Serious question, has a customer ever brought you a car with a 'custom' fix that was just... wrong?

Last month in Phoenix, a guy rolled in with his truck making a grinding noise, and we found he'd replaced a broken motor mount with a stack of hockey pucks bolted together. The whole engine was just bouncing around. What's the weirdest 'repair' you've seen someone try to pass off?

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val_craig3717d ago

Ever seen a radiator held up with bungee cords?

blake_murphy6117d ago

My old Civic had that setup for about a year. Honestly, you need to get some proper zip ties at least, the thick black ones from the hardware store. Bungees stretch way too much when it gets hot and the engine vibrates. I ran a couple of heavy duty ties through the mounting holes and around the frame rail as a temp fix. It held until I could find a junkyard bracket.