Do you work on your own car, or let the garage do things?

[Ben]

But Robin, you are a mechanic so you do have an unfair advantage - I'm in IT and wouldn't think nothing of building a PC from bits and setting it up to do what I need it to do - I just wish I had the same level of car skills as I do IT - i'd be laughing.

[RX7]

I just wish I had the same level of car skills as I do IT - i'd be laughing.

I'm laughing now....skills in IT...you ?!!!?

:lol: :P

Just joking mate, you do have a point, I wouldnt know how to tackle stuff without a manual or a guide. If you ask me how simple things work on the car I wouldnt have a clue. But I can explain how a Rotary Engine works lol

[andycaca]

I'm in IT and wouldn't think nothing of building a PC from bits and setting it up to do what I need it to do - I just wish I had the same level of car skills as I do IT - i'd be laughing.

I was exactly the same a few years ago, until i bought a crap set of halfords tools and started fiddling. Then i realised the tools were a load of rubbish and got myself some Teng and Britool gear and started taking cars to bits

[Ian C]

I do all my stuff myself because I was fed up with being bent over by crappy lying gets of tuners. One five grand engine blowup set me on the path of self-learning.

I don't do bodywork, paint, welding, or engine&gearbox internals, everything else is me including the mapping That way I know it's done right (you can't fool yourself) and the amount of

[pablo]

Me and my mate Bart nuilt out track car doing 90% of the work ourselfs. Neither of us is a mechanic and when it came time to put the engine together we did it by parking my other 4x4 infront of the track car and it by reference to that engine. We did get some help from bart's brother who is a trained mechanic when it came time to fitting the clutch and getting the engine mounted onto the gearbox. Even then we still helped.

The parts that we didn't do was some welding to the sills and the work for the mot. partially because we were running out of time.

[Ben]

Me and my mate Bart nuilt out track car doing 90% of the work ourselfs. Neither of us is a mechanic and when it came time to put the engine together we did it by parking my other 4x4 infront of the track car and it by reference to that engine. We did get some help from bart's brother who is a trained mechanic when it came time to fitting the clutch and getting the engine mounted onto the gearbox. Even then we still helped.

The parts that we didn't do was some welding to the sills and the work for the mot. partially because we were running out of time.

Good idea, and cool for giving it a go, I normally take pics of the what something looks like before so I've got a reference, however always end up with spare nuts, washers etc ... which i guess isn't good.

[duncan]

When I used to build my mini engines I always had bits left over- they used to rev to 8500 though no problems so couldnt have bene that important

I am relearning engine tuning now in the world of fuel injection and turbo's and eventually want to be mapping my own car as well as modifying, fitting and replacing where tools and facilities are suitable. I plan to go on the EFI101 course when it is next held in the UK to help with the understanding of the systems.

[drifter]

I do bits and bobs. I have changed the turbo gaskets twice, fitted exhausts etc, but I am getting lazy now. I just phone Gary. I end up working on other peoples cars instead

[rick150sri]

Always tried to do work myself since getting my first car. Only thing thats stops me from doing everyhting is a lack of tools and time.
Tend not to fiddle with my Vectra though as its my daily car and need it to be reliable and safe.