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grant728
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1d ago
Hot take: I tried dielectric grease on a connector that kept throwing a P0340 and it made things worse
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calebm46
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1d ago
My old shop foreman swore by a $12 infrared thermometer for finding vacuum leaks, and I finally caved
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riverhill
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2d ago
Am I the only one who thought those $12 magnetic oil drain plugs were hyped up, then pulled one off a 5.3 with 180k and it was loaded
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charles_coleman
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3d ago
Watched a kid fresh out of UTI turn a 2 hour brake job into 45 minutes with one habit
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cole_robinson
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3d ago
TIL that torquing lug nuts to spec with a torque wrench instead of just hammering them with an impact actually saves me comeback time
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emeryfox
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4d ago
Watched a guy in Phoenix torque lugs to 150 on a Civic and it hit me, I've been guessing at it for 9 years
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elliot_grant38
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4d ago
Walked into a shop in Bakersfield and saw every bay using a 1/2 inch impact on lug nuts, no torque wrench in sight
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taylor_flores
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6d ago
Can we talk about how everyone says you need a lift to do exhaust work? I did a full cat-back on ramps and jack stands in my driveway.
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ryan_clark40
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9d ago
Chose a $90 timing light over a $400 scan tool and it paid off
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the_dakota
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9d ago
Rant: everyone says you need a smoke machine but a $3 cigar saved my diagnosis
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river_scott
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9d ago
Pro tip: a $14 hose clamp saved me from dropping a subframe in a customer's driveway
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bettyk53
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11d ago
A retired tech at the shop down the road told me to stop using a torque wrench on lug nuts, and I've been thinking about it all week
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calebm46
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11d ago
That seized caliper bolt on a 2011 Focus ate my whole Saturday
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hayden587
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15d ago
Found out the flat rate for a water pump on a 2015 Civic pays 1.3 hours and I just laughed
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faith360
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16d ago
Spent 2 days chasing a no-start on a 2004 Corolla, it was a $6 ground strap
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