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From: XR8 Sprintless on 19 May 2010 07:08 Okay got the car back today with the claim that there is nothing wrong with it other than possibly dirty injectors causing it not to start in the morning. They claim the TK test performed by the radiator specialist is inaccurate. Anyone care to comment. Vehicle was driven a total of 18km's whilst at the dealers. Seems a very small mileage to test if the vehicle is leaking water. As an aside the car was taken straight to my regular mechanic who is pressure testing it overnight and will run another TK test in the morning.
From: Milton on 19 May 2010 07:22 "XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4bf3c6a9$0$27824$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Okay got the car back today with the claim that there is nothing wrong > with it other than possibly dirty injectors causing it not to start in the > morning. Did they clean the injectors or just tell you that? They claim the TK test performed by the radiator specialist > is inaccurate. Anyone care to comment. Hard to say but if the raditor specialist is a specialist, one would expect it to be right. > > Vehicle was driven a total of 18km's whilst at the dealers. Seems a very > small mileage to test if the vehicle is leaking water. They could have had it idling to heat it up first. 18kms is plenty of distance to check for water leaks. > > As an aside the car was taken straight to my regular mechanic who is > pressure testing it overnight and will run another TK test in the morning. Be careful you don't void your warranty by taking it to other mechanical workshops as some of these warranties for 2nd hand cars you need to take it to the dealer you bought the car from, unless that has changed over the years. Don't give up on it. Regards Milton
From: Noddy on 19 May 2010 07:51 "XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4bf3c6a9$0$27824$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Okay got the car back today with the claim that there is nothing wrong > with it other than possibly dirty injectors causing it not to start in the > morning. They claim the TK test performed by the radiator specialist is > inaccurate. Anyone care to comment. What's a "TK" test? -- Regards, Noddy.
From: XR8 Sprintless on 19 May 2010 08:24 On 19/05/2010 9:51 PM, Noddy wrote: > "XR8 Sprintless"<xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4bf3c6a9$0$27824$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> Okay got the car back today with the claim that there is nothing wrong >> with it other than possibly dirty injectors causing it not to start in the >> morning. They claim the TK test performed by the radiator specialist is >> inaccurate. Anyone care to comment. > > What's a "TK" test? > It's a test where they check the gases from the radiator overflow tank for traces of exhaust gases. Basically they have a fluid that changes colour if exhaust gases are present in the radiator overflow tank. A sample of the air is drawn up into a huge syringe type thing with a bulb at the end of it and it mixes with the fluid.
From: Clocky on 19 May 2010 08:42
Milton wrote: > "XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4bf3c6a9$0$27824$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> Okay got the car back today with the claim that there is nothing >> wrong with it other than possibly dirty injectors causing it not to >> start in the morning. > > Did they clean the injectors or just tell you that? > > They claim the TK test performed by the radiator specialist >> is inaccurate. Anyone care to comment. > > Hard to say but if the raditor specialist is a specialist, one would > expect it to be right. I wouldn't expect anything from anyone who claims to be a radiator "specialist". |