Hi guys, I have a 2014 LX (lifetime TX car) with 120k miles. I purchased around 64k, and the AHC had just been serviced at 60k mile service. It's worked great until a few days ago I noticed some oil drops on the driveway. I cycled the AHC up and that presented a massive leak and immediately shut the car down, but it was unfortunately now displaying the "check system" message. I had it flat bedded to dealer where the diagnostic fee essentially got me "replace every component for $10k".
The dealer claims there's a ruptured line (probably true based on what I saw, notwithstanding the fact there's zero corrosion on the car) and that the line and pump needs to be replaced. The pump solely because of code C1763 - abnormal pressure. The tech said this is because air was in the system, and that once air was in the system, the pump was ruined. Pump parts and labor was around $4500. Is it really likely that the pump would be ruined because it was very briefly run with low fluid? Other than moving the car to a spot it could be put on a flat bed, driving it onto the flat bed, and presumably moving it around the dealer a bit, the car wasn't driven with the error being displayed. It also sat relatively level in what looked like N position for a couple of days before moving for the tow truck, and didn't appear to droop any when it sat in the spot for the tow truck for about an hour.
Any thoughts on what my best course of action might be? I would have thought replace lines, fill with fluid, bleed and see if the pump works before replacing the pump, but dealer is not backing down (that would take them admitting they're maybe FOS, after all). For those in DFW, any suggestions for a shop or dealer that knows these systems a little better (it's at Sewell right now, so probably not them).
The dealer claims there's a ruptured line (probably true based on what I saw, notwithstanding the fact there's zero corrosion on the car) and that the line and pump needs to be replaced. The pump solely because of code C1763 - abnormal pressure. The tech said this is because air was in the system, and that once air was in the system, the pump was ruined. Pump parts and labor was around $4500. Is it really likely that the pump would be ruined because it was very briefly run with low fluid? Other than moving the car to a spot it could be put on a flat bed, driving it onto the flat bed, and presumably moving it around the dealer a bit, the car wasn't driven with the error being displayed. It also sat relatively level in what looked like N position for a couple of days before moving for the tow truck, and didn't appear to droop any when it sat in the spot for the tow truck for about an hour.
Any thoughts on what my best course of action might be? I would have thought replace lines, fill with fluid, bleed and see if the pump works before replacing the pump, but dealer is not backing down (that would take them admitting they're maybe FOS, after all). For those in DFW, any suggestions for a shop or dealer that knows these systems a little better (it's at Sewell right now, so probably not them).
