My car’s been running badly for a while, with the ‘check engine’ light being on. The motor stutters when I give her the gas and sometimes she doesn’t have enough pick up. Based on that, I figured there was a problem with the fuel injector. I let it go longer than I should have, but when she started making a clunking sound underbody when I turned left, I realized that I needed to take her in. The cacophony of thuds and groans finally reached critical mass. So finally today I had enough time to drop my baby off and a clear morning to walk home after doing so, so it’s in the shop.<\/p>\n
The guy just called and said that the check engine light being on probably means emissions, which probably means there’s a problem with the fuel mix ratio, which meshes well with what I’ve been feeling with poor “get up and go” so I’m inclined to believe that. The old girl’s really due for a major tune-up, since it’s been a couple of years, so I authorized him to do that.<\/p>\n
The clunking sound is worn struts. Letting that go will mean, as he says, “poor ride conditions” with bottoming out and increased tire wear and such. It’ll cost about $450 to replace them.<\/p>\n
I’ve authorized him to go ahead and take care of all this. I mean, it ain’t getting any better on its own, and this sounds like a reasonable and fair assessment of what’s going on. Bright side? I feel fortunate to have a mechanic within walking distance who is honest and competent.<\/p>\n
Well, at least we’ve got that tax refund coming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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