It took two weeks to get new parts to Portugal and around 15 hours of work to be totally honest.
We found this perfect self-service garage. Freddy the owner was the most helpful and honest guy. When it got late and time to close the garage and our van was still in pieces, he trusted us and let us stay in his garage for the night.
We worked till 6 am, but finally got everything fixed. Hot shower awaited us and we hit the bed just 2 hours before Freddy opened the garage again and served us morning coffee.
It was hard job and our hands are all bruised, but it's so rewarding to know that we can fix our van by ourselves.
Thank you Freddy! We couldn't have got this done without you and your garage.
(And hey, this isn't an ad. We're just really happy with this place and service!)
Steepshot