how to spot a good mekaniko

[badkuk]

any tips po? makikita po ba sa kilos/galaw?

what are the usual M.O.'s of bad mechanics to look out for?

[shadow]

huh!? good as in magaling or good as in honest-good? kung sa magaling then you can't say it unless magpagawa ka and maging satisfied ka sa trabaho niya...

maybe...when he f*ck up the work done to your car???

hinde ko talaga alam how to answer our question...:dunno:

[XTO]

Magaling? Hmmmm mahirap maunahan… maingat at maabilidad? madaling makita agad. Sa gamit pa lang, sa pag hawak and when he fix a simple bolt and nut you can tell if he’s maingat. Sa galing, pwedeng sa mga susunod na mas komplikadong ipagagawa mo sa kanya. IMO lang rin po.

[ronchimata]

Para sa akin, a good mechanic has the following characteristics:
1. Maingat sa kotse - he valued your car as much as his job.

2. Honest - being honest and being technically good are two different things. But most of the time, honest mechanics are also the good ones.

3. "killer instinct" - hehehe what i mean is tingin pa lang, alam na nya problema, pero it's different from those na nagmamagaling lang. Having a quick diagnosis says a lot on his experience.

[hitomi]

eto pinagsamang "magaling" at "honest":

ipapaliwanag niya sa iyo detalyado kung ano yung sira ng kotse, bakit nasisira, ano papalitan, paano gagawin at gaano katagal gagawin.
saka pumapayag siya na ikaw ang bibili ng piyesa, kahit malugi siya.

hirap maghanap ng ganun hehe

[ronchimata]

eto pinagsamang "magaling" at "honest":

ipapaliwanag niya sa iyo detalyado kung ano yung sira ng kotse, bakit nasisira, ano papalitan, paano gagawin at gaano katagal gagawin.
saka pumapayag siya na ikaw ang bibili ng piyesa, kahit malugi siya.

hirap maghanap ng ganun hehe

Korek boss hitomi. Share ko lang, yung mekaniko ko kasi ngayon nirecommend lang sa kin nung service ng mga pamangkin ko. Trusted mechanic din nya. Although walang sariling talyer, mukang dalubhasa ito at talagang magaling. Pinatingnan ko sa kanya yung clutch ko kasi hirap mag-engage minsan ng transmission. Eh nag-engage naman nung chineck nya. Sabi nya: "pwede pa gamitin to." di nya agad ginawa kasi kino-consider din nya kakayahan ko magbayad sa mga materyales. Kung iba yun, baka ibinaba agad yung transmission..easy money sana pero di nya ginawa at binigyan nya ko ng options. Sabi nya baka sira na bearing kasi may chirping sound kapag inaapakan yung clutch pedal. Napansin nya din na kaya parang humuhuni yung makina at laging diskarga yung battery kasi maluwag yung belt. Di nya pinalitan yung belt! kasi daw tama naman yung sukat. Ang mali daw eh yung iron bracket ng alternator, so winelding nya. Tapos napagdesisyunan ko na ipababa na yung transmission/clutch. Nung bumalik ako nung gabi sa kanya (galing ako work), di muna daw nya binalik, pinamili nya ko kung gusto ko na palitan yung lining at pressure plate kasi may tama na din. Binigyan nya ko nung presyo ng mga nacanvass nya na brand new materials. Ayos siya kasi honest at kita ko na tama yung mga sinasabi nya. Hopefully magawa na kotse ko mamaya.

[alwayz_yummy]

.....ung di magsasabi sayo pag palyado ang kotse mo at di nya magawa:

"tumalon kasi ng ipin timing belt mo,e! kaya pumalya....eto quote:......"

hehehehe--kaya nabawasan pinagagawan ko ng kotse ko,e.....

[mbeige]

Bring the car to him and have some things checked, but make sure one or two of the things he'll check are perfectly good, and observe his reaction. If he tells you ok lang yan no need to replace, he's being honest and that's good for him and his business. But if he says it's bad and it needs to be replaced, then walk away from his shop (and post it here). Obviously he's out to make a quick buck out of something that's working perfectly fine.

Ethically, mahirap makipag discussion sa mekaniko if you want to buy the parts kasi he cannot provide you with warranty and like Hitomi said lugi siya. If you really trust his business have some parts replaced and purchased by him, allow him to give you his guarantee/warranty, then after a while you can ask him to install a few things from you but don't abuse it.

Finally, the last statement that guarantees he's a good mechanic is his workmanship is very clean, tidy and organized. Look at his shop - is it clean? No oil leaks? All organized? If so then you have somebody who maintains cars AND his shop, which means he will provide utmost cleanliness when working on your car too.

[4JGtootsie]

>A good mechanic ask much more questions than answers.
>Never says what the problem is unless his sure.
>From the first time your car goes in the shop he can isolate the problem based on the sound and vibration your car creates.
>Meron din tao that knows an engine without seeing it just from the sound it creates.

[Mile2]

Marami na kasi akong nakasamang mga mekaniko mula ng bata pa ako, pero meron talagang masasabi mong gifted kahit di aral sa mga school, merong mekanikong magaling sa diskarte at troubleshooting. ang ayoko sa ibang mekaniko eh yung ang trabahao nila ay short cut at remedyo lang.

