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a reply to: Mugly
the first time it is cold outside and you are wailing on a wrench and you slip and bust them knuckles, you will figure out pretty quick if you want to be dealing with that.
originally posted by: Tardacus
One of the most irritating things that they came up with is the security chip in the key, when the chip stops working you can`t start your car,you`ll be testing everything under the hood to find out why the car won`t start and never think about testing the key.
now a days they don`t teach mechanics how to diagnose a problem they tech them how to hook up a diagnostic machine to tell them what might be causing the problem.The mechanics fix what the machine tells them to fix without even checking to see if that is really what`s causing the problem.
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originally posted by: Mugly
originally posted by: Tardacus
One of the most irritating things that they came up with is the security chip in the key, when the chip stops working you can`t start your car,you`ll be testing everything under the hood to find out why the car won`t start and never think about testing the key.
now a days they don`t teach mechanics how to diagnose a problem they tech them how to hook up a diagnostic machine to tell them what might be causing the problem.The mechanics fix what the machine tells them to fix without even checking to see if that is really what`s causing the problem.
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ive worked on thousands of cars and have never ran into the problem of a car no starting because of the key.
mechanics still do plenty of diagnostics without using a scanner.
if the check engine light is on then yeah, it gets hooked up to pull a code.
not everything throws a light and not every problem that needs to be diagnosed is even engine related.
diagnostics is not limited to the engine or electrical
The only thing is, I'm not sure about part availability and cost to make it totally reliable and shiny again.