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Posted by Walt Davies on May 18, 2007 at 10:05:06 from (70.41.247.118):
A neighbor of mine came over last weekend with her Volvo. Sometimes the battery will go dead over night but not always. So I checked it out and found nothing except the usual 100 milliamp pull on the battery from the clock and some other small stuff in the same circuit.
So she took it to the local dealer and they tested it and determined that this 100 milliamp draw was the reason her battery went dead over night. The battery is 75 months one and not to old and it tested good.
I looked at the bill and this is what it said.
Tested battery 12.1 volts (Low)
Ran engine to charge it up then tested an it was 13.43 volts.
Car has Old alternator with worn armature ( your guess is as good as mine is)
Cost $108 for labor, 91.99 for an NPN battery.
Car still had same old battery in it, so I called the guy up and asked him what the extra charge was for. He came up with this. "Well we had two Volvo 240s in and they both had the same problem we put a battery in the other one an your friend was charged for it instead."
I gave him 2 days to return the $91.99 or I was going to the state and turn him in for fraud.
He was doing some back peddling on that one.
To fix the car they removed the fuse on the radio and car lock and interior lights.
Now I'm wondering what they actually charged the $108 labor for.
Anyway I told her to call me the next time the car battery is dead so I can go over an see what is dragging it down it seems to be intermittent.
Walt
PS We have lousy laws here in Oregon governing mechanics, they can pretty much get away with anything when ripping off Old ladies who come in.
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