I'm after mechanics support please
Bmw 318ti 99
At the end of may , during a service at my regular mechanic
Mechanic called me with some bad news to please come a look at car whilst on hoist
He's pointed out to me , the few drips of green radiator fluid at the bottom right hand side of engine , and has suggested it's a blown head gasket , Daniel suggest finding a suitable repairer
I've called my Janssen break down insurance
They have suggested an auto electrical out west
service manager has noted down on my original receipt-customer thinks head gasket -checked elsewhere
He has then called me a week later and to my surprise I was told it's the radiator that needs replacing. ( I nor my mechanic ever thought there was an issue with the radiator-eg no over heating , no large filling of resoivoir
The only test performed was a TK test-results performed well
I've ok the repair , and car returned to me 9 June
Janssen has paid for that .I paid the excess
3 months later the car has broken down , been towed back to auto repair , then diagnosed with a cracked head .
The k's that were done in 3 months were 1900
This car is surplus to use , we have a main car
And I work from home
The trips the car did was two small trips per week for 3 months , North Shore 60 km return and west auck 40 km return
my original mechanic although he did not officially diagnose the car as having head gasket problems , he did suggest I get it repaired.
He also says the two tests usually done to diagnose head gaskets , would not have picked this up , due to its placement and minor leak .
He wishes the car had been put on hoist
And a visual test done .
He's disappointed it was missed.
In short , the repairer refuses to take any responsibility
And I'm in for a 2.5-3k repair
What tests would you have performed , especially if the car was bought to you with the knowledge it had a head gasket issue ???
Any suggestions what to do now ??
Thank you thank you
