It is definitely coming from that general area. This is the thing. I also forgot to mention the check engine light was on and flashing when it wasn't before he worked on it. I know that means it needs immediate attention. I do a lot of my own work on my car, but I wasn't comfortable replacing the crank pulley myself because I haven't done it before. My dad is a heavy machinery and diesel mechanic. I grew up under the hood of all types of vehicles, but my dad and I don't see or speak to each other so definitely couldn't get help from him. I hired a local mechanic who was also a mobile mechanic. Checked reviews but it wasn't many because he's just starting his business is what I was told. All were 5 stars but only 2 actually wrote something. All was fine but I kept getting calls from him talking about need this replaced need that replaced etc. Well, most of the stuff he named off I literally had just recently done in the last 3 to 4 months. I don't mean to offend anyone by saying this but he was one of those who saw a female and automatically assumed he could pull a fast one. Well, when I called his bluff he was pretty upset. At this point he had already been well into the process, so I thought I'd let bygones be bygones and let him finish the job. Because it's my only vehicle and I have to drop my son off and pick him up from school every day and other necessary things that require me to drive. I got the call it was ready. I went to get it and he acted pretty strange and very A**holeish towards me, so I just kept it short and sweet, checked everything out, made sure it drove good etc. All was good, or so I thought.
About an hour later I got a call saying I needed to come back because I left my bag that kept my lock but and tire tools and that he thought he left the bolt off the pulley because he saw a bolt in the bag. He took the thing off so I know he knew exactly what the bolt looked like, but I knew the bolt that was in the bag bas the bolt that secures my spare tire in, and they look absolutely nothing alike. I just hung up in him because I knew then I had screwed up big time. But the car was running okay. Even drive it 15 min up the road and back a few times and it was fine. So, I just kept telling myself it's fine. It's fixed and I didn't make the worst decision ever. But my fears came true. So I popped the hood looked listened and smelt a strange smell as well thats hard to explain what it smelt like exactly. It was Almost like burning gear oil a little. So I checked the oil again because he said he had to add some to it because it was real low. When I pulled the dipstick out the oil was so thin and runny it just kinda dripped off like water and had a smell There's so much to explain that I'm struggling type it. If you want to email, or maybe some type of video chat it may be easier for me to explain.
Monday, January 30th, 2023 AT 12:11 AM
