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I was driving my Camry today(Big daddy) then it stopped and I was told that it was overheating that caused it.

The mechanic said the gasket has demaged and it will cost me 30k.

Please share your thought on this, is it up to that?

Freiden:

Say something nau instead of this sign

Those mechanics are thieves. First of all, there are two kinds of gaskets. The original one (iron) and the normal one (paper). The normal gasket costs about 1500 to 2,000 while the original (follow come) gasket can't be more than 10k. I was a victim, my mechanic ended up collecting 10k from me telling me that he will buy the original gasket for me, at the end of the day, I discovered that he bought the one of 2k, pocketing 8,000 naira. Just like that. If you have chance, go to market and buy it yourself.

I suggest you go to the market and buy it yourself, buy the iron type. You only pay 2 or 3k for workmanship. Good luck bro.

I'd advise u create another thread on the 'car talk' section...you'll find generous individuals therein, who'd be glad to help.

Landmark445:
Those mechanics are thieves. First of all, there are two kinds of gaskets. The original one (iron) and the normal one (paper). The normal gasket costs about 1500 to 2,000 while the original (follow come) gasket can't be more than 10k. I was a victim, my mechanic ended up collecting 10k from me telling me that he will buy the original gasket for me, at the end of the day, I discovered that he bought the one of 2k, pocketing 8,000 naira. Just like that. If you have chance, go to market and buy it yourself.

You can't believe what this Mechanic is telling me. After so many talks and negotiation, he insisted that his money is 15k and can't go lesser than that. The problem am having now is that he has opened the engine and the location where the car broke down is not good enough to just abandone like that.

But I doubt if I can pay him 15k after knowing that the cost of gasket is just 2k

Ashmark:
You can't believe what this Mechanic is telling me. After so many talks and negotiation, he insisted that his money is 15k and can't go lesser than that. The problem am having now is that he has opened the engine and the location where the car broke down is not good enough to just abandone like that.
But I doubt if I can pay him 15k after knowing that the cost of gasket is just 2k

Is he charging 15k for the gasket and his workmanship? If yes, pay and learn your lesson not to allow anyhow mechanic to open your engine.
However, ensure that he finish his job before paying him completely, cos some of the quacks don't know how to set the timing chain of the car.

fm7070:
Is he charging 15k for the gasket and his workmanship? If yes, pay and learn your lesson not to allow anyhow mechanic to open your engine.
However, ensure that he finish his job before paying him completely, cos some of the quacks don't know how to set the timing chain of the car.

Okay, that's what the whole thing will end up to be.

He's charging 15k for gasket and workmanship

make sure he buys original gasket and u see b4 he mounts it

owobloww:
make sure he buys original gasket and u see b4 he mounts it

How would I know the original gasket?

Ashmark:
You can't believe what this Mechanic is telling me. After so many talks and negotiation, he insisted that his money is 15k and can't go lesser than that. The problem am having now is that he has opened the engine and the location where the car broke down is not good enough to just abandone like that.

But I doubt if I can pay him 15k after knowing that the cost of gasket is just 2k

Dont get me wrong o. 2k is for the inferior gasket, though it will serve you, and that's what most mechanic usually buy. 10k is for the original gasket. So maybe the mechanic wants to collect 15k, use 10k to buy the original gasket and 5k for workmanship. Ask him, which of the gasket he is buying. Paper or iron?

He said his buying paper gasket. The there is no need for the iron gasket.