In article <fmrdnv$lil$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, reg says...
> unfortunately I know how frustrating it can be for yourself & us if a
code
> isn't present or showing a fault at the time of presentation,
>
What's really ****ing frustrating is faults which used to be simple to
diagnose for any mechanic simply by looking at what it's doing/not
doinf and now because "Computer says no", they seem to be unable to
find the problem even though every single mechanic in the land who was
in the trade before "self diagnostics" came in can tell you what the
problem is straight away.
That TV series "The Garage" has had me screaming at the telly with the
complete ****wittery of some of the mechanics because they're not able
to plug in a computer and it spoon feed them with the fault.
Many so called "technicians" are completely ****ed when it comes to
finding faults on old cars because there's no diagnostic ****t to plug a
computer into and they lack basic fault finding skills and, IMO, basic
mechanical knowledge. Your modern technician is, in the main, nothing
more than a fitter.
FFS, I've had a Scania main dealer mechanic come out and because the
laptop battery was flat, he was ****ed. I had to show him how to use
the dash controls to "flash" the fault code which, considering I'm only
a driver and not a Scania trained mechanic, is disgusting. How did I
know how to do it? Simple - I read the ****ing owners handbook.
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Conor
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
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