It sounds like a day in court for you... If you
can get the repair shop (where the Jeep is now) to
write a statement as to why the motor was blown
("timimg chain improperly installed"), please take the
place that installed the timimg chain to court, sue
for damages to your motor, replacement costs, time
missed from work, etc. If you don't win, your bills
will be the same; if you do, the parties responsible
will think twice before they "ripoff" another woman.
Take a picture of the block to court with you.

I have done this with a place; I took it in to
have the wheel bearings replaced, as they were making
a lot of noise. I was informed when I picked it up,
that the problem was a u-joint, which they replaced.
2 days later, the left rear wheel and axle can out of
the housing while I was driving. They paid for the
replacement of both wheel bearings, damage to the axle
housing, towing and time missed from work, but
only after I took them to small claims court, with the
corresponding paperwork... They are no longer in
business, as they had had several prior claims...

Go get 'em. girl...


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> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:50:12 -0000
> From: "JeepandBikeGirl" <Ellyblank@...>
> Subject: Blown Motor - Opinion needed
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> Hi!
> I had my timing chain on my 1997 Jeep TJ (4
> cycl...180Klm) replaced
> two weeks ago as preventative mainentance (I had one
> go on my
> previous car and it cracked the block).
>
> Two weeks after that the motor blew. I saw the motor
> and there's a
> hole right through the top of the Piston. I think
> the synopsis was
> something like this: Something bent the spark plug
> which bent the
> push rod, which put a hole thru the piston which
> bent the connecting
> rod which then put antifreeze in my oil pan.
>
> The place who did the timing chain quoted me $5100
> Cdn for a used
> motor from the wrecker so I had the Jeep towed
> somewhere else for a
> second opinion.
>
> The second place quoted me a much better price on
> the used motor and
> while doing the repair, I asked the second place to
> check out the
> timing chain and they discovered that it was one
> linkage out of
> alignment. They said that that was the cause of the
> blown motor.
>
> Is this true?
>
> I'm hoping someone can help me as I'm not only out
> of pocket $400 for
> the estimate from the first repair shop, and the
> repair of the blown
> motor $2500, I'm also out of pocket the original
> timing chain repair
> $800 and I bought a new car for $12k in all the
> panic of not having
> transportation.
>
> Elly
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