On 17/10/18 12:07 pm, Drago Giambattista Esposito wrote:
> I'm taking a night class on auto maintenance in adult school.
> There is no grade and no tests. Just learning. And fun.
>
> The teacher asked today, the first class, for us to bring next week a list
> of the 10 things that people can do at home to repair their car, starting
> with number 1 being an oil change and number 10 being an engine
> replacement.
>
> Can I run by you my first list?
>
> 1. Oil & filter Change
> 10. Engine replacement
>
> 2. Air & cabin air filter replacement 3. Flush & replace all fluids
> 4. Belt & tensioner replacement
> 5. Alternator & battery replacement
> 6. Brakes & struts overhauled
> 7. Cooling system overhaul
> 8. Starter replacement
> 9. Clutch replacement and/or automatic filter replacement
>
> How does that list look as a first pass?

You have missed the first and most important requirement, a *workshop
manual*, even a Haynes. Actually, a Haynes manual is all you're likely
to be able to get hold of these days as a lot of the factory manuals
come on CD and/or subscription.

An example, a friend decided to service his own car. religiously did all
the common stuff, oil, filters, flushes, etc. One day the timing belt
snapped. Had he changed the belt according to the service schedule book?
What book was the response. The obvious answer then was, no, not
according to the factory schedule. And thereby hangs a cautionary tale.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.


--

Xeno


Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)