I called larry oakes about my 1998 honda cr-v ex and asked him to check out my car for possible fuel pump problem. The charge for that was $120.00 which $50.00 went to expenses and $70.00 would apply to fixing the car if i had him fix it. So without checking anything else on the car and after calling someone to ask about the fuel pump trouble shoot why i was standing next to him, he came to the conclusion it was the entire fuel pump assembly. So i orderd it from the honda parts store. Cost $362.00 $100.00 more to install the fuel pump assembly. After he finished putting it in, we tried to start it and it would not start. He then went to the distributor and and opened it up a tested the parts inside for spark and pulled out a spark plug and said i needed to replace the whole distributor assembly and plugs and wires, and he said he would work with me on fixing it, cause he knew times were tuff. So i did order the whole distributor assembly cost$252.00. So i got it and decided to put it in my self.
After i finshed installing it, i got in and it started right up.??? I started thinking why didnt he check the distributor first. So i called 2 different pro mechanics and told them what i just wrote down and they said it sounds fishy to them. The one pro said how could he properly test the fuel pump, with the distributor/coil/rotar/igniter all being dead. They told me to ask for the parts that he replaced so they could test them for me. So i called larry oakes and asked him for my old parts back and he asked why and became very angry and defensive. I told him he had miss diagnosed my car and that a mechanic had told me how do you properly test a fuel pump with a completly dead distributor assembly. He said he had throne the parts away yesterday. I insisted on him returning the parts and he said i was out of luck and there was nothing he could do. I tan said i will file a lawsuit against you. He called me back 10 minutes later and he said he checked the trash bin that he put the parts in and it had been emptied by the trash company. So who knows do i have any protection. Did i get ripped off from this guy for $582.00. When he should of diagnosed the proplem by going to the engine componets first.instead of creating a problem just to make a living off of a disabled person such as my case. Please help
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