REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - Dealership serviced my car and engine blew up

Tegger604 · 05-10-2009, 10:22 PM

I brought my 97 4Runner to get serviced at a Toyota dealerhip on the weekend, and here's what they did:
-oil change
-lubricated propeller shaft
-replaced transfer case fluid
-replaced front/rear differential fluid
-replaced spark plugs
-transmission fluid flush

I got a call during the service and they tell me there was a situation, so I go back to the dealership and here's what they tell me (and what's written on my service record):

"Engine threw a rod stud end cap after engine was being washed. Bottom end is destroyed and contact between head and piston was inevitable. Needs engine replaced."

Now, I'm not a mechanic but needless to say, this is pretty f*cked up. Do you think the dealership should be paying for my engine replacement?

05-10-2009, 10:22 PM	#1
Tegger604 I am Hook'd on RS Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 74 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dealership serviced my car and engine blew up I brought my 97 4Runner to get serviced at a Toyota dealerhip on the weekend, and here's what they did: -oil change -lubricated propeller shaft -replaced transfer case fluid -replaced front/rear differential fluid -replaced spark plugs -transmission fluid flush I got a call during the service and they tell me there was a situation, so I go back to the dealership and here's what they tell me (and what's written on my service record): "Engine threw a rod stud end cap after engine was being washed. Bottom end is destroyed and contact between head and piston was inevitable. Needs engine replaced." Now, I'm not a mechanic but needless to say, this is pretty f*cked up. Do you think the dealership should be paying for my engine replacement?