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[quote][i]Originally posted by ShEp[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by Steve[/i] lol anger in here Other thing I've noticed, is a lot of mechanics these days no longer possess the skills to diagnose something, plug in a reader, if that comes back without the answer you get the car back with "dont know" Yes that has happened to me many times in the past too before you all start waving your arms and calling me a liar. Other traits I've noticed is, for example, a car not running quite right, garage has it in (vauxhall in this case), car is returned once, fixed the problem sir, part replaced and paid for, problem comes back a week later, car gets returned, this time get it back with dont know, but a nice 50 quid charge to stick a fault reader on it, 3rd time, they end up telling me it an ECU fault, actually was a vacuum leak, but the highly skilled mechanics, including a "senior mechanic" were about to charge me several hundred pounds for a part I didnt need, because the answer machine didnt tell them any answers. Not sure where this "have to get it right to be a mechanic because customers" claim comes from, because that doesnt happen, fairly often too. Redundant justification right there. Additionally, it seems mechanics need step by step guides too, I've had several "Systems" that main dealers use for technical sheets etc, its just step by step parts, so mechanics these days, also have to rely on computer versions of Haynes Manuals. [Edited on 21-02-2015 by Steve] [/quote] What garages do you use :lol: Admittedly there is a lot of mechanics who don't know how to diagnose a fault correctly. The assumption is often made that if an error code (for arguments sake) comes up for a lambda sensor fault, the automatic thought is to replace it, but in my experience the lambda sensor is where the fault is picked up first, maybe due to over fueling or running lean, which could be caused by several other things, which is when the diagnostic work comes into it. Some mechanics have become too reliant on computers to do the work for them. But for you to slate a whole profession based on the idiots you've had dealings with just isn't cricket. [/quote]
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