Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

in 2022?

Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

eherbal:
just yesterday while looking over a colleagues Honda baby boy,I noticed the sound of the engine was 'off'. I decided ti scan with my scanner. The air fuel ratio sensor and the down stream sensors where not responding. It was static at zero. I was shocked!
I opened the hood to confirm my fears. The upstream sensor (air/fuel ratio) has been disconnected! I'm sure the down stream was disconnected too. Fortunately, the mechanic that worked on it was passing by. My colleague asked him why the sensor was disconnected?his response was legendary. He said since the fan was faulty, the o2 sensor was the culprit, and he had to disconnect it and connect the fan male to the o2 sensor female connector. Jesus is lord! I blasted him seriously. I was livid with rage. Even the air filter has never been cleaned. The car has been asphyxiating and guzzling fuel all this while,hence the bad sound and terrible gas mileage.

buygala:

some.of these illiterate kazeems are a thousand times better than our scanner-wielding, English speaking, Google mechanics. ..Nothing beats years of experience and an ability to come up with on-the-spot solutions. ..

Come to think of it sef, these our new-gen internet Mechanics learnt the trade at the feet of these kazeems we are so fast to demonize .....The only difference between them and their illiterate bosses is that they package themselves with Blue Apron, Autel scanner and one fairly used ipad, small Ojuelegba English, office AC, and bill their clients like kidnappers....Small play their invoice don reach 500k ....Oga Google Mechanic, na my moto heater no work o....I no kill pesin

Make una rest abeg

emmyN:
Apart from the presence of quacks, most of them are wicked and are involved in deliberate sabotage so you keep coming back.

Kashif:


I have seen a few like that

chukel:
In all these cases, i just dont blame the evil mechanics alone, but the car owners who do not want to know anything about their cars aside driving them. Internet is free. There is no knowledge/information you can't get online.

buygala:
As much as there are devilish mechanics, there are geniuses among them, not very literate as they might be.....so no need generalising...


It's the same in every profession. ...quacks and men wey sabi go always dey inside...some.of these illiterate kazeems are a thousand times better than our scanner-wielding, English speaking, Google mechanics. ..Nothing beats years of experience and an ability to come up with on-the-spot solutions. ..

Come to think of it sef, these our new-gen internet Mechanics learnt the trade at the feet of these kazeems we are so fast to demonize .....The only difference between them and their illiterate bosses is that they package themselves with Blue Apron, Autel scanner and one fairly used ipad, small Ojuelegba English, office AC, and bill their clients like kidnappers....Small play their invoice don reach 500k ....Oga Google Mechanic, na my moto heater no work o....I no kill pesin

Just like in everything else, be sure of a professional's expertise before entrusting your vehicle to him or her so that one ekuke no go use your motor practice madness...Also know that your mech having a scanner, AC in his waiting room, and speaks Queen's English and bills you like a SARS officer doesn't guarantee he knows what he is doing. ...it also doesn't mean you can't get the job done somewhere else for much less and even better. ..

Even sef, some of the people criticising mechanics here might be the quacks in their profession. ...The kind of people who are a shining example of what people in their profession shouldn't be


Make una rest abeg

Kashif:


I agree with a lot of what you have said, but the point is this - there is a difference between principles and methods. You can deploy a defective method, but going against principles is sacrilege. I mean, how can a mechanic condemn the cooling of a transmission? How can a mechanic apply grease on a brake disc to stop a noise? Totally inconcievable.

My AC was recently fixed by an educated tech with a 350k Samsung phone in hand. After the AC failed one week later, it was discovered that alaye used super glue to repair a leaking condenser! [/b]Killer mechanic (or any artisan for that matter) can come from either side of the educational divide[b].

GAZZUZZ:


in 2022?

Kashif:


No be small thing. I think it's high time some of you came together and setup an aca.demy

Kashif:


In as much as most mechanics shouldn't be in that space, I really don't think customers should be involved in his own service delivery. That erodes value. If that is the case then we should all learn human anatomy to support our doctors. Pick some legal lessons to weigh our lawyers. I think it's better to seek the qualified service man and be prepared to pay them.

