Motoring For Dummies - All Your Car & Driving Questions Answered H

[geneticfreak]

no. i can't even change a tire.

[bayobayo]

yung mga minor lang, pag hindi kaya dala na sa mekaniko para sure

[bayobayo]

yung car ko dati nag crack din radiator top, Nilagyun ng steel epoxy na high temp. yung me A&B na minimix. kasi di dwa pwede hinangin. tumagal naman ng mga 6 months.

Tapos bili na ng radiator na 2nd hand sa evangelista.

[cadbury007]

Yes.. from oil change to ATF fluid, to Tranny Oil to Carbon Deposits cleaning.. saves a lot of money. Pag medyo mabigat na like engine codes.. then i consult an expert mechanic..

[jermitano]

basta ba hindi tungkol sa aircon sa sa mismong makita (overhaul etc)...overall maintenance dapat lahat tayo marunong...lalo na yung checking nga car...

[drewbaby117]

I can adjust idle/timing but not sensitive parts like brake system/electricals hirap na.

[wrctiatobe]

sometimes if i think its easy and i can do it . i do it myself. but for major repairs i call our mechanic to fix it it saves us the travel and the lines at casa and no over prices

[Magaling]

With my first car which was a '78 Toyota Corona, I learned how to change spark plugs, oil filter, change oil, adjust the distributor setting, etc. Pag wala ako magawa, I would dismantle the carburetor, even do top overhaul on the engine. I've actually even assisted in fully overhauling the engine of a Volkwagen Beetle. :goatee:

 

But with today's cars and with the advent of electronic ignition, iba na ang technology. The most I can do now is shampoo the car. Even with that, halos di ko na rin personal na ginagawa dahil wala na rin akong oras. I'd rather take it to the Car Wash and let them do it. Pag may kailangan ayusin sa kotse, casa here I come!

[0922818]

the basics i could..but when it comes to the complicated repairs..shop na bagsak ko

[jaykalbo]

madaLas kinakaLas ko pero hindi ko na maibaLik... kya tinatawagan ko na Lng ang aking suking mekaniko... hehehe...

[earlbrooks]

Nope, I leave it to the experts.

[Dupin]

nope mahirap magkamali

[rakizta]

ako nagta-try then pag di na kaya ng powers ko tawag na ng expert...hehehe

[shafeeq96]

i do pag kaya ko at may time pa ako

[Brownman]

Sa lumang auto ok lang, sarap ng pakiramdam pag naayos..

On my new car dealer only.

[El_Presidente]

I was driving to work tonight nang may nasagi akong taxi. Needless to say, nagkayusan naman kami ni manong dahil even he tried, wala nang perang mahihita sa akin dahil 1500 lang kaya ko ibigay at ako nga naman may kasalanan. Tanong ko lang ay sa kanya yupi lang (not much noticeable) pero sa akin ay nag scratch yung paint ng taxi nya. Sabi ng kaopisina ko may solution daw na nabibili para mawala yung bahid sa kotse ko? Please enlighten me on this.

[cakebread]

Bumili ka ng rubbing compound sa auto supply store. Just buff slowly and the taxi's paint should come off.

[Romvlvs Margareth]

Yup! Kaya ng rubbing compound yan.

 

Ang gamit ko yung Formula 1 scratch remover. Yung Step 1 for detailing.

[El_Presidente]

Thanks! the rubbing compound did the trick but it revealed the gash. Popular Mechanic's website has some DIY scratch removing tips, I may try that if I work out the balls for it pero magkano ba pa-detail ng kotse kung sakali?

[jermitano]

depende sa laki po yan pero para mas sigurado ipaayos nyo po sa casa...ung dentless na paintjob...kung nagtitipid sa banawe just ask the shops at irerefer ka nila sa mura...be ready to cough out almost a thousand bucks but its much cheaper

[Google]

rubbing compounds will only work on small scratches, it will not work if the scratch goes off a few layers of paint.

kung malalim, or if kita yung paint layers below the surface, pa retouch mo na lang.

[deadpool]

electrical and mechanical. pero pag a/c and internal (piston ring, piston, cams, etc.) sa shop na yun.

[Rushman13]

most detailing places can help you get rid of scratches. just look for the bigger carwashes (they usually double as detailing places as well) prices really vary by place and by the scratch...hth

[pearlwhitebushwhacker]

as much as I can yes.

 

 

There may come a time when I won't have the time to do things on my own, at least if I have it done by a

shop or a mechanic I would be able to tell if they did the right thing, or if they actually did what they claimed to have done.

 

I have heard a lot of horror stories about big named shops cutting corners on fixes. sometimes just cleaning stuff rather than actually fixing it.

 

Although its obviously hard tinkering around with your own stuff, (not to mention the tools needed) the satisfaction you get in fixing up your own car is priceless. So far the best investment I have made on my car is the dependable toolset.

[Rushman13]

just keep it on hehe