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I completely agree I may take it overboard but I change my oil every 6 months, oil, fuel and air filter every 12 months, and my plugs, brake and gear fluid every 24. maybe a bit excessive but keeps it running a beaut.
I completely agree I may take it overboard but I change my oil every 6 months, oil, fuel and air filter every 12 months, and my plugs, brake and gear fluid every 24. maybe a bit excessive but keeps it running a beaut.
maybe I have missed something, but if it was definitely your passenger side wheel and brakes getting hot then what caused this? if your drivers side flexi collapsed then how come that wheel/brake wasn’t over heating?
also I wold recommend replacing the pads if they have been overheating to the point you can smell them, as if this has caused the surface to glaze over then the whole pad could start to break up, not worth the risk in my view…maybe I have missed something, but if it was definitely your passenger side wheel and brakes getting hot then what caused this? if your drivers side flexi collapsed then how come that wheel/brake wasn’t over heating?
also I wold recommend replacing the pads if they have been overheating to the point you can smell them, as if this has caused the surface to glaze over then the whole pad could start to break up, not worth the risk in my view…Im a level 3 apprentice in the UK and I make £4.50…approx $6.97 per hour I started on £3 and if im lucky when I turn 21 ill make minimum wage of £6.31 … approx $9.77 maybe if I get mot qualified I will be on £7-8 within 2 years but who knows?
Im a level 3 apprentice in the UK and I make £4.50…approx $6.97 per hour I started on £3 and if im lucky when I turn 21 ill make minimum wage of £6.31 … approx $9.77 maybe if I get mot qualified I will be on £7-8 within 2 years but who knows?
Customers leaving their car right outside my shutters, especially when they can see me bringing one off my bay.
Customers removing service books/locking wheel nut keys from their car, losing them and not telling me, leaving me to search their car for half an hour. The service book only needs to be removed by me or another tech. The locking wheel nut key lives in your car, if you really have a genuine reason to remove it, then FFS put it back
Kids/pets in cars…both leave nasty smells and mess
When supervisors ask “Is it done yet?” when the car is still in bits, and I am still wrenching…does it look like its done yet? It’ll be done when its done and not a second f***ing sooner!
People losing my tools, returning them dirty or just dumping them in a pile in my bay, tool thieves but worst of all when I lose a tool and have nobody to blame but myself.
When somebody volunteers to hold my light for me and then promptly shines it so they can see what I am doing, but I cannot.
Customers that think they know better.
Customers that wan to watch, up close in my bay, suggesting things for me to do.
Customers that insist on a specific time because they can only come at that time, and then show up an hour late.
But really not much gets on my nerves and I am usually a pleasure to work with 🙂
Customers leaving their car right outside my shutters, especially when they can see me bringing one off my bay.
Customers removing service books/locking wheel nut keys from their car, losing them and not telling me, leaving me to search their car for half an hour. The service book only needs to be removed by me or another tech. The locking wheel nut key lives in your car, if you really have a genuine reason to remove it, then FFS put it back
Kids/pets in cars…both leave nasty smells and mess
When supervisors ask “Is it done yet?” when the car is still in bits, and I am still wrenching…does it look like its done yet? It’ll be done when its done and not a second f***ing sooner!
People losing my tools, returning them dirty or just dumping them in a pile in my bay, tool thieves but worst of all when I lose a tool and have nobody to blame but myself.
When somebody volunteers to hold my light for me and then promptly shines it so they can see what I am doing, but I cannot.
Customers that think they know better.
Customers that wan to watch, up close in my bay, suggesting things for me to do.
Customers that insist on a specific time because they can only come at that time, and then show up an hour late.
But really not much gets on my nerves and I am usually a pleasure to work with 🙂
[quote=”coreychristianclark” post=57298][quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=57283]A lot of good points have been brought up here and to be honest I’ve felt burned out myself from time to time. I see that a lot of the problems with the automotive industry have been pointed out in this thread but how about some possible solutions. What can WE do to help change the industry so that we get the respect and pay we deserve. One part of what I set out to do when I started ETCG was to help people with their auto repairs. Another part was to help raise awareness of what it is to live and work as a technician in todays market. I’m not joking when I say I’ve felt the way you’ve felt. Now that ETCG has some popularity I’m hoping to bring attention to these very issues. I’m not saying I’m going to change the industry overnight but I’d like to be a mouthpiece for those of you that are struggling in the field right now. So I pose the question to the group. What do you think we could do to help change the industry for the better? What do you think ETCG can do to help toward that end?[/quote]
I think the warranty pay needs changed, ultimately.
