xlr8tion
Turbocharged
So I was excited when I got my new R3 and took it into the dealership with new tires, plugs, pads.
Well I got the bike back yesterday afterwards and when I got it home I noticed that the top of the engine was as dusty as when I took it in-including sitting dust on the plug boots in a way that would lead anyone to believe the plugs had not been pulled.
So I called the dealership today and talked with the owner and he assured me that his best tech had done what I asked and when I pressed him on how you could pull and replace the plugs without displacing dust that covered the boots-he said something like" I don't know what to tell you Greg". I was a bit flustered at this point and asked why he did not offer to let me bring the bike back in.
This dealership has a good reputation and they did a great job replacing the tires but in an analogy-how do you walk back and forth across a dusty floor without leaving footprints.
Looks like I am going to have to replicate the service my self and check to make sure what was said to be done was done.
I am not saying the boots had to be polished with aerospace 303..but this was some shoddy service for 655 dollars if these plugs were not pulled. I am going to drain the hypoid to see if that was done then move on to the Brake Fluid....
Man.....6 hours of labor at 70 an hour and you would not expect to see the entire top of your engine covered with dust when you have a plug and fuel line change.
Or would you?
I am going to replace the plugs with iridiums...Looks like I will need a proprietary tool to getd down in and get those plugs out.
BTW...the dealer never called back.
Cheers....Greg
PS...I will be posting up pics of said corroded part 27 of the fuel line assembly...but right now I am vexed over these dusty plug boots.
Well I got the bike back yesterday afterwards and when I got it home I noticed that the top of the engine was as dusty as when I took it in-including sitting dust on the plug boots in a way that would lead anyone to believe the plugs had not been pulled.
So I called the dealership today and talked with the owner and he assured me that his best tech had done what I asked and when I pressed him on how you could pull and replace the plugs without displacing dust that covered the boots-he said something like" I don't know what to tell you Greg". I was a bit flustered at this point and asked why he did not offer to let me bring the bike back in.
This dealership has a good reputation and they did a great job replacing the tires but in an analogy-how do you walk back and forth across a dusty floor without leaving footprints.
Looks like I am going to have to replicate the service my self and check to make sure what was said to be done was done.
I am not saying the boots had to be polished with aerospace 303..but this was some shoddy service for 655 dollars if these plugs were not pulled. I am going to drain the hypoid to see if that was done then move on to the Brake Fluid....
Man.....6 hours of labor at 70 an hour and you would not expect to see the entire top of your engine covered with dust when you have a plug and fuel line change.
Or would you?
I am going to replace the plugs with iridiums...Looks like I will need a proprietary tool to getd down in and get those plugs out.
BTW...the dealer never called back.
Cheers....Greg
PS...I will be posting up pics of said corroded part 27 of the fuel line assembly...but right now I am vexed over these dusty plug boots.