>Father in laws truck is running rough/sputtering/misfire etc >calls mechanic for "full tune up" (turns out it just covers plugs, wires, rotor and cap, air filter, fuel filter, pcv valve and oil change with filter) >500 bucks quoted >over hear this and say hey man I'll do it all for you, and I'll get the parts through work at 20 percent off, no labor charge too >buy all the shit for 130 dollars >pop hood >Oh my fucking God >nissan frontier with 3.3L engine >all the "tune up" gear on truck except for oil and filter appear to be factory >oil filter and drain plug were torqued on by walmart tech to 900ft/lbs >plug wires wrapped in electric tape and badly frayed >fuel filter completely fucked, and no way to de pressure system aside from removing fuel pump fuse and then cranking engine until lines are empty >pcv valve hasn't worked in God knows how long >air filter black like tar >ngk double platinum plugs completely fucking shot probably broken down to like half inch gap between electrodes >took all fuckin day because everything was seized up >removed fucking hood just to get to last spark plug which is in the fire wall basically >covered head to toe in oil, fuel and grease build up >wonder how the fuck this truck has ran for 18 Years like this
So this is the 5th or 6th family/friends car that I work on only to discover how much they fucking neglect their shit. Do u guys still work on people you know's cars or is that like the first thing you learn not to do once you become more serious at cars?
Robert Murphy
who is this fluid druid?
Jace Sullivan
No, I pay other people to do that. Fell for the meme one time a few years back and I don't plan on doing it ever again
Christian Murphy
Some random bitch I saw on here, I have that same car so I saved the pic
So you don't do your own car either?
Anyone else got stories about working on family cars
Jaxson Martin
>nissan frontier with 3.3L engine oh my fuck. i had an xterra with the 3.3 (literally a frontier except suv instead of pickup) and fuck that manifold. i feel your pain.
Cameron Torres
>fluid druid
Mein fucking sides
Isaac Foster
Might install a strut tower bar for my ancient chinese neighbor. Should I?
Nathan Parker
How did u get to that rear plug? I got giant gorilla hands and it's hell for me. I just did everything else and waited for my father in law to get home since hes a smaller man
Michael Walker
Went to visit my girlfriend's parents at their house. One of the headlights in her father's Camry went out. I had a spare bulb in my trunk so I said I could go out and replace it for him. Came back 10 minutes later and her family thought I cured cancer.
Brayden Young
>mum buys second hand car >neglects it for 6 fucking years >brake pads are down to the backing plate >car shakes at any speed >dents all over it >engine still runs because ford tuff, runs like shit though >exhaust drops off while she's driving >wants me to list it online for 4 grand >me - uhhh no one is gonna buy that for 4 grand >stop being so negative i like working on my grandmas car though, hyundai really thought about ease of service when they designed it
