What do you think are some mistakes people do when working on their car? Or mistakes you've seen when people have worked on their car?
Let's see
"My son put windshield washer fluid in the radiator"
"How far can I drive on dry rotted tires?"
"I put my lug nuts on with J B Weld"
"My pittman arm is about to fall off, But I'm not worried"
All from this site.
This is a wonderful introduction of people who don't know what they're doing.
I must have missed the JBWelding lug nuts on. That's a good one. I can only imagine the mess that's going to be to get off.
*Making assumptions, and then finding out the part(s) you replaced did not fix the problem.
*Not buying the right tool. Then realizing the mechanic you tow your rigged car to will be happy to offer an embarrassing "what were you thinking ..." speech.
As far as the "what were you thinking speech"- Sometimes people who buy "that" car to try to prove people wrong and have had found success in that but I still see what you're saying.
Yes. I had a dodge dart way back when. $175 bomb, but it ran for 3 years with few issues.
My father has been a mechanic over 40+ years and still is- enough years to talk about the quality of cars and mistakes that everybody does when working. He's also seen mistakes people have done after the work is all said and done.
Probably taking on a repair and not taking into account " unforseen circumstances " that usually involve the use of acetylene torch, angle grinder with cutoff wheel, sawzall, or my personal favorite a straight up bi metal hacksaw blade in your bare hands to cut out something when you have no room. Then not having the part on hand that you just cut to pieces 🤣.
Lack of using torque wrenches and torquing to spec is another big mistake.
It's always important to think about the short term and long term effects.
People seem to like blindly putting refrigerant and stop leaks in air conditioners without actually knowing how they work, how to service them, or figuring out what's broken. I see people buy those refrigerant cans with the useless low side gauge at the auto parts store all the time in the summer.
This might end up being the case for people living in hotter climates (Florida, Arizona, California, etc.).
Having extra bolts/nuts when job is done. 😂😂😂
Been there, done that.
Not prioritizing safety of human beings.
Not wearing protective goggles, not wearing gloves.
Using wrong gloves for specific job.
Being overconfident in estimating torque values (not using torque wrenches).
Not chalking wheels when lifting a car.
