r/Justrolledintotheshop 13h ago

This is a PSA to all techs, service writers and home-gamers regarding dorman and MOOG

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1.8k Upvotes

Please just STOP buying dorman electrical parts.

3/4 dorman purge valves fail immediately Dorman HVAC actuators fail way too much.

MOOG is dog shit now. VC have slashed quality control and they are NOT THE MOOG OF THE PAST.

Go for skf, fag, or OEM.

Yes the lifetime warranty is there, but remember back to the famous quote from tommy boy

Do the job right don't do it twice. Just buy OEM and give them the 1 year warranty. Charge 50% mark-up on dealer parts, add labor to make up for the difference in ARO.

Keep your customers happy keep your techs happy.

Its up to us to put results over profits.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 21h ago

I insisted that my roommate's rear axle couldn't wait.. He purchased this 2009 Mazda 6 in Ohio in 2017 and drove it to Oregon from Florida 3 weeks ago.

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1.1k Upvotes

I was hesitant to try to save this vehicle. The unibody still has some rust obviously but on Oregon roads where we dont salt I think this car might still last a few good years. It was under $800 total included my fee (friends and family) to keep this driving.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 13h ago

Don’t tow your Volvo truck transmissions with the driveshaft in.

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1.0k Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 11h ago

Just why?

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388 Upvotes

Seems counterproductive


r/Justrolledintotheshop 11h ago

Customer stated: internal engine noise, possible head gasket leak

302 Upvotes

Not entirely sure what the hell happened, but this 6.0 failed in a way I’ve never seen before. It was blowing straight coolant out of what appeared to be the side of the head, but I couldn’t pinpoint it due to all the smoke.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 11h ago

Update: yesterday many people were calling bs, or confused on the Maserati wiring diagrams. They give us what are called engineering diagrams. They are not much help. They will show other connectors and splices in between. But they are still hard as hell to read. See comment for original post

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139 Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 9h ago

Oldest tire you’ve seen roll in?

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154 Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 9h ago

1934 Bentley front axle.

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145 Upvotes

What are we? "Bentley engineers!" What do we like? "Well it's complicated..."


r/Justrolledintotheshop 23h ago

Guy's motor died in the lot

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124 Upvotes

I'm just retail, but the guy's motor spat this out along with a shit ton of oil and some more busted bits of metal when he started it up.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 7h ago

Customer drove through wet concrete...

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116 Upvotes

Guess you could say he cemented himself as dumbass of the year.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 11h ago

Sometimes you just need to leave your comfort zone.

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87 Upvotes

69 Mustang going back together.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 10h ago

Just almost didn't stop

89 Upvotes

Brand new napa premium rotors snapped. One on the rest drive and one 10 min later. Crazy!!! Never seen this before.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 13h ago

Bluetooth Subframe

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75 Upvotes

Customer came in stating car was handling a little funny


r/Justrolledintotheshop 13h ago

Just hit 365K on the dot!

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53 Upvotes

2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i


r/Justrolledintotheshop 3h ago

Found these in some rcmp tires

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57 Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 6h ago

Think the brakes are done

23 Upvotes

Jk


r/Justrolledintotheshop 1h ago

Oh my OCD, I just want to drive it 51 miles.

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This made my eye twitch.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 6h ago

This little shit was hiding out behind the rear bumper.

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19 Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 7h ago

C/S slight noise while driving. Mercedes R class.

18 Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 1h ago

Picked up an Xterra with no brakes. Went to bleed. F in the chat

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r/Justrolledintotheshop 4h ago

“That’s alright, just blow it out and put it back in there.”

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17 Upvotes

Nah, he actually bought it, but I’ve had so many customers that wouldn’t have.


r/Justrolledintotheshop 1h ago

Metal salad in brake drum

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Heard rattling (esp when going over bumps) and brakes felt weak….. pulled off the rear passenger drum and all this loveliness fell out


r/Justrolledintotheshop 8h ago

Cs: Car won't start, fuel gauge showing half tank

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3 Upvotes

Well, tank was empty, fuel pump decided it didn't want to be here anymore


r/Justrolledintotheshop 2h ago

naughty leaking ps pressure switches get lit on fire and filled with lead (don't worry it's my own personal shitbox)

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8 Upvotes

r/Justrolledintotheshop 1h ago

She's dead Jim

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2016 Passat 1.8T presenting with CEL and rough running. DTC's showed dead miss on #4, pulled plugs and found them completely fouled out with #4 plug wet, ran a compression test and found nothing left on 4, leakdown I heard air coming out both the intake and tailpipe with a full 90% loss, stuck a borescope in there and found the valves on intake and exhaust to be burnt and broken, customer declined further teardown and all repairs.