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Attached: 4 images Blown eLSD! My son money shifted, the mechanic said it's a mess. Sheared off multiple internal bolts. Initially my son said it was a mild downshift, he has since recanted. #Corvette #Chevy #Chevrolet #repair #mechanic #cars #car #sportscar #expensive

Linked to Mastodon for pictures, for whatever reason I couldn’t upload them to Lemmy.

My son borrowed my car, called me in the middle of the night saying it was making a weird sound. He had it towed to the specialty shop I use. Initially my son said he didn’t do anything much but down shift, he’s since recanted and admits he likely money shifted. The mechanic said it was a mess and that multiple internal bolts were sheared right off.

The pictures tell the tale… Hopefully I’ll have my car back later this week.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    29 天前

    Hopefully your son learns and your wallet isn’t hurt too bad. At least he wasn’t hurt.

    When I worked as a tech for Hyundai, someone brought in a Veloster Turbo that had almost no oil pressure and making noise like a bat out of hell. For a warranty repair. Some young kid, said he didn’t do anything to it and it just started the night before.

    During my inspection, I found the thrust bearing and various unknown metal shreddings in the bottom of the oil pan, and multiple rod bearings totally wiped out. I did not disassemble the engine but I imagine there was a lot of damage I never saw. Further investigation I found the turbo wastegate actuator rod was adjusted beyond OEM settings, creating overboost. Going further, I found that the PCM had fresh hand prints on it and rag wipe marks (the rest of the engine bay was pretty dusty, so it was an obvious stand out) and a mounting bolt was missing. I decided to connect the OEM scan tool (a Samsung Tablet) to check that the firmware and settings of the PCM were still factory.

    Scan tool did its thing and came back with a result I never saw before and haven’t seen since which said “PCM Tampering Detected” in big red letters. I called the advisor and said he needed to get the owner of the vehicle into my bay so I could talk directly to them. This is the only time I have ever requested to talk to a customer even to this day. Some middle-aged guy came into the shop with the kid that brought it in.

    As your can imagine, the father was not happy to learn that his son had modified the vehicle which resulted in damage that the manufacturer would not cover. I had to let him know that it would be too expensive to repair the engine, and his cheapest option would be to replace it with either a new engine for $3k at the time IIRC, or roll the dice with a used engine. Or take it to another shop that is cheaper, but the parts quality and warranty wouldn’t likely be as good. He had the car towed out, never saw or heard from them again.

    • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      29 天前

      Holy crap! I feel a ton better about my story now. That’s bananas! I test drove one of the Veloster N’s and it’s a nice sporty car. Not sure why the didn’t sell well enough to keep em going.

      And my son is an adult so he’s paying. $800 or so a month until I’m paid back. He’s a good kid. I think I’ll keep him around!

      • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        0·
        29 天前

        The Veloster was a strange one. 3 doors on a hatchback that shared something with the Mazda MX5: being small and low to the ground meant it felt faster than it actually was. They probably got rid of it because too many people in America these days want gigantic SUVs still. Personally, I quite liked the Equus V8 and the first gen Genesis G90 V6 Turbo. At least, before they got to be more than about 6 years old.

        I am sure at some point you wanted to kill him, I know I probably would have felt that way too. But its good that you’re keeping him around, and teaching him how to properly deal with mistakes.

        • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
          1·
          29 天前

          I was upset at first but the next morning he admitted he was driving it like an asshole and had it towed to the mechanic on his dollar and said he’d pay for it. I’d of forgave him either way, he’s done worse. I’m delighted he accepted accountability without me needing to pull the Dad card. I’ve been elated every time my kids have shown progress as they grow, and this is one of those times.

          He’s an adult and all things considered a pretty good one! But I’m biased though, so don’t take my word for it.

    • BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      29 天前

      Doh, right! Supposedly it predicts when it needs to lock up instead of mechanically after power is applied for more stable and predictable acceleration out of corners.

      It’s more stable than my last sports car but that was a 2009 370Z so who knows if that has anything to do with it.

      What I can tell you is it’s about 10x the price to repair and it’s not 10x more stable…

    • Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.caEnglish
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      29 天前

      Most “e limited slip” diffs are just a normal rear diff, and the brakes do the “limited slip” part. This just looks like a blown rear diff.

      Edit: looks like a proper eDiff from a Vette. Ya, he was gooning it.