I feel like the only way that’ll happen is if manufacturers start losing a lot of techs…and I doubt that will happen.Like I said…I enjoy working on cars.
However, I don’t enjoy the part where it’s…
Car comes into the shop…
Go on the internet and see if someone else has had the same problem.
Print out the directions and follow them so you can fix it.
I feel like anybody can do that and that it takes no brain work (however, not EVERY car follows this pattern, of course).I’d rather be the guy that solves the very complicated, unique problems, and posts about them.
I want to be the one that is paid to sit there and trace a wire…rip apart a transmission and look up why it failed…etc.
Being flat-rate, you don’t want to spend all day looking for a problem. You’d rather go look up what’s wrong so you can fix it and get paid. Not my cup of tea.[/quote]Perhaps I have over simplified the issue you feel here, but surely if you don’t want be the guy that downloads the answer and follows a list of instructions, then just don’t. When the car comes in diagnose it using your skills rather than google.
Perhaps things are different for me in England, but when a car comes in for diagnosis we only use google/forums as a last resort, the scanner comes out the box more than often, but there is no shame in that.
I admit that I have only been in the trade for about 2 years, but I try to stay away from google for answers, preferring to learn solutions to problems myself.Having said that the trade as a whole in England is seen as a lower grade of work than other trades, ie. sparkies/plumbers etc.. and I think that the trade is majorly affected by quick fit garages and rip-off merchants with monkey attitudes, creating work for themselves on customer’s cars when they’re quiet.
[quote=”coreychristianclark” post=57298][quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=57283]A lot of good points have been brought up here and to be honest I’ve felt burned out myself from time to time. I see that a lot of the problems with the automotive industry have been pointed out in this thread but how about some possible solutions. What can WE do to help change the industry so that we get the respect and pay we deserve. One part of what I set out to do when I started ETCG was to help people with their auto repairs. Another part was to help raise awareness of what it is to live and work as a technician in todays market. I’m not joking when I say I’ve felt the way you’ve felt. Now that ETCG has some popularity I’m hoping to bring attention to these very issues. I’m not saying I’m going to change the industry overnight but I’d like to be a mouthpiece for those of you that are struggling in the field right now. So I pose the question to the group. What do you think we could do to help change the industry for the better? What do you think ETCG can do to help toward that end?[/quote]
I think the warranty pay needs changed, ultimately.
I feel like the only way that’ll happen is if manufacturers start losing a lot of techs…and I doubt that will happen.Like I said…I enjoy working on cars.
However, I don’t enjoy the part where it’s…
Car comes into the shop…
Go on the internet and see if someone else has had the same problem.
Print out the directions and follow them so you can fix it.
I feel like anybody can do that and that it takes no brain work (however, not EVERY car follows this pattern, of course).I’d rather be the guy that solves the very complicated, unique problems, and posts about them.
I want to be the one that is paid to sit there and trace a wire…rip apart a transmission and look up why it failed…etc.
Being flat-rate, you don’t want to spend all day looking for a problem. You’d rather go look up what’s wrong so you can fix it and get paid. Not my cup of tea.[/quote]Perhaps I have over simplified the issue you feel here, but surely if you don’t want be the guy that downloads the answer and follows a list of instructions, then just don’t. When the car comes in diagnose it using your skills rather than google.
Perhaps things are different for me in England, but when a car comes in for diagnosis we only use google/forums as a last resort, the scanner comes out the box more than often, but there is no shame in that.
I admit that I have only been in the trade for about 2 years, but I try to stay away from google for answers, preferring to learn solutions to problems myself.Having said that the trade as a whole in England is seen as a lower grade of work than other trades, ie. sparkies/plumbers etc.. and I think that the trade is majorly affected by quick fit garages and rip-off merchants with monkey attitudes, creating work for themselves on customer’s cars when they’re quiet.
Hey I’m Ed, I’m an apprentice tech from England. I am about 3 months into my Level 3 diploma and work at a Honda specialist, although we do work on pretty much all car/light commercials.
I was introduced to ETCG by accident at college, when we were looking for a video in youtube about automatic trannys and found Eric’s lesson.
Any other Brits on here?
I look forward to many an interesting yarn on hereHey I’m Ed, I’m an apprentice tech from England. I am about 3 months into my Level 3 diploma and work at a Honda specialist, although we do work on pretty much all car/light commercials.
I was introduced to ETCG by accident at college, when we were looking for a video in youtube about automatic trannys and found Eric’s lesson.
Any other Brits on here?
I look forward to many an interesting yarn on here