killuh · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2010, 08:10:29 PM »

Don't fuck with Wayne at Capitaland, he's my boy.

flutyr525 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2010, 09:55:28 AM »

hahaha! take it easy kurt...im sure it will all work out. sounds like more of an inconvenience/annoyance to the user having to leave his car for the weekend.

Quote from: spenk on January 12, 2010, 06:17:47 PM

any updates / resolution?

+1

Kavik · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:07:11 AM »

I'm waiting for that update as well.......no offense to anyone's 'boy' or what-not.....but it is a little concerning to hear the initial report. an update on what the results were will probably make alot of us happy

Capitalandmotors · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:21:02 AM »

car had a cel on due to a misfire. the car had a ignition coil lead ziptied on to the coil when it came in that the owner installed. to do the recall you must unhook the coil wires from the coil to remove the intake manifold. the tech believes that coil wire became loose after he performed the recall, he pulled the car in adjusted the ziptie the and no more cel.

Kavik · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:31:54 AM »

ahhhhh, see? now that makes good sense. I'm all for zipties and duct tape repairs in general...but ya gotta check those first thing at the sign of trouble, especially before reporting that trouble and making other people worry

idipskoalmint · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:59:33 AM »

Quote from: Kavik on January 13, 2010, 11:31:54 AM

ahhhhh, see? now that makes good sense. I'm all for zipties and duct tape repairs in general...but ya gotta check those first thing at the sign of trouble, especially before reporting that trouble and making other people worry

I used zipties to hold up the plastic undercarriage that runs along my sideskirts yesterday

Kavik · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2010, 12:19:12 PM »

I've actually used them for the same thing ckb did, on one of the coil packs on my last wrx, when I snapped the clip on it.

I think the best I ever saw was a broken bumper, where they drilled a bunch of holes along the crack and put some heavy duty zip ties through, looked like it was stitched back together

Photofixer · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2010, 01:03:18 PM »

I use zip ties to hold Hydraulic hoses out of the way , when the Ram retracts.. That way it doesnt rub..

ckb1985 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2010, 07:19:38 PM »

Sorry it took so long for an update. I got the car back every thing seemed find till today I realized my factory boost gauge wasnt working they forgot to hook the line back up to the tee so tomorrow I am gonna have to figure out where that line went to I couldnt see it tonight when I took a peek. Fred is right about the clip for the lead on the coil and I am the one that broke it. Those things get so brittle after a few new york winters and when I did my plug change it snaped so I ziped it back on and that was like 20k miles ago been fine ever since.

ckb1985 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2010, 02:44:03 PM »

Took me about 20 min to locate and fish that vacuum tube back up to the tee gauge works again now.

flutyr525 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2010, 02:47:37 PM »

excellent news. glad you got your car back and everything is working properly. now im assuming no more raw fuel smell?

ckb1985 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2010, 03:00:09 PM »

thats correct now all I can smell is uncatted goodness

Nismonic · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2010, 03:10:15 PM »

Nice! Did you get the letter in the mail or was the dealership able to look up the VIN and do the work? I want to take mine in but the letter never came

ckb1985 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2010, 04:56:37 PM »

I actually got 2 letters 1 for both of the 2002s that I have owned.

LarenF3D5 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2010, 06:04:01 PM »

I got the letter and email for mine, I should schedule that work.

GiveMeBackMyFiletOFish · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2010, 06:14:34 PM »

Got the letter as well for likuidphreon's 02, haven't done it yet though.

Quote from: Nismonic on January 14, 2010, 03:10:15 PM

Nice! Did you get the letter in the mail or was the dealership able to look up the VIN and do the work? I want to take mine in but the letter never came

I think you can go on my.subaru.com and register your car there to see if yours is one of the VINs needing the work done.

spoolordie · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2010, 10:52:28 PM »

i got mine(letter) 2 days ago it was like christmas lol

Cholo · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2010, 08:08:23 PM »

I gotta go

Quote from: GiveMeBackMyFiletOFish on January 14, 2010, 06:14:34 PM

Got the letter as well for likuidphreon's 02, haven't done it yet though.

I think you can go on my.subaru.com and register your car there to see if yours is one of the VINs needing the work done.

I gotta go do that. Mine's still really bad. I just hate taking it in to Fred bc I hear the dealerships have to do this at a loss realistically. And everyone here's scared me from going to Goldstein.

peter32892 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2010, 11:40:38 PM »

Quote from: Cholo on January 24, 2010, 08:08:23 PM

I gotta go
I gotta go do that. Mine's still really bad. I just hate taking it in to Fred bc I hear the dealerships have to do this at a loss realistically. And everyone here's scared me from going to Goldstein.

I believe SOA would cover the cost for the dealership if not that sucks.

Capitalandmotors · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2010, 07:50:54 AM »

Quote from: Cholo on January 24, 2010, 08:08:23 PM

I just hate taking it in to Fred bc I hear the dealerships have to do this at a loss realistically.

we basically do it at cost, SOA dropped the price on the parts to about $30 from about $145 but they do pay for labor, it's not much. We concern of self more about taking care of our customers. We currently have 4 of the recall kits in stock and have more on order, Please contact our service dept to set up an appointment,
518-399-9990

thanks
Fred

Photofixer · « **Reply #23 on:** January 25, 2010, 09:43:25 PM »

LOL and who is doing TGV DEL's .. LOL NO ONE >>.

What's wrong with you people.

Kavik · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2010, 01:02:37 PM »

i started hacking a set of TGV's apart last night Marty, thank you very much. also picking up an intake manifold from Fred this afternoon to polish out the inside, and my ixizICE (Intake Manifold spacer) is being shipped as we speak, along with the ixizSclutch from the group buy

Once I get mine done, I'll sell anyone my old TGV's so they can do the same. $100 is what I paid for a set. locals won't have to pay shipping on top of that like i did

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