It was unusually warm today. Me and my girl took the Bimmer for a nice quck run around Hammond Bay this afternoon, and the car performed without incident. Until we came to a stop. God, what a stench. Burning rubber, burning rubber, and more burning rubber. I took it easy on it the rest of the way home, then popped the hood and pulled out an old Haynes, and began to look for problems. This is what really made my evening.
The belts are on backwards.
The fan and water pump belts are installed with the teeth facing out! I don't care what kind of car it is, European or not, how the hell do you manage to do something like that? I got the belts done a month ago, and while I have driven her hard on a few occasions, it hasn't been really warm until the last couple of days, hence the prevailance of the smell. I don't usually take a good look at the front of the engine (its kinda down there in the radiator anyways).. whenever I pop the hood I'm checking the oil and other vitals.
There will be hellfire at the garage tomorrow. They'd better fix it free of charge.
The belts are on backwards.
The fan and water pump belts are installed with the teeth facing out! I don't care what kind of car it is, European or not, how the hell do you manage to do something like that? I got the belts done a month ago, and while I have driven her hard on a few occasions, it hasn't been really warm until the last couple of days, hence the prevailance of the smell. I don't usually take a good look at the front of the engine (its kinda down there in the radiator anyways).. whenever I pop the hood I'm checking the oil and other vitals.
There will be hellfire at the garage tomorrow. They'd better fix it free of charge.