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Pull the dipstick and smell it. If it smells like gas change the oil. Alot of the flooded gas that washed down the cylinder walls ended up in the oil, making it not so completely oil anymore.
Pen – can’t get paid if you don’t sign the RO
small flathead screwdriver – I assume this is what poppajonzz means by pocket prybar
door opener – Gotta get the cars in and out
Wallet – If I do get pulled over in a customers car I would prefer to have my license on mePen – can’t get paid if you don’t sign the RO
small flathead screwdriver – I assume this is what poppajonzz means by pocket prybar
door opener – Gotta get the cars in and out
Wallet – If I do get pulled over in a customers car I would prefer to have my license on meHi I’m Mike. I’m from Winnipeg. I’m a tech with a couple years experience doing tires and right about a solid year doing real tech work. Just looking for a place with other proper techs to see what kinda stuff is going on in this industry and whatnot. Hopefully I can make some sort of useful contribution. Oh I work at an independent shop which has been in business over 30 years.
Mechanics replace parts.
Technicians solve problems.Hi I’m Mike. I’m from Winnipeg. I’m a tech with a couple years experience doing tires and right about a solid year doing real tech work. Just looking for a place with other proper techs to see what kinda stuff is going on in this industry and whatnot. Hopefully I can make some sort of useful contribution. Oh I work at an independent shop which has been in business over 30 years.
Mechanics replace parts.
Technicians solve problems.Need it once: Borrow it
Need it twice: Borrow it
Need it 3 times: Buy it
Starting my third head gasket tomorrow, gonna need to buy a torque angle gauge now. Nuts.
Need it once: Borrow it
Need it twice: Borrow it
Need it 3 times: Buy it
Starting my third head gasket tomorrow, gonna need to buy a torque angle gauge now. Nuts.
Quick bit of background. Years ago I went to college for an automotive program. Came out found my first industry job a little over a year later at an independent shop. One of the lead techs wouldn’t teach anyone anything, the boss was HORRIBLE. I’ve worked for some real winners, but this guy takes the cake.
Anyway, kinda pursued a different career for several years then decided I din’t like the money or the schedule. Got a job at an independent tire shop. Had some issues of the personal kind ended up ceasing employment there. A few years later I got a job at, let’s just say a place identifiable as “Canadian”, doing tires and oil changes on flat rate. Wasn’t bad until things slowed down, busted a guy scamming from me more than once and made a whopping 80 hours in one month and said screw this place.
Found a job at an independent shop with a near perfect pay system and a metric tonne of support from everyone. We actually have a meeting every Tuesday to share problems and solutions. A tech I worked with at the last place went for his first year apprenticeship a few months after I left and I can confidently say I’m likely way ahead of him. I’ve gotten better training and have had my hands on all sorts of jobs. I’ve gone to more specific training and have access to the every resource out there. The biggest part is learning to put everything together and get an accurate diagnosis. Most techs that work at dealerships are good by repetition, the do the same things on the same models day in, day out. There’s no way you can get as much experience at a dealer as you can an independent shop. Yes when you start everything is new, but eventually you start to see repetition and how things come apart and go together.
If it was easy anyone could do it.
Quick bit of background. Years ago I went to college for an automotive program. Came out found my first industry job a little over a year later at an independent shop. One of the lead techs wouldn’t teach anyone anything, the boss was HORRIBLE. I’ve worked for some real winners, but this guy takes the cake.
Anyway, kinda pursued a different career for several years then decided I din’t like the money or the schedule. Got a job at an independent tire shop. Had some issues of the personal kind ended up ceasing employment there. A few years later I got a job at, let’s just say a place identifiable as “Canadian”, doing tires and oil changes on flat rate. Wasn’t bad until things slowed down, busted a guy scamming from me more than once and made a whopping 80 hours in one month and said screw this place.
Found a job at an independent shop with a near perfect pay system and a metric tonne of support from everyone. We actually have a meeting every Tuesday to share problems and solutions. A tech I worked with at the last place went for his first year apprenticeship a few months after I left and I can confidently say I’m likely way ahead of him. I’ve gotten better training and have had my hands on all sorts of jobs. I’ve gone to more specific training and have access to the every resource out there. The biggest part is learning to put everything together and get an accurate diagnosis. Most techs that work at dealerships are good by repetition, the do the same things on the same models day in, day out. There’s no way you can get as much experience at a dealer as you can an independent shop. Yes when you start everything is new, but eventually you start to see repetition and how things come apart and go together.
If it was easy anyone could do it.
I would gently remind them that you can get lower priced new parts and don’t have to use the good ones. I would stress that the pricier parts are such for a reason. ie: Moog chassis parts get a premium because there actually is some over engineering going into them. Making them feel a bit of shame can help. But you can always get plain oem quality.
Also I’m assuming even as a small shop you have some level of support from your parts supplier so if a part is wrong you wouldn’t be completely up the creek with it.
I would gently remind them that you can get lower priced new parts and don’t have to use the good ones. I would stress that the pricier parts are such for a reason. ie: Moog chassis parts get a premium because there actually is some over engineering going into them. Making them feel a bit of shame can help. But you can always get plain oem quality.
Also I’m assuming even as a small shop you have some level of support from your parts supplier so if a part is wrong you wouldn’t be completely up the creek with it.