First mistake. Jiffy Lube. I wouldn't trust anything was done right. It's worse

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May 22, 2024
8:33:47am

IceBlue All-American

than having done nothing.

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IceBlue

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Time

Advice w/ car repair

ossicles

May 21, 10:46pm

RE: Advice w/ car repair

shuaige

May 21, 10:53pm

Nope

ossicles

May 21, 11:29pm

There are some car experts here. I’d try again in the morning

DrBYU

May 21, 10:53pm

1) find a mechanic who is familiar with your car, particularly the engine. In my experience misfires are rarely caused

Bert609

May 21, 10:56pm

And I use zip ties all the time, if the car is 20+ years old the wire looms will crumble. The bigger question is

Bert609

May 21, 10:58pm

Never go to Jiffy Lube. Do maintenance yourself and if you don’t want to do

RWaters

May 21, 11:02pm

Avoid Jiffy Lube like the plague.

Peter Venkman

May 21, 11:09pm

This. ^^^

RebelScum

May 21, 11:28pm

Sounds like demanding a full refund would be reasonable here

TouchdownCougars

May 21, 11:09pm

Why in the world did you use Jiffy Lube?

HiLife

May 21, 11:28pm

My wife needed to go somewhere and it wouldn't start,

ossicles

May 21, 11:43pm

If you can do brakes, the you could totally do these repairs

HiLife

May 21, 11:46pm

Yeah, you're probably right

ossicles

May 21, 11:50pm

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ossicles

May 22, 11:47am

Sorry man, to hear about your troubles

NanoFab Coug

May 21, 11:43pm

Napa certified centers tend to be very good.

IceBlue

May 22, 8:35am

AAA approved mechanics guarantee the work if you have AAA in future

SwanSong

May 21, 11:54pm

Don’t throw money at symptoms

kapcreations

May 22, 12:01am

Post the codes and we can research the most likely issues for your car.

Hobo

May 22, 12:40am

Misfires are actually really easy to deal with. If you can do your own brakes, you can switch a spark plug (they’re

mvtoro

May 22, 1:16am

Diagnosis can be hard.

Madam Pattirini

May 22, 6:17am

First mistake. Jiffy Lube. I wouldn't trust anything was done right. It's worse

IceBlue

May 22, 8:33am

Appreciate all of the advice! I have a lot to learn here. We'll see if we can

ossicles

May 22, 11:48am

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