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Title: Car Mechanics are Weasels
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Published: Dec 7, 2011
Author: Turtle
Post Date: 2011-12-07 18:38:45 by Turtle
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Views: 423
Comments: 24

My check engine light can on and my 1999 Ford Winstar van did not want to start. It finally did, so I took it to the local mechanic whom I had never been to before.

It was the Mass Air Sensor. $200 for the part, he told me, $70 labor. I checked at Autozone and got the part for $129. It was located in the air filter. Took me about 45 minutes to change it.

Weasels!

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#2. To: Turtle (#0)

y did, so I took it to the local mechanic whom I had never been to before.

It was the Mass Air Sensor. $

He diagnosed the problem for you which you did not have the ability to do, evidently. Not trying to be snarky here, just saying. Anyway, I feel the thing you should do in the future is take the vehicle to a parts store, all of them, as far as I know, will do a scan for free, and most of the sales force can tell you what to do with the scan. Or refer you to a at least decent mechanic to do the work. Be interested into what others would suggest, as these new beasts are complicated.

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#18. To: tom007 (#2) (Edited)

He diagnosed the problem for you which you did not have the ability to do, evidently

The '80s Caprices I owned for years could be diagnosed by using a paper clip in the upper two slots in the computer plug-in. This does not work on any new car that I know of. Instead, you're supposed to buy a diagnostic computer or have a mechanic diagnose it.

I won't pay $140 an hour (which is what his $70 for half-an-hour would be) for anything.

Turtle  posted on  2011-12-08   14:39:16 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Turtle (#18)

I won't pay $140 an hour (which is what his $70 for half-an-hour would be) for anything.

How about a Marilyn or Jayne lookalike?

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#20. To: Original_Intent (#19)

How about a Marilyn or Jayne lookalike?

Plastic or flesh?

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