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-   -   OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!! (https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum/mechanical-problems-technical-chat-8/omg-dum-mechanic-57335/)

RonJ Dec 17, 2007 07:30 AM
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?

ugh3012 Dec 17, 2007 08:06 AM
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
Why go to a different mechanic? He told you the truth when most mechanic would had kept his mouth shut. He was right that it would fell down to the bottom so ho harm done. I would stick with him, he made an honest mistake and told you about it and he was right that it would go down to the pan.

94civichatchback Dec 17, 2007 08:22 AM
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
 
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.

ugh3012 Dec 17, 2007 09:28 AM
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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.
good point. OP can take it back to him and show the mech the screw and ask him for free work to fix the problem now because the OP had todo his work in terms of getting the screw back.

o320 Dec 18, 2007 01:25 AM
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
 
well my car does not wanna kick over and start....coul a piece of the screw got stuck somewhere..if so lemme know

RonJ Dec 18, 2007 05:14 AM
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

Was the screw fragmented or missing any chunks?

Does the engine turn over and fail to start or is it unable to turn over?

o320 Dec 18, 2007 06:05 AM
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
 
it turns over just wont start, and yes the screw looks like its missing parts of the threads....might be cuz its an old one tho

RonJ Dec 18, 2007 06:15 AM
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.

civic_burns_all Dec 18, 2007 12:32 PM
RE: OMG!! DUM MECHANIC!!!!!
 
time file a law suit

95civic1.6l Dec 18, 2007 01:14 PM
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?


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