Vent: remembering when we fixed injectors by feel instead of staring at a screen

I started turning wrenches back in 2002 at a shop in Bakersfield. Back then you could tell a bad injector just by how the engine sounded and a quick pop test. Now every new guy wants to hook up a laptop and run diagnostics for 20 minutes before even touching the truck. Anyone else miss being able to trust your ears and hands more than the software?

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3 Comments

henry_anderson545d ago

Don't you worry that younger mechanics are losing ability to diagnose simple issues without backup?

ward.diana5d ago

Blame @henry_anderson54 the next time your check engine light comes back on.

andrew_baker95d ago

Seems like everything's getting too reliant on computers these days.