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Thread ID: 136690	2014-04-01 18:51:00	Tradesmen	pctek (84)	PC World Chat

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1371740	2014-04-01 18:51:00	Husbands car had a sudden leak. We took it down to a local mechanic - with good feedback - to check the oil leak husband couldn't find. He said it wasn't, it was power steering fluid seeping from seals. $600 to pull rack out and replace. Husband spent the weekend cleaning it and messing about and said he couldn't see any leak from steering anywhere....and it hadn't used any power steering fluid. So we got another mechanic to check. A mobile mechanic. So this guy turned up, messed about, pulled some bits off and said it appeared to be the crank seal. Just before we bought the car, it had had a cambelt, water pump and crank seal done. Hmmm... So he told Husband to clean it again, around the area specifically and go down the motorway. We went to an appointment I had, then the guy came back. Yep, sure enough - crank seal. In fact the crank seal had not been replaced. He replaced 2, and Husband tested again. All better. So...2 mechanics that lied huh. Husband commented how precise this guy was, showing him everything, every step of the job. I pointed out that may have been because we hung about telling him mechanic stories about all the rip offs, lies, and mis-diagnoses we had come across.... We also had a discussion about websites, online ads and feedback too. I mentioned I always do feedback, not always good. Probably made him a bit paranoid.	pctek (84)
1371741	2014-04-01 20:28:00	pctek, Out of sheer curiosity, where were you born?	Zippity (58)
1371742	2014-04-01 20:55:00	Rumour has it she was found under a bush ;)	WalOne (4202)
1371743	2014-04-01 21:26:00	pctek, Out of sheer curiosity, where were you born? I'm guessing she was not born in Auckland...	Webdevguy (17166)
1371744	2014-04-01 22:24:00	In her defence I would say pctek wasn't born yesterday either!!	Bryan (147)
1371745	2014-04-01 22:44:00	In her defence I would say pctek wasn't born yesterday either!! I don't think that anyone is trying to suggest that she is naive.	Webdevguy (17166)
1371746	2014-04-01 23:18:00	Husbands car had a sudden leak. We took it down to a local mechanic - with good feedback - to check the oil leak husband couldn't find. He said it wasn't, it was power steering fluid seeping from seals. $600 to pull rack out and replace. Husband spent the weekend cleaning it and messing about and said he couldn't see any leak from steering anywhere....and it hadn't used any power steering fluid. So we got another mechanic to check. A mobile mechanic. So this guy turned up, messed about, pulled some bits off and said it appeared to be the crank seal. Just before we bought the car, it had had a cambelt, water pump and crank seal done. Hmmm... So he told Husband to clean it again, around the area specifically and go down the motorway. We went to an appointment I had, then the guy came back. Yep, sure enough - crank seal. In fact the crank seal had not been replaced. He replaced 2, and Husband tested again. All better. So...2 mechanics that lied huh. Husband commented how precise this guy was, showing him everything, every step of the job. I pointed out that may have been because we hung about telling him mechanic stories about all the rip offs, lies, and mis-diagnoses we had come across....;) We also had a discussion about websites, online ads and feedback too. I mentioned I always do feedback, not always good. Probably made him a bit paranoid. He wouldn't on you on his tail PC.....;):thumbs:	Cicero (40)
1371747	2014-04-02 00:56:00	pctek, Out of sheer curiosity, where were you born? The relevance is?	pctek (84)
1371748	2014-04-02 01:14:00	The relevance is? Answer my question and I'll tell you :)	Zippity (58)
1371749	2014-04-02 02:27:00	Answer my question and I'll tell you :) Christchurch. Although what that has to do with mechanics I don't know. The first one was samoan, the second one was samoan + Yugoslavian. No idea where they were born.	pctek (84)
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