- Oct 12, 2008
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Hi!
As quite a few of you know I have bought a small motorhome . It is a Hymer Camp 51 on a Fiat Ducato TD 2,5 l 1991
I know it is quite old but indeed I would have thought that I would not have any trouble with the parts being a Fiat Ducato which is very popular.
How can I find specific engine parts? I found out that I had a prob with Diesel heating. So I took Max to the garage and ask to have it checked to see if it was the heating plug or some other problem .
I just went to pay the garage this morning as they fixed it BUT I had been told on the phone that it was not really the plug itself but a bigger part (with some electronic stuff on) which was the prob. Electricity wasn't reaching the heating plug because of that part( I say it as I understood it) So they asked o you want the part to be changed , it might cost a bit! Ok , said I .... how much do you think?
Around 300 euros he answered including the job.
Ok do it then , I don't want prob in winter!
They phone yesterday to say it's all fixed!
So this morning off I go to pay with the babies so they can park it outside the garage and I can pick it up late after work.
Bill is what they said BUT the part hasn't been changed!!
They have changed the heating plug.
They said it took a hell of time to find it as they don't make it anymore, and don't know if the bigger part still exists, but Max starts very well.
I go out and look at the bill...... heating plug costs .......... 133 euros !
I thought it would have cost something like 15 euros? Is it normal even for a very difficult one to find?
Now what if I need to change the bigger part at some point ? Any idea on how to find it? Am I going to lose an arm again?
Any chance that one of the funsters traders here could find it for me?
I get worried now.....
All advices and tips very welcome!
Amicalement
Frankie
As quite a few of you know I have bought a small motorhome . It is a Hymer Camp 51 on a Fiat Ducato TD 2,5 l 1991
I know it is quite old but indeed I would have thought that I would not have any trouble with the parts being a Fiat Ducato which is very popular.
How can I find specific engine parts? I found out that I had a prob with Diesel heating. So I took Max to the garage and ask to have it checked to see if it was the heating plug or some other problem .
I just went to pay the garage this morning as they fixed it BUT I had been told on the phone that it was not really the plug itself but a bigger part (with some electronic stuff on) which was the prob. Electricity wasn't reaching the heating plug because of that part( I say it as I understood it) So they asked o you want the part to be changed , it might cost a bit! Ok , said I .... how much do you think?
Around 300 euros he answered including the job.
Ok do it then , I don't want prob in winter!
They phone yesterday to say it's all fixed!
So this morning off I go to pay with the babies so they can park it outside the garage and I can pick it up late after work.
Bill is what they said BUT the part hasn't been changed!!
They have changed the heating plug.
They said it took a hell of time to find it as they don't make it anymore, and don't know if the bigger part still exists, but Max starts very well.
I go out and look at the bill...... heating plug costs .......... 133 euros !
I thought it would have cost something like 15 euros? Is it normal even for a very difficult one to find?
Now what if I need to change the bigger part at some point ? Any idea on how to find it? Am I going to lose an arm again?
Any chance that one of the funsters traders here could find it for me?
I get worried now.....
All advices and tips very welcome!
Amicalement
Frankie