OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
Recognized HCF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 9,453
From: Houston, Texas
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
Was the car having starting problems when you brought it to the mechanic?
Check for spark at the plugs and sounds indicating that the fuel pump/main relay are working. When was the fuel filter last changed?
Check for spark at the plugs and sounds indicating that the fuel pump/main relay are working. When was the fuel filter last changed?
HCF Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 146
From:
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
ORIGINAL: o320
argh...i took off the pan and found the screw in it...luckily.....but after i put it back on my car wont kick over. it just keeps cranking. well it id start for a few seconds but died out almost imediatly...lol now i think i need another mechanic. funny hting is smog time is coming up and im gonna have to register my car as inoperative till i figure out whats wrong now
argh...i took off the pan and found the screw in it...luckily.....but after i put it back on my car wont kick over. it just keeps cranking. well it id start for a few seconds but died out almost imediatly...lol now i think i need another mechanic. funny hting is smog time is coming up and im gonna have to register my car as inoperative till i figure out whats wrong now
HCF Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 146
From:
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
ORIGINAL: 94civichatchback
but if mech. new he dropped screw in he should have took pan out his self and try to find it. not let him take car and drive it home.
but if mech. new he dropped screw in he should have took pan out his self and try to find it. not let him take car and drive it home.
Recognized HCF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 9,453
From: Houston, Texas
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
ORIGINAL: o320
well my car does not wanna kick over and start....coul a piece of the screw got stuck somewhere..if so lemme know
well my car does not wanna kick over and start....coul a piece of the screw got stuck somewhere..if so lemme know
Was the screw fragmented or missing any chunks?
Does the engine turn over and fail to start or is it unable to turn over?
Recognized HCF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 9,453
From: Houston, Texas
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
The screw seems to have dropped straight down to the oil pan, so hopefully any potential screw debris was cleaned out when you drained the oil and removed the oil pan.
With respect to the starting problem, begin with the basics -- spark and fuel.
With respect to the starting problem, begin with the basics -- spark and fuel.
HCF Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 811
From: Western Mass
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
wow way to blow it out of proportion. People make mistakes. ask him to fix it for free because he broke it. Don't jump into a law suit. Its pointless make an attempt to fix it. He will most likely do it for free. He sounds like a standup guy. And the fact that he didn't pul it out could be that he had to wait for it to get down there. couldn't that be true?