Wrong Flyhweel Supplied - claiming labour

Matt82 said:
Bad luck, can't see you getting anywhere. When I got a flywheel and clutch for mine I trial ran them to test before I even got my tools out. I had correct flywheel and clutch disc but the clutch kit had wrong pressure plate
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Sadly that wouldn't have shown the issue. It's only apparent when it's running and the cam and exhaust inlet position sensors throw errors and the car runs like ****.
 
Matt82 said:
it was the wrong pressure plate, how do you think it would fit on the flywheel? not rocket science, unless you needed tools to take then out the packaging, but i found out it was the wrong part before i even started, because im betterer
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And if his old flywheel is totally shafted, then its not like he can put them back to back to compare them.

Putting two new bits of a clutch together onto a flywheel is a piece of wee?
 
LiE said:
Sadly that wouldn't have shown the issue. It's only apparent when it's running and the cam and exhaust inlet position sensors throw errors and the car runs like ****.
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sorry, but what do engine position sensors have to do with my pressure plate? the point is that i checked before i started to make sure i had the right bits.

i dont know how the OP can expect the mech to magically know if its right or not, the OP owns the car and bought the parts
 
Berger said:
And if his old flywheel is totally shafted, then its not like he can put them back to back to compare them.

Putting two new bits of a clutch together onto a flywheel is a piece of wee?
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if the old flywheel is totally shafter, that has no bearing on whether you can test whether the new parts are the right parts at all. i bought some new parts, i offered them up together to see if they fitted properly to make sure everything worked before i spent hours pulling it to bits. it seems totally logical, to me, to check before you start

in theory you should be able to rely on parts places like ecp etc, but in reality they sell parts for all sorts of cars, theyre not vw/bmw/ford experts. if you cannot tell yourself, leave it to someone who CAN. it may cost you more money, but youre paying for expertise. so because the OP tried to cut costs, had to rely on his own expertise and got it wrong, how now wants "compo" to make up for his mistakes. i just cannot see how thats on at all
 
I think you misunderstood me. I am the OP so I'm talking about my specific problem here. You mentioned what you do to make sure you have the right parts (trial fit them), and I explained in my case a trial fitting wouldn't have shown the there was anything wrong with the flywheel.
 
If you had not sourced your own part and let the mechanics order the part then you would have every right to claim back the labour from the mechanic, but as you supplied your own part its fair for the mechanic to assume you have supplied him with the correct part and then get on with the work.

As the supplier of the flywheel told you that you had the correct part which you then went a bought they should cover the cost (in an ideal world) as if it was not for their mistake you would not be in this situation.

In reality both parties will probably say tough *******. But you can't really blame the mechanic :)
 
this is not right but buy cheap buy twice.

you should really have let the garage sort it all out then you would not be in this mess.
 
i meant you should have let the garage sort it all out even if it cost a bit more.

i do feel for you but can see how the supplier will try and blame mechanic and vice versa.
 
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