There are people who can't even replace light bulbs in their homes. Are they now expected to have ideas about modern automobile? If we can fine, but shouldn't be frown at if we can't.

buygala:


@ bolded. ....Bull's eye Sir


I drive a Honda 2010 Accord v6...And there was a time the VCM was misbehaving. ...Na one Fulani Baba for Akwanga fix am....For less than 10k...Almost a year on, Engine has been perfect. ...The same VCM that some Google mechanics will rather disable or charge a kidney to try fixing...

Best thing though is to try to avoid mechanics of any kind as much a possible. ..so far i have avoided mechanics for the past 5 months. ...I am really hoping to push that period to a year...aside oil changes twice a year of course...Because even the best among them sometimes leave your car with a new problem after fixing an old one .....Not to talks about their absolute disregard for my car's paint...I have had to deal with new dents after a visit to the mechanic. ..Somehow their spanners find a way to leave a scar or two on the car's body...

chukel:
na this one de pain me pass.

Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

OGjason:
Good day Bros. Abeg I have this same thing bypassed in my spider, bought this car 11months ago as a Nigerian used. I tried to revert it the normal way but mechanic advised i shud leave it that way to avoid issues. And I dey fear 13pin wahala. Gear shows torque converter code.

buygala:


@ bolded. ....Bull's eye Sir


I drive a Honda 2010 Accord v6...And there was a time the VCM was misbehaving. ...Na one Fulani Baba for Akwanga fix am....For less than 10k...Almost a year on, Engine has been perfect. ...The same VCM that some Google mechanics will rather disable or charge a kidney to try fixing...

Best thing though is to try to avoid mechanics of any kind as much a possible. ..so far i have avoided mechanics for the past 5 months. ...I am really hoping to push that period to a year...aside oil changes twice a year of course...Because even the best among them sometimes leave your car with a new problem after fixing an old one .....Not to talks about their absolute disregard for my car's paint...I have had to deal with new dents after a visit to the mechanic. ..Somehow their spanners find a way to leave a scar or two on the car's body...

Kashif:
So my brother called me to say that his Camry transmission was having issues - erratic shifts, bla bla bla. Mechanic was saying there's something they needed to bring out from the gear and wash (strainer).

Well, after a few questions, I understood the main issue the gear had was consistently high shift point when hot. I explained that high shift point in a modern auto has nothing to do with the gear itself. It has to be external.

I asked if any recent work was done on the car and he said yes - the radiator was replaced. Then I received a shocker: "my mechanic said it is wrong to connect the gear hose to the radiator, so he bypassed it". I asked him to repeat that again in case I misheard, and he did. I asked what the mechanic did with the hose, he said it was connected back to the gear! So what happened to the radiator atf ports? He didn't know.

The mechanic sounded so convincing that after I told my brother his mechanic was wrong, he initially said he would look for a similar car to compare. . You can imagine these mechanics!

After the correction was made and atf topped up, the gear came back to normal. I wonder how he came about that in the first place.

I remember many years ago (in the days of Peugeot 504 Station wagon) when I took our vehicle to the mechanic to complain about a slight hammar noise at the front when brakes were applied. When I came back to pick the car and started driving off, I applied brakes and noticed it was barely effective. I got down to complain; that was when I noticed the dimwit applied grease on the front rotors!

Some 'mechanics' have no business with screwdrivers!

Hedgefunds:


Hello similar things happened to me. There was oil in the radiator, the mechanic took out the radiator to a car wash to flush out the oil then bypassing the gear box oil back without going into the normal radiator nosle .

Should I ask him to come and correct it.?

Hedgefunds:


Hello similar things happened to me. There was oil in the radiator, the mechanic took out the radiator to a car wash to flush out the oil then bypassing the gear box oil back without going into the normal radiator nosle .

Should I ask him to come and correct it.?

Peppermintflav:

It means there is a small leakage in the gear cooler section in the radiator. This might mean changing the radiator, b4 connecting it back if not the oil will still mix if connected back to the same radiator.

Hedgefunds:


Thank you. What do you suggest? Can it be fixed?