AUTO MECHANIC PROBLEMS (AGAIN)

[Punatang]

ridiculous designs are on the WEF's payroll to herd us into buying EVs

Side note - EVs don’t have alternators.  And to the great sadness of some workers in the Puna automotive theft industrial complex, no catalytic converters, or gas tanks to punch holes into.

Horses also, and they make fertilizer.  

Sorry for your car troubles SisterSue. It should be easier.  I tend to do my own these days and I guess I'm more of a "parts replacer".  I can usually replace all of the possibilities for less than half of what a shop would charge to replace one and that often includes the purchase of a cool new tool I need for the job.  I end up with more fresh parts, less ripped off feelings and a genuinely impressed wife.  Priceless.

Amazon is the way to go IMHO.  You save a ton of money.  If you enter your car info, the site makes sure you are ordering a part that will fit your make, model, trim, year, etc. so it's pretty hard to screw up.  You tube + Amazon + Time/Sweat +tools (usually nothing very special) = most things solved yourself.  

Youtube and google will help you diagnose the problem and show you step by step, on your model, how to replace the part.  Just type whats going wrong in your browser and start reading. Watch some videos. Narrow it down. Make an educated guess. Ask here! Order the part.  Watch the video step by step a couple of times and then play it while you replace the part.  Step, pause, step, pause.  It's a hell of a feeling when you solve your own problem.  I hope this helps.