what happens if oil filter shatters to pieces in a e30s50b30

[penton08]

Is this it?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... fullsize=1

Thats one of them, he has sent me a few more but i cant seem to get them into photobucket.

[e30s50b30]

yes that is it

[DanThe]

Fckin monkeys

Forward them to me penton I will have them up in 5 mins

[e30s50b30]

so i take it my s50 is history now before i even drove it damn . what should i do buy another bare engine and just get it done again ? i'm gutted fellas

[fuzzy]

have you paid the £3G up front before you got it back?

[e30s50b30]

not pics of conversion thats stripped pic of it now after the incident and also one of the filter

[fuzzy]

Fckin monkeys

Forward them to me penton I will have them up in 5 mins

no need for that, he's trying his best to upload them.

[e30s50b30]

not pics of conversion that's pic of it this evenning after he stripped it .now after the incident and also one of the filter

[e30s50b30]

i had a bit today but i didn't i turned back 4 miles from there once he said it broke down. i was mad .

[Jhonno]

Niiiice....

[Jhonno]

[e30s50b30]

what can i do with regards to this ? what action can i take ? i want to react in a acceptable manner and not go ape

[fuzzy]

so were are you at now with this? they still have the car? youve paid £3G to them ?

[DanThe]

Bodgetastic

I think its fair to say you have been well and truly shafted

[e30s50b30]

i am left with 1300 to pay they have the car

[leeparkes]

Are those normal M52 manifolds?

This has bodge written all over it..

[DanThe]

Did you outline 'exactly' what you wanted doing in terms of conversion parts and how it was going to turn out?
If you just handed over the car and engine then TBH you dont have a leg to stand on

[e30s50b30]

so the manifolds are wrong too ?

[leeparkes]

i am left with 1300 to pay they have the car

Id fookin keep that for a start..

[Jhonno]

Yes.. They are wank M50 ones. Way too small for an S50.

[e30s50b30]

i asked for a conversion and asked for bits from my m3 to be used as much of them as would fit in the e30 , so im expecting it to have e36 m3 manifolds for a start.

[Jhonno]

That would have been ~£1500 more..

[leeparkes]

Id be more concerned why the filter looks like that.


Who done the swap? are they on here?

[e30s50b30]

course of action guys what do i do now

[fuzzy]

as youve supplied the engine i expect theyll take no responsibility for it possibly being fooked.what are they saying about it?

[Jhonno]

I think unfortunately you do not have a leg to stand on, and should have looked into it more beforehand sadly.

[leeparkes]

as youve supplied the engine i expect theyll take no responsibility for it possibly being fooked.

Yes but what mechanic/idiot doesnt change the filter when changing the oil, on an expensive engine too.

[penton08]

M3 manifolds cost £1200ish to be modified to fit into a e30. I have NO clue as to how they made m50 ones fit All of this should of been talked about/agreed before the job was started.

[e30s50b30]

no the guy is not on here , i handed a full car and asked for bits to be taken off for the build .

[fuzzy]

ive been myself there with the shoddy conversion work done by a so called specialist. cost me a couple of £G more to put right.its not so easy to keep regular tabs on things if theyre in a different town far away.id always recommend staying local if possible so you can check up unannounced.

[e30s50b30]

its a bit too much to take not sure what i will do here but i need to do something and i may end up in jail this is angering now

[e30s50b30]

i did a bit of showing up and i have already bought a new filter coz i thought the air intake was crap but now more crap

[leeparkes]

Conversion aside you need to find out why he didnt swap the filter when he changed the oil.

[TouringTash]

was the work done by a garage or a back street trader?
Let them know you are not happy and explain why and ask what they are going to do first.
If garage contact the local trading standards also speak to a lawyer. the work is of a poor standard.
what happened to the manifolds that were connected to the engine before they started.

Personally I would take a different route, though a peacefull route may suit you better.

By the looks of it they have taken on a job they didn't know how to do correctly.

[fuzzy]

as youve supplied the engine i expect theyll take no responsibility for it possibly being fooked.

Yes but what mechanic/idiot doesnt change the filter when changing the oil, on an expensive engine too.

for sure, ive said that previously but judging by what im seeing im guessing thats the route they will go down.