the check engine light on my car.......
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I have and 05 Malibu and a van from 98 and neither has to be inspected ever. Must be a city thing.0
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I found out the check engine light in my Suzuki comes on if I don't screw the gas-cap on tight enough. :?
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justam wrote:I found out the check engine light in my Suzuki comes on if I don't screw the gas-cap on tight enough. :?
A lot of cars are like that. It's happened to me before
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This is, without a doubt, the SILLIEST fucking thing I have ever read on theis board. As a matter of fact, this could possibly be the silliest fucking thing i have ever read, anywhere, at any time.SomethingCreative wrote:SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:why is it EVERY SINGLE TIME i go for a fucking oil change....
some 18 year old kid thinks he has the right to play with everything in my engine.....that he can get his fucking hands on?????
dont tell me i need a fucking radiator flush(i never asked you to check my fucking radiator)
dont tell me i need a transmission flush(i never asked you to check my fucking transmission)
dont tell me i need struts and filters and $1500 worth of other bullshit......
just change my fucking oil and let me go my merry way..........
EVERY SINGLE fucking time i have gone for an oil change some assfuck tries to sell me $500-$1000 worth of work i dont fucking need.........
okie dokie.
MAYBE YOU NEED A FUCKING RADIATOR FLUSH.
the reason he tells you is because when your fucking engine in damaged for overheating. YOU WILL GO IN AND FREAK OUT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED. THEY ARE COVERING THEIR OWN ASSES. this way, WHEN you go in there and freak out, they have records that you declined the recommended work during a previous visit.
The fucking mechanic is recommending a bunch of fucking work that I dont need......SO HE CAN COVER HIS OWN ASS?????
Thats the biggest line of bullshit i have ever heard......Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
I think the poster was suggesting that perhaps you do need said work, hence the mechanic recommending it.SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:This is, without a doubt, the SILLIEST fucking thing I have ever read on theis board. As a matter of fact, this could possibly be the silliest fucking thing i have ever read, anywhere, at any time.
The fucking mechanic is recommending a bunch of fucking work that I dont need......SO HE CAN COVER HIS OWN ASS?????
Thats the biggest line of bullshit i have ever heard......0 -
my mechanic can take his radiator flush....that he has been recommending to me for 5 years.....and shove it up his thieving ass.....Rygar wrote:
I think the poster was suggesting that perhaps you do need said work, hence the mechanic recommending it.SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:This is, without a doubt, the SILLIEST fucking thing I have ever read on theis board. As a matter of fact, this could possibly be the silliest fucking thing i have ever read, anywhere, at any time.
The fucking mechanic is recommending a bunch of fucking work that I dont need......SO HE CAN COVER HIS OWN ASS?????
Thats the biggest line of bullshit i have ever heard......
...draining and refilling your auto radiator with new antifreeze every two to three years WILL help maintain and extend the life of your vehicle, but will probably NOT have an impact on the way it drives, overall fuel economy, cure a major over-heating problem, or improve handling in wet weatherTake me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
Well maybe the mechanic was just trying to help you make your car last longer. Or maybe he was just reading from a script. Who knows? It was easy to say no, wasn't it?SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
my mechanic can take his radiator flush....that he has been recommending to me for 5 years.....and shove it up his thieving ass.....Rygar wrote:
I think the poster was suggesting that perhaps you do need said work, hence the mechanic recommending it.SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:This is, without a doubt, the SILLIEST fucking thing I have ever read on theis board. As a matter of fact, this could possibly be the silliest fucking thing i have ever read, anywhere, at any time.
The fucking mechanic is recommending a bunch of fucking work that I dont need......SO HE CAN COVER HIS OWN ASS?????
Thats the biggest line of bullshit i have ever heard......
...draining and refilling your auto radiator with new antifreeze every two to three years WILL help maintain and extend the life of your vehicle, but will probably NOT have an impact on the way it drives, overall fuel economy, cure a major over-heating problem, or improve handling in wet weather
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i cant tell you how many times i have heard......"we recommend a transmission flush"
The shops that want to sell you the engine or transmission flush charge anywhere from $49.95 to $99.95, not including a new engine or transmission. Those are extra. And they state quite emphatically that it is recommended that it be done. But who actually recommends that it be done? I checked with GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda and several other new car manufacturers and not one recommended an engine or transmission flush as routine maintenance. In fact, they specifically don't recommend it at all!! The new car dealerships that do sell them use the implication that since they are the dealer that it must be the factory that recommends it. And if they do say the factory recommends it, they are flat out lying to you.
The only ones who do recommend flushing as a maintenance procedure are the companies that sell the flush machines and the shops that buy them. The flush machine manufacturers state quite clearly in their operating manuals not to use their machines on "high-mileage vehicles". That simple statement proves that flushing is not a safe procedure. It also absolves them of any responsibility of any damage that may occur due to the use of their equipment. This leaves the shop wholly responsible for anything that happens and the cost of correcting the damage that occursTake me piece by piece.....
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I'll take your word for it. I haven't had them push flushes on me yet.SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:i cant tell you how many times i have heard......"we recommend a transmission flush"
The shops that want to sell you the engine or transmission flush charge anywhere from $49.95 to $99.95, not including a new engine or transmission. Those are extra. And they state quite emphatically that it is recommended that it be done. But who actually recommends that it be done? I checked with GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda and several other new car manufacturers and not one recommended an engine or transmission flush as routine maintenance. In fact, they specifically don't recommend it at all!! The new car dealerships that do sell them use the implication that since they are the dealer that it must be the factory that recommends it. And if they do say the factory recommends it, they are flat out lying to you.
