Toby_Zaphod
Well-Known Member
I have a X reg Daf FA45 Tristar box & the other week I found I was losing air. Id arrive somewhere with air tanks full but after parking up for only a short time the tanks were at about half full & I had to wait for them to refill before I could drive away. This clearly was something wrong.
I got my mechanic to have a look & he heard air escaping from the Air Filter box.....Oh dear, expensive he says. The compressor needed replacing, damn! We price the options up. Second had one without any guarantee £420, reconditioned with guarantee £520, new but after market one £720. Of course all these prices are plus fitting. Anyway I go for the reconditioned option & we get it & fit it. All appeared ok, lorry started up, tanks charge & couldnt hear leaks, job done. Took lorry out Friday & same problem started again. Mechanic comes, checks all out & the bl@@dy compressor is faulty again so its been taken off for exchange. I dont blame mechanic, hes been great, but why dont factories build to a standard & check their items before sending them out. Mechanic fortunately isnt charging me for labour on the replacement as he says Ive already paid for job to be done but hes losing out having to do job again. Hes going to try to get something towards his time from the suppliers but he doesnt hold out much hope.
Years ago this didnt happen. Now when you buy something you open it up & something is either broken or missing or it just doesnt work. It really pi$$e$ me off!
I got my mechanic to have a look & he heard air escaping from the Air Filter box.....Oh dear, expensive he says. The compressor needed replacing, damn! We price the options up. Second had one without any guarantee £420, reconditioned with guarantee £520, new but after market one £720. Of course all these prices are plus fitting. Anyway I go for the reconditioned option & we get it & fit it. All appeared ok, lorry started up, tanks charge & couldnt hear leaks, job done. Took lorry out Friday & same problem started again. Mechanic comes, checks all out & the bl@@dy compressor is faulty again so its been taken off for exchange. I dont blame mechanic, hes been great, but why dont factories build to a standard & check their items before sending them out. Mechanic fortunately isnt charging me for labour on the replacement as he says Ive already paid for job to be done but hes losing out having to do job again. Hes going to try to get something towards his time from the suppliers but he doesnt hold out much hope.
Years ago this didnt happen. Now when you buy something you open it up & something is either broken or missing or it just doesnt work. It really pi$$e$ me off!
