Q: Should a warped cylinder be caught in a diagnostic inspection?

asked byOctober 17, 2016

I recently had my 2007 RAV4 worked on for multiple issues. First, the alternator needed to be replaced. Then the water pump blew up and had to be replaced. Finally, the car was shuttering and a coil needed to be replaced. Followed all of these repairs (costing over 1k), the car breaks down within a couple of weeks. I come to find out that the engine has a warped cylinder, causing water to mix with the gas and (from what i'm told) essentially rendering the engine beyond saving. The cost to replace the entire engine would be more than the car is worth. What I need to know is whether this issue should have been caught in the original diagnostic inspection before my mechanic did all of that work? I'm concerned that they knew the engine was shot but continued to do work anyways, knowing that the engine was beyond repair.

My car has 147000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

嘿。听起来您有一个交流发电机问题,并被替换。然后,水泵熄灭,您过热发动机。当您吹出水泵时,除非当时油中有水,否则机械师无法检查头部是否扭曲,除非发动机压缩和气缸压力测试在更换水泵之前进行。当水泵变质时,并不总是会弯曲气缸盖。您也许可以将头部拆下,并检查并重新浮出水面并更换垫圈。它的成本要比更换电动机要少得多。

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