The only ones who do recommend flushing as a maintenance procedure are the companies that sell the flush machines and the shops that buy them. The flush machine manufacturers state quite clearly in their operating manuals not to use their machines on "high-mileage vehicles". That simple statement proves that flushing is not a safe procedure. It also absolves them of any responsibility of any damage that may occur due to the use of their equipment. This leaves the shop wholly responsible for anything that happens and the cost of correcting the damage that occurs0 -
this thread is funny...anyway, my two cents...
yes, the quicky lube joints are going to recommend things to make a couple of extra bucks...but is in important to read your owners manual for suggested fluid change intervals....
check engine light: it seems that some see this as major nuisance drummed up by auto manufacturers simply to piss you off and have you take the vehicle to a mechanic...well, it's there for a reason...feel free to ignore the light...eventually you'll be paying someone to fix the issue...
I know in VW's the check engine light is usually a bad O2 sensor...sure you could ignore it, but in a year, you'll be putting in a new catalytic converter to the tune of couple, few hundred bucks...0 -
SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
The fucking mechanic is recommending a bunch of fucking work that I dont need......SO HE CAN COVER HIS OWN ASS?????
Thats the biggest line of bullshit i have ever heard......
I checked with GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda and several other new car manufacturers and not one recommended an engine or transmission flush as routine maintenance. In fact, they specifically don't recommend it at all!!
Yes, to cover his own ass. Lets say that the "fucking work you don't need" leads to something very bad happening to your car...transmission burns up, engine blows, brake system fails. Like I said before, people will go in there and freak out because they weren't told ahead of time and guess what...the shop ends buying them a new engine, transmission, radiator. etc. I guess I just don't see what the big deal is...its not like they're putting a gun to your head and making an offer you can't refuse...are they?
I can't speak for the import companies, but I worked for ford and they definitely have routine transmission service intervals, they vary by the model and year...off the top of my head the focus from like 2001-2004 is every 30,000 miles...the f150s are the same for the most part. It changes pretty much every year. I know a lot of the new ones are good till like 150,000 miles or something crazy.
here's a search where you can get FORD's recommended service intervals, if you feel so inclined:
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/ ... GetYMM.asp"Well, I think this band is incapable of sucking."
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and another question for the mechanics....
why is it that i see signs everywhere advertising a $99, 2 wheel brake job(most cars)????
yet in 30 years of driving never once has my car qualified for the $99 brake job.....
every single fucking time i have had someone give me the old "free brake inspection".....
the first thing that comes out of the mechanics mouth after the "free brake inspection" is.....
"Well, you are looking at $600 to get your brakes fixed"...
or
"Well, you not only need pads, shoes, rotors...blah blah blah.....but we also recommend blah blah blah"......
and all those blah blah blahs add up to about $1000......
How come i never fucking ever qualify for the $99, 2 wheel brake job???????Take me piece by piece.....
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Well your brakes don't last 30 years, 'cmon be reasonable!SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:and another question for the mechanics....
why is it that i see signs everywhere advertising a $99, 2 wheel brake job(most cars)????
yet in 30 years of driving never once has my car qualified for the $99 brake job.....0 -
you want me to be reasonable????Rygar wrote:
Well your brakes don't last 30 years, 'cmon be reasonable!SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:and another question for the mechanics....
why is it that i see signs everywhere advertising a $99, 2 wheel brake job(most cars)????
yet in 30 years of driving never once has my car qualified for the $99 brake job.....
yet YOU are under the impression that i have driven the SAME car for 30 years????Take me piece by piece.....
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Oh, for some reason I thought your last name was Bundy. My bad!SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
you want me to be reasonable????Rygar wrote:
Well your brakes don't last 30 years, 'cmon be reasonable!SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:and another question for the mechanics....
why is it that i see signs everywhere advertising a $99, 2 wheel brake job(most cars)????
yet in 30 years of driving never once has my car qualified for the $99 brake job.....
yet YOU are under the impression that i have driven the SAME car for 30 years????0 -
so after going to Mr. Mechanic this morning.......and telling him....
"Lets just check the front brakes and see what i need....DO NOT worry about the rear brakes....lets just check the front brakes and see what i need"
he calls me a half hour later and says....
"We also checked your rear brakes and they are fine, but you can use an adjustment which will run you $45"
WHAT THE FUCK was it that Mr. Mechanic didnt understand about "DO NOT worry about the rear brakes!!!!"
it never ever fucking ever changes with these guys.....hehehehehehehehe
and OF COURSE he recommends the $139 part instead of the $99 part....OF COURSE!!!!!!
it took me 5 minutes to tell the fucking guy....USE THE $99 PART!!!!!!!!!Take me piece by piece.....
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That check engine light makes me crazy. I also just unhook the battery to shut it off. It comes on even if its just time for an oil change. Thankfully, here in Michigan, we don't have our cars check anymore.Save room for dessert!0
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Btw, you know I was joking, right? :PSPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:you want me to be reasonable????
yet YOU are under the impression that i have driven the SAME car for 30 years????0 -
nope......Rygar wrote:
Btw, you know I was joking, right? :PSPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:you want me to be reasonable????
yet YOU are under the impression that i have driven the SAME car for 30 years????Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
Well now you do.SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
nope......Rygar wrote:Btw, you know I was joking, right? :P0
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