What is your grease monkey skill level ?
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None - I can put air in my tires and pump my own gas and that's about it
I can't think Sebring without thinking Michael Scottchuck said:
It was my girlfriends 2002 Sebring. Easily done. The slots lined right up, apparently. I really can't explain it.huskyhooligan said:
I feel like brakes might be the most overpriced repair that garages charge for. Also I'm trying to figure out how you got the pads on backwards. It was something I did with some older cars but assume the new models have some bullshit you need a special tool to complete the job or the hands of an infant to reach (ie try replacing your headlamps now).chuck said:Ive done a lot of starters, alternators, and water pumps, a clutch, and a few head gaskets/timing belts. I still fall in the advanced category. Experts don't need as much guidance as I need.
Edit... Brakes (not drum) I can do in my sleep, and apparently did once as I put the pads on backward. Drove it around the block and ruined the rotors so I got to change those too. -
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Advanced - I can do my own brakes, spark plugs, etc
He had the convertable. Not half as awesome as the coupeDerekJohnson said:
I can't think Sebring without thinking Michael Scottchuck said:
It was my girlfriends 2002 Sebring. Easily done. The slots lined right up, apparently. I really can't explain it.huskyhooligan said:
I feel like brakes might be the most overpriced repair that garages charge for. Also I'm trying to figure out how you got the pads on backwards. It was something I did with some older cars but assume the new models have some bullshit you need a special tool to complete the job or the hands of an infant to reach (ie try replacing your headlamps now).chuck said:Ive done a lot of starters, alternators, and water pumps, a clutch, and a few head gaskets/timing belts. I still fall in the advanced category. Experts don't need as much guidance as I need.
Edit... Brakes (not drum) I can do in my sleep, and apparently did once as I put the pads on backward. Drove it around the block and ruined the rotors so I got to change those too. -
Basic - I can change my own oil, air filters, batteries, etc
Disagree.chuck said:
He had the convertable. Not half as awesome as the coupeDerekJohnson said:
I can't think Sebring without thinking Michael Scottchuck said:
It was my girlfriends 2002 Sebring. Easily done. The slots lined right up, apparently. I really can't explain it.huskyhooligan said:
I feel like brakes might be the most overpriced repair that garages charge for. Also I'm trying to figure out how you got the pads on backwards. It was something I did with some older cars but assume the new models have some bullshit you need a special tool to complete the job or the hands of an infant to reach (ie try replacing your headlamps now).chuck said:Ive done a lot of starters, alternators, and water pumps, a clutch, and a few head gaskets/timing belts. I still fall in the advanced category. Experts don't need as much guidance as I need.
Edit... Brakes (not drum) I can do in my sleep, and apparently did once as I put the pads on backward. Drove it around the block and ruined the rotors so I got to change those too. -
Basic - I can change my own oil, air filters, batteries, etc
YouTube is wonderful that way. Did I know how to change an O2 censor before YouTube? Nope. Did YouTube show me how easy it is? Yup!DerekJohnson said:I'm sure with YouTube handy I could figure out how to do most of it. Assuming I had ample time.
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Advanced - I can do my own brakes, spark plugs, etc
After we fired a project manager in California we went through his company computerMad_Son said:
YouTube is wonderful that way. Did I know how to change an O2 censor before YouTube? Nope. Did YouTube show me how easy it is? Yup!DerekJohnson said:I'm sure with YouTube handy I could figure out how to do most of it. Assuming I had ample time.
He was watching YouTube videos on how to be a project manager
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Basic - I can change my own oil, air filters, batteries, etc
I don’t know if it’s my age (50) or some other bias, but YouTube is usually the last thing I think of to learn how to fix something.Mad_Son said:
YouTube is wonderful that way. Did I know how to change an O2 censor before YouTube? Nope. Did YouTube show me how easy it is? Yup!DerekJohnson said:I'm sure with YouTube handy I could figure out how to do most of it. Assuming I had ample time.
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Basic - I can change my own oil, air filters, batteries, etc
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After we fired a project manager in California we went through his company computerMad_Son said:
YouTube is wonderful that way. Did I know how to change an O2 censor before YouTube? Nope. Did YouTube show me how easy it is? Yup!DerekJohnson said:I'm sure with YouTube handy I could figure out how to do most of it. Assuming I had ample time.
He was watching YouTube videos on how to be a project manager
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None - I can put air in my tires and pump my own gas and that's about it
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None - I can put air in my tires and pump my own gas and that's about it
It's fantastic that wayCFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
I don’t know if it’s my age (50) or some other bias, but YouTube is usually the last thing I think of to learn how to fix something.Mad_Son said:
YouTube is wonderful that way. Did I know how to change an O2 censor before YouTube? Nope. Did YouTube show me how easy it is? Yup!DerekJohnson said:I'm sure with YouTube handy I could figure out how to do most of it. Assuming I had ample time.