Gusto ko sa mekaniko yung prangka at straight forward pag nagrecommend ng parts for replacements.

Just today I was at the shop of Raymond Sarol in San Juan, I got his name from MyMitsu Club, he is one of kind, his attitude, expertise and straight forward recommendation really amaze me. What he did to my Lancer EX was like a casa PMS job that would take whole day but he did it all in 2 hours. All I ask of him was change oil and tune up, but he took the initiative to clean and check all brakes, he replace my tensioner bearing, he positioned all my engine bay wirings and cables in such a way it would look like it came from factory He let me buy all the parts from nearby auto supply. What amaze me was the labor fee...very much affordable

May maingay sa makina ko, hehehe may mahiwagang screw driver pala itong si Raymond, ginawa niyang stethoscope yung screwdriver, ayun nahuli niya na sira na yung tensioner bearing

Kudos to you Raymond, may your tribe increase

[spyghost]

Para sa akin, a good mechanic has the following characteristics:
3. "killer instinct" - hehehe what i mean is tingin pa lang, alam na nya problema, pero it's different from those na nagmamagaling lang. Having a quick diagnosis says a lot on his experience.

i beg to disagree, pero i do not agree with this kind of approach. kelangan parin ng diagnosis. opinion lang naman po no harm intended :idea:

[afrasay]

Ah...eh...nanggigitatang daliri dahil sa grasa...hehehehe...seriously for me, a good memory. mahirap yun makakalimutin hehehe. Diba with a good memory comes experience?

[boydapa]

1. knowledge of the subject(cars)

2. history/experience

3. Ethics

4. how he solves problem--dapat specific or minor parts muna bago yun general. like sira lng pala yun ic eh sasabihin sira yun buong alternator ganun ba.

5. malinis gumawa--- before and after check ng check. oil leaks check, all screws check, my screwdrivers check ect.

--para lalong malaman dapat itest muna make a simple problem tpos pag diniagnose nya na complicated at mahal yun ah sigurado mananaga yun! like get a busted sparkplug or high tension wire.

---yun iba dyan sasabihin agad ay naku yari na overhaul na ito kaching kaching kaching $$$$$ im sure may nakaencounter na nyan. so ganun iwasan na agad yun mga ganito

[rion]

a good mechanic doesn't use the "remove the thermostat" technique to remove your overheating problem.

[jansky]

a good mechanic doesn't use the "remove the thermostat" technique to remove your overheating problem.

hehehe panalo to

[forcemajeure]

eto pinagsamang "magaling" at "honest":

ipapaliwanag niya sa iyo detalyado kung ano yung sira ng kotse, bakit nasisira, ano papalitan, paano gagawin at gaano katagal gagawin.
saka pumapayag siya na ikaw ang bibili ng piyesa, kahit malugi siya.

hirap maghanap ng ganun hehe

dag dag konadin ito...mekaniko na pumapayag na may refund, yan pinaka mahirap mahanap pro ako may nahanap...sa RVC motorworks sa felix ave cainta

[forcemajeure]

a good mechanic doesn't use the "remove the thermostat" technique to remove your overheating problem.

natawa naman ako d2, kasi ganitong ganito yung kwento ng ofcmate ko yung ginawa ng driver nya sa kia carnival...at proud na proud pa ang driver

eto ang istorya nako OT na ata to?

mga peeps kwento ko lang ang kwento sakin ng officemate ko..

may kia carnival sila na van...nag karoon ng topak nag ooverheat...
sinabi na ng friend ko sa driver na nag ooverheat kaya dapat lalagyan ng tubig

so one day while nag dadrive na ang driver nila at mag isa..kasi sunduin ata sila sa province...napansin daw ng driver na lagi umiilaw na redlight pra dun sa indicator na lapit na mag overheat...

eto po ang ginawa ng driver nag park sa gasoline station nilagyan ata ng tubig ang radiator at tinanggal ang cable na link para sa indicator

at syempre pag sakay ng officemate ko ask nya sa driver aba manong ok na ang temp ng radiator ng kia ah anu ginawa nyo?

Sir tinanggal ko pa ang cable para dina iilaw yung sa indicator na yan! dont worry sir naglagay ako ng tubig...

patay tayo...dyan...gusto sagasaan ng officemate ko yung driver nya

[Memphis Raines]

You know he ain't a good mechanic when the first thing that comes outa his mouth is "Ay naku (scratching his head), malaking trabaho to...gagastos tayo dito.."

Gagastos tayo? Eh bakit ako lang maglalabas ng pera?

[rai2k8]

You know he ain't a good mechanic when the first thing that comes outa his mouth is "Ay naku (scratching his head), malaking trabaho to...gagastos tayo dito.."

Gagastos tayo? Eh bakit ako lang maglalabas ng pera?

Haha. Pag naririnig ko yan bigla na lang lumalabas sa bibig ko:

Tayo? O ako lang?

Di ko maawat e. Buti wala pang napipikon sa akin pag nagiging taklesa ako

[mark_t]

2 lang ang pinagkaka tiwalaan ko na mechanic at dalawa rin lang kilala ko

sila ay sina Oboy Reyes ng Mandaluyong at Suerte Felipe ng MFI.

At pareho sila na hindi pa kumita sa akin.