Calling all Virginians (Tidewater area)

I can stop by and lend a hand if needed.

 

dropped my truck off at priority toyota in greenbrier for the airbag light and got told my truck wasnt under recall! this shit is going to be expensive isnt it.....

 

So you will already have a spring compressor

 

Maybe not. Get a quote before you authorize the work! Toyotas have a clock spring in the steering wheel. My last lex had it come on intermittently for a while. Cheap part, mild PITA to replace

 

I'd rather enjoy the show than be wrenching.

 

Wait until you get it back with $3000 worth of repairs needed.....or so they say.
They told me my inner tie rod was bad so I changed it only to find out it's not bad. Took it back for re-inspection with the tie rod in my cup holder and they said nothing. They also tripped a check engine light and wasn't going to tell me. Priority Toyota's service is SHIT!

 

One of Priority's techs actually is a forum member on here...

I had issues with them inspecting my truck, I won't be going back for an inspection at least. Never had issues with anything else there but I do 99.9% of my own maintenance.

 

update..... the sensor in my passenger seat was off calibration? so they fixed it during the diagnosis...HA HA. oh and by the way u need spark plugs and your power steering fluid is really brown and needs replacing asap......did the plugs 5k miles ago..... BUT for 87.50 i made a light go away

 

I was talking with a co-worker yesterday about car service in generall and she brought up Priority Toyota. I told her what you told me and she brought up how they said she needed a new transmission because metal was found in the pan. Her husband came down and the metal shavings were "dust size" and pretty typical. Needless to say, her tranny is good...

Did you pay to do your plugs?

I once went in with my dad when he had his car looked over for running rough and they said new plugs were needed. My brother and I replaced them about a year ago so we were like ok, show us the plugs. They were clean as a whistle so then he tried to say they needed to be re-gapped. So I asked to see the gap. Almost perfect according to spec. So then he was like, "if its off even a little, your engine will missfire... We were done at that point.

Took it in for a second opinion and found a mouse next in the air box. No cost to remove.

Case in point, never settle for an initial diag. Always ask to see for yourself, or if you dont know what to look for, get a second opinion.

 

no sir, did them myself

 

Nope. Plan on heading to a shop with them...no way I am doing 700# springs with some dinky Autozone loaner shit...

 

pffft. i did it with out a care and probably did it the most unsafe way possible

 

Hmmmmm seriously though it wouldn't be much to have a shop with a wall mounted compressor do it...and I know just a shop that would probably do it for nothing for me...

 

on the second one, i cranked down completely on one side with impact then the other. probably a wonder i didnt die but oh well. got done and not doing it again.

 

I have two pair.

 

Can always do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkVLBOnAifc

Someone on here did it this way and highly encouraged it so we tired on my truck but without taking the lower ball joint off the LCA and almost died...

 

Not goings to work on coil overs...it slips from the bottom not the top. Must use an actual spring compressor

 

Oh.

You Could always do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBIEIfD8_20

 

Get your votes in.

http://nation.foxnews.com/poll/2013...to-blame-for-inciting-mass-murderers-as-some/

Fuck yeah for Texas.

 

For stock coils and second gens in general, that method does work