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Honda Civic 2004 BOOK TIMES:

WHAT ARE THE BOOK TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1) OIL CHANGE + 30 POINT INSPECTION

2) FRONT BRAKES= ROTOR & BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT

3) REAR BRAKES = ROTOR & BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT

4) TIE ROD REPLACEMENT ON BOTH SIDES

5) ALIGNMENT

6) WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT

7) FAN REPLACEMENT

8) TIRE REPAIR

9) TIRE CHANGE OVER 4 TIRES

10) TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT

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Good point ! You are right. We do have a Responsibility to Research into things.

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Hey Fopeano ! Thanks for your response. I really agree with you.

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Thanks MDK22 for your time and insight ! I understand what you are saying. Today I feel a lot better about things thanks to everyone who has responded to my concern. I just like how people on here are ready to get to the bottom of things.

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[quote=”notoriousDUG” post=141282][quote=”drthrift035″ post=141257]Based on my personal experience. I how places like ACTIVE GREEN & ROSS, FORD, TOYOTA ETC function. You bring your vehicle in and the used certain ploys o suck money from you. For example low cost Oil Changes to tell you that you need to change all these parts on your vehicle which is often not true. Why because they want money. Supposedly when they fix the vehicle you have the same problem resurface soon after and they are ready to suck more money.

I once paid $1,230 for a tune up and less than 3 weeks later the problem resurfaced. The DEALERSHIP wanted more money to look it over and it was their fault for not doing the job right. They did not change all of the spark plugs, coils etc. That is just one instance. Check this out. You have to be a PIECE OF GARBAGE if you do stuff like that. When you work on the same type of vehicles all day at a dealership and you still F*** Up. Come on. Crooks are Crooks simple as that. The level of Mechanics here is Super Low and their greed is Super High.[/quote]

So you’re excited to see businesses you have never patronized go out of business because you had a bad experience at another business? Sounds legit to me…[/quote]

What I ment was that I am Excited to see Crooks LOSE. No Decent Business deserves to get shut down. However the the Crooks deserve it and I will always celebrate that.

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Thanks for listening every one. Thanks for posting the Videos Eric to my Rant. I was Angered. Truth be told Eric is one of a kind and the many people who help out on the SITE. It just bothers me to the core. When people pay money and get ripped off. It’s just not right. Up here in Canada the Automotive Culture is just filled with Crooks. It’s hard to find decent people to work on your vehicle. Thanks again for listening.

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Based on my personal experience. I how places like ACTIVE GREEN & ROSS, FORD, TOYOTA ETC function. You bring your vehicle in and the used certain ploys to suck money from you. For example low cost Oil Changes to tell you that you need to change all these parts on your vehicle which is often not true. Why because they want money. Supposedly when they fix the vehicle you have the same problem resurface soon after and they are ready to suck more money.

I once paid $1,230 for a tune up and less than 3 weeks later the problem resurfaced. The DEALERSHIP wanted more money to look it over and it was their fault for not doing the job right. They did not change all of the spark plugs, coils etc. That is just one instance. Check this out. You have to be a PIECE OF GARBAGE if you do stuff like that. When you work on the same type of vehicles all day at a dealership and you still F*** Up. Come on. Crooks are Crooks simple as that. The level of Mechanics here is Super Low and their greed is Super High.

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You know what years ago I worked in a Shop as a beginner and no one would let me know what the book times were for each job. It was like top secret ! Thanks to online and sites ETCG there are no more secrets.

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Thanks for the information ! What type of machine would be able to do this type of check ! Please let me know thanks.

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Sorry. Thank for the correction ! You are right. The code is P0420 How would you go about investigating that code.

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Thanks Karl ! Would low engine oil also cause smoke to come from the engine ?

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Thank you for your response ! I think that you are 100 % Right ! I will have to look into my options from this point on !

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Thank you for the link ! I was able to solve the problem.

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I looked into symptoms of Motor Mount Failure. However I didn’t notice anything like that. It’s not like the Engine is moving up and down like some of the videos I have seen.

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Thanks for the response. I have just realized that the OBD 2 connector for my vehicle does not work when I tried to have it scanned for the trouble. The guy at the parts store told me his Dad had the same problem with his 01 Chevy Van. He said that I should try doing a tune up. Change out the spark plugs, wires and fuel filter and see what happens.

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