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A customer in a 2005 Civic swore his engine was shot, but it was just a $12 vacuum hose
He came in yesterday saying the car was shaking and running rough, ready to junk it. I popped the hood and heard that classic hissing sound right away. Found a cracked hose behind the intake manifold, replaced it with a piece from my kit, and it idled smooth. How often do you guys find a simple vacuum leak that someone thought was a major repair?
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troy_king727mo ago
My old neighbor was ready to replace his whole fridge because it wouldn't cool. I walked over and just pushed it back from the wall a bit. The coils were totally clogged with dust. It's wild how often the fix is just cleaning something or tightening a screw, but people jump straight to buying a new one. We see it with phones, appliances, even that weird noise in your house.
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oliviajenkins7mo ago
Fixed my washer that way. Just had to level the feet.
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the_dylan7mo ago
Yeah, the part about jumping straight to buying a new one... my dad was like that with everything. I remember he almost ordered a new dryer because it was shaking, and it just had one loose screw on the drum inside. Felt so good to fix it for free.
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fionat556mo ago
Totally used to be the person ready to toss stuff out. Then my laptop fan sounded like a jet engine and I was looking at new ones. Saw a comment from @oliviajenkins about leveling washer feet and it clicked. I just blew the dust out of the vents with some canned air. Silent now. It's crazy how many "dead" things just need the simplest fix, like a loose wire or a good clean. Makes you check the easy stuff first every time